Replacing the box with an original one is a possibility - although a box with spade type fuses would be nice. I'll have to actually remove it and see what a complicated job it would be to wire a box from another car in. My Volvo is home to wonderful electric bodgery such as glow plugs heated by a bu...

All of the electrics on this car are just plain nasty. I'm thinking a spade type fuse box out of just about anything with 20+ fuses will do the job, keeping the car 100% original isn't in my list of worries, the previous owners have already made that one simpler by bodging everything. Thanks for the...

Here's the fusebox, I plan to replace it with one with spade type fuses down the line, but knowing what the fuses are for would be a good start.

Unfortunately I don't have the original owners manual, I have a Haynes manual, but unfortunately it's completely wrong for my fusebox.

Thanks :) I'll make sure to check all the earths. Doing bits and pieces with the car when I have time. I've just flushed out all the "coolant" from the car today and it was a lovely brown colour, no signs of oil, and the cap on the expansion tank was nice and clean though, so I'm hoping it's been ru...

Does anybody know what fuse is for what in the fusebox for a '86 1.6DL? Mine is the old type which doesn't use spade fuses, and unfortunately the casing isn't marked, and the Haynes manual is completely useless as regards this fusebox.

Thanks :D Sorting this all out is going to be a bit of a test for me, I've always worked on my own motorcycles, but the 340 is only my 2nd car - the previous car having been from 1971, and a lot simpler. I've got hold of a Haynes manual for the 340 & 360 (although it doesn't include the 340 1.6DL, I...

Everything electrical in this car has been butchered, it even has a button mounted on the dash to heat the plugs. :lol: Most pressing at the moment are my headlights, I've managed to get dipped beam working, and full beams work with the stalk held, but after letting go of the stalk I lose all lights...

Hey everyone I recently got a 1986 Volvo 340 with a 1.6 Diesel lump in it. Everything seems to be working great on the car except for the electrics, and while slowly working through everything that's wrong with 31 years of electrical bodge jobs I kept finding myself back on this forum, so thought I'...