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> '86 240 Starting, starting
shmoo235
post Sep 24 2008, 11:17 AM
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Hey folks first post glad to be here......I have an '86 240 wagon. It always starts right up and holds a nice idle, when I put it in gear the idle almost always falters and most times stalls, sometimes it might stutter then the idle races a little and goes off on it's happy way. It's always after the car has been sitting. If it's warmed up it does not happen, maybe a slight stutter but does not stall........any ideas would be helpful..........thanks much
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post Sep 24 2008, 11:23 AM
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Fairly common. Could be dirty fuel injectors. A can of Techron in the tank might help. Could be dirty throttle body or air control valve. Remove and clean them up with spray cleaner. Careful not to spray on the throttle position sensor. When was the fuel filter changed?
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post Sep 24 2008, 11:32 AM
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Hey Nice........thanks for the quick response....the car was sitting for some time but as all good volvos do it started right up and seemed to be fine except for this problem. I've yet to get in and tweek/tune/buff/dabble maybe I'll take you up on your suggestion and spend this weekend and see what comes of it........thanks again.........it's amazing, I registered to this forum 5 minutes ago, posted a question and had a response already.......ah the in-tranet...........
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