Hey, everyone, thanks so much for the great input...this is a great site...I now have some direction...Thanks again for your help.

Thanks Lee, btw I should have included that it is an automatic. The reason I asked is because the tack is reading zero at idle and this is after a mechanic looked into the issue of my odometer not rolling over. He told me that the "gear" was okay and that it was the motor, in the odometer....

Hello all, I am new here and a new owner of a 1996 850 Volvo (136000+ miles). This is my first Volvo.

My question: What is the typical rpm at idle?

Thank you in advance,

Sliderule