An uncle of mine had a Volvo 240 GL Diesel sedan (1982) and it had an electrical problem that drove him to near insanity. The symptoms were battery drain no matter what you did with the car, as long as it was off the battery was draining. He replaced the battery with a brand new one, replaced the alternator twice, replaced the voltage regulator, and checked EVERY wire in the entire car with a voltage tracer to try and find the short. (He's still convinced its a short) He was never able to find it and finally ended up giving it away and the person who he gave it to couldn't get it fixed either and junked it.

Has anyone ever heard of this problem on the volvo or similar models? Any possible solutions? I post this because we're hoping to find someone who has had this problem before and fixed it. It won't help us since the car is gone but at least the peace of mind will be nice.

Thanks guys,

Tony