93Regina,
Thank you for clearing that up. I will go ahead with checking out these suggestions. Hopefully something will work and I'll be able to post back with my success.

93Regina,
Have I missed something in your reply to this topic? I'm seeing that you've quoted part of my reply, but nothing else was added.
Thank you.

Thank you for your reply.
I checked the cam shaft. The mark on the cam-shaft gear was in direct line with the mark on the timing-belt cover. I also made sure that the crank-shaft mark was in line with the zero-degree timing mark, and the rotor was in line with cylinder 1.
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I recently replaced the head on my 1987 240DL Volvo. The result has been that when I turn the key to start it, it 'hard starts', idles real rough, and won't rev when throttle is opened.
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