does anyone have suggestions?

It can go for days without stalling.

It will rev up at a stop light on its own, so I need to put my foot on the break harder to prevent taking off.

Sometimes while shifting gears, mostly to reverse.

Car smells like gas when windows are rolled down.

other people say ...

do 84 fuel injected Volvos have any kind of built-in error reader like a flashing engine light? how do I access it?

thanks I'll check that.

I don't have a plug with threads that match so I lined up the timing mark w/ TDC on the cover and looked inside with my cheap boroscope from amazon. it appears to be 1/2 tooth off but that's perspective because I couldn't see straight down because the distributor drive wheel is in the way. Everyone ...

Everyone I've talked with seems to think that it's a fault of alignment.

Did you follow these instructions

You ran a string line, yes?
No

Check rotor's position when done, yes?
yes

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/faq/ImagesProcedures/TimingMarks1.gif

I didn't run a string line but I've ...

cool, I'll try it.

[later] nope, still the same. It's possible that there's still some problem with it, but re-soldering the wires didn't affect it.

93Regina wrote:

Mr Sabetodo wrote:what's the gel made of?

Volvo stated in service manual to get new wiring harness when plug is removed from ignition box.

Its just a water-proofing material

Won't removal expose the electronics to the weather?

I changed the belt and it was the same before and after. the marks and dimples all lined up. is it possible the pickup inside the distributor could be rotated?

what's the gel made of? is it possible to replace it?

I don't have a plug with threads that match so I lined up the timing mark w/ TDC on the cover and looked inside with my cheap boroscope from amazon. it appears to be 1/2 tooth off but that's perspective because I couldn't see straight down because the distributor drive wheel is in the way. Everyone ...