Sorry for the delay!

Thank you both for taking the time to write these replies. This was very helpful.

Off to sell a car!

A few years back I inherited my former high school English teacher's 240, after I told him 10 years previous to "not sell that car before calling me." Now it's time for the car to move on, and I have no idea what I should ask. These seem at least a little collectible, especially living jus...

Thanks! I think I'll go looking for the fuse tonight. Although, I think the problem is intermittent, so I don't know if that will tell me much about the in tank pump, unless I catch it in a dead spot. However, I'm starting to feel confident I'm headed down the right path to figure out the culprit. T...

That is promising. Thank you! Like I said, it's hot right now. As well, I'm assuming that the time the vacuum line was disconnected from the pressure regulator was leaving the pressure reg wide open, passing even more gas through the hot engine compartment, increasing the tank temp. Anyone know a wa...

Good question. The tank was about 3/4 full at the start of the trip, and just over half at the end. However, the asphalt it sat on all day was probably 130+, and has been for days. I'd expect the gas had to be sitting at 100+ degrees. I've never had a car with a pre-pump/main pump style assembly. Is...

Hello All! I'm happy to join the forum. I just adopted a 1989 240 wagon with 200k miles and it's run like champ for the first month. (Took it camping, so it had lots of miles with me already). I am trying to decide if a hot and long drive home yesterday could be explained by a failing fuel pump, and...