I have a 1990 - 740GLE 16 Valve Wagon and live in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
I got it in February this year. I love the way the car drives. It runs great. Has comfortable seats. I am very relaxed in it.
However - whenever I turned the key to start the engine there was a delay until the starter would kick in which gradually got longer and longer.
Then one morning when the humidity was very high I turned the ignition key to start the engine and nothing happened. I was unable to start the car.
When I tried it in the evening - I turned the key and it started up after a short delay.
The Volvo shop said that everything was OK. Hower they also told me that they "resoldered the system relay" just in case.
After that "the delay with the starter" was gone for about six weeks. Then it came back again. I count "21" after that the starter comes on. And when there is great humidity I have a longer than usual delay for the starter to kick in - maybe 3-4 seconds.
I am worried that this problem may cause the engine not to start at all sometime when I really need the car.
Any ideas how to permanently remove this "delay with the starter"
Thanks, Robert