follow up, three days, lots of miles and the car still hasn't skipped a beat. thanks again for the support and suggestions steve. steve

kool, people sometimes get me mixed up with steve,s nova site because i have a 66 nova ss coupe..

thanks lummert, put a new bosch ignition amplifier in tonight after work. car has already run 1.30 hours. hasnt skipped a beat yet. i think we nailed it. thanks for the help. steve

thanks for the response. ive already replaced the crank posistion sensor [ rpm sensor ] so im going to try the ignition power stage amplifier. thanks.

recently my 1990 740 turbo started stalling randomly. now its every 10 or 15 minutes. fuel pressure stays at 43 psi constant. fuel pump never shuts off until after the engine stops. when the engine stalls, First the tach instantly drops to zero, then engine stops at the same time. i have to turn the ...

well i shouldnt have opened my mouth. the car is back to doing the same thing. replaced the rpm sensor. no change. fuel pressure remains constant at 43 psi. never starts to drop before stalling. ive heard this car has a hall effect switch in the distributor but not so. took it out tonight and ...

just an fyi. recently my 1990 740 turbo began stalling randomly. no consistency. could be at a stop or driving down the freeway and the engine would just shut off. i noticed the tach would instantly drop to zero. if i didnt turn the key completely off and back on it would not restart. the car ...

i have the same problem with my 2001 v70. just happened. volvo says 3 hours and $20. in parts. im going to try it myself and ill repost when i finish it. however it may not be the same procedure for your car