1990 volvo 740 turbo won't start!!

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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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I've been having problems with my car starting for a few months. We thought it was the starter. Rocking it back and forth and pushing it in reverse a few feet always solved the problem. The car would start fine and run fine. Sometimes just putting it in gear then back in park would turn the engine over. But now......it won't start at all. It's been sitting for 5 days while we've tried to get it running again. We removed the started and got it checked and it's fine. We hear a "click click" from the ac relay when we try to start the car.....but the "helpful" folks at Volvo didn't know what I was talking about. Any sugguestions?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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tagorm is your car a manual or automatic
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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automatic
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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I would look at the PNP switch on the shifter assembly.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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where can i find that?

 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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If you remove the center console you can see in by the shifter. It pretty much mounts to the side of the shifter.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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Go to www.stepbystepvolvo.com for a free guide to 740 no-starts.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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I did that....but didn't find anything helpful. Thanks though!!

 
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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Will it start in Neutral? Sounds like its the neutral safety switch.
 
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