"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "remco" <whybcuzREMOVE@THISyahoo.com> wrote in
> news:4wvie.12149$yx.9850@fe08.lga:
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>> Well, this is a honda group so this post really doesn't belong here
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> Occasional OT posts occur in other groups as well. Typically the poster
> has
> not received a satisfactory answer in the proper group for his vehicle and
> is posting in an OT group as a last resort.
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> An excellent group for posting fairly general questions (such as this) is
> rec.autos.tech. There are quite a number of very knowledgeable posters
> there, some of whom would be perfect to ask this question of.
>
This particular question does get pretty model-specific, though. I have a
765T instead of a 240, but same year, engine (except the turbo version) and
tranny. One of the important issues regarding the mid-80s Volvos is that the
wiring was made in France and has a reputation for insulation crumbling.
I've heard it called "biodegradable" but I don't know if that was a design
thing or is an epithet. I have already replaced my engine harness but have
had to reinsulate dozens of other wires - and many of them can cause the
drain the OP experiences.

'disallow', since the fuel pump fuse seems to be carrying the current, have
you tried pulling the fuel pump relay to see if it disappears? I'm thinking
you may have a wiring short on the other side of one of the relay coils.
That is a lot of current for a fuel pump relay coil, but it sounds about
right for the in-tank pump, which is controlled by one part of that relay.

Mike