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Default Have a Volvo out drive with a mind of its own

On Jul 21, 3:02*pm, Mike Con wrote:
I have an 8 cyl. volvo that has an out drive that raises itself without
me touching anything. Getting it back down is a problem, sometimes it
allows me to use the trim switch, other times I get no response from the
trim switch. Any ideas.

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Mike Con


Mike, I know nothing about the Volvo's but it sounds like you have
either a defective valve body in the pump, but I'm not sure putting
stock in that, or you have some current leaking into the electrical
solenoid that activates the pump into the "up" position....like a
defective relay etc. Maybe even the switch itself.

When it acts up, does it seem to raise quickly by itself, or just take
an occasional notion?