Hey there all,
I am Not A Mechanic But I have at least some mechanical skill ( Not much though lol) I have A 1987 Volvo 740 gle non Turbo, I just had the fuel filter and other small things replaced A couple fo moths ago, Spark plugs etc. Well I was driving Down the highway doing about 65 and the vehicle just felt like it lost all power, like it was powering down the engine died and coasted to the side of the freeway, Got it home froma buddy towing it, Get it here and take a look, I have spark, i am Getting Fuel, battery is fine, It turns over it just will not start, It just makes that I wanna start, turning over noise, I read on this site to try adn beat the Fuel Pump A bit (Softly of Course with A rock or something) that didnt Work. Any help on this or if i need more info would greatly help, I am disabled from my military service and i dont have alot of money so this car is my life line!! So Please Any help on this!!!
P.s All the fuses are fine, And i assume teh in take pump is fine Cuz I am Getting fuel At the Engine. ty!
1987 Volvo 740 Gle Non Turbo NoT Starting
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Kmaniac in California USA
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Have you checked the integrity of the timing belt?
Try this - Remove the oil cap from the valve cover and look at least one lobe of the cam. Have someone else try to start the car. If the cam does not rotate, you have blown the timing belt. If it does, the mystery is somewhere else.
If you have shredded or broke the timing belt, you don't have to worry. The B23F is a "zero interference" engine. Just put in a new belt and you will be fine.
Try this - Remove the oil cap from the valve cover and look at least one lobe of the cam. Have someone else try to start the car. If the cam does not rotate, you have blown the timing belt. If it does, the mystery is somewhere else.
If you have shredded or broke the timing belt, you don't have to worry. The B23F is a "zero interference" engine. Just put in a new belt and you will be fine.
Chris the "K MANIAC"
1986 740 GLE
(5) 1964 Chrysler 300-K's
1986 740 GLE
(5) 1964 Chrysler 300-K's
Funny Story About that, It was really dark, I was on the side of the highway and my flashlight was dead, So i took the oil cap off and stuck my lighter up therre to look inside And BOOM!! Burnt the heck out of my face and eye. I know have a first degree burn on my eye and my face lol!! The upside we tried this same thing yesterday, the cams are turning and we took the timing belt cover off to look at it, it was good, we did discover that one of the prblems was a bad fuel regulator, Put a new one one still having the same problem (Also according to a A expert source this could help other people with the same problems regarding non starting volvo's of this model. Sorry for the lengthy post but has anyone heard of a problem with the computer in these models that has soemthign to do with the vehiccle when it first start it runs REAL rough till it warms up, the con artist at midas in my town (Not that they all are just my town lol 
) told me a coupl eof months ago that that was my problem it is about $400 bucks and i gotta take it to a volvo dealer, this is unrelated to the above problem and it hasnt really given me any issues, i just tought they were pals with eachother or something lol!
) told me a coupl eof months ago that that was my problem it is about $400 bucks and i gotta take it to a volvo dealer, this is unrelated to the above problem and it hasnt really given me any issues, i just tought they were pals with eachother or something lol!-
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92 740 No Turbo
I too have a similar problem, ive been lurking for about 3 weeks today with this very problem so I have read, and read, and read some more about this issue on this board. Anyhow, I was driving and while coming to a light (that was green) the car stalled out just before the light, in front of a gas station no less. It felt like i ran outta gas, so i walked to the pump and got some gas, but no start. It was especially cold and windy that morning. had to tow it home where it sat. i changed the alternator thinking it had killed off the battery but i had no sleep so that was a half assed move, upshot is i have a new alternator .
Next i bought a timing light to see if i had spark, it flashed on all 4. I know i should have rigged something so that i coulda saved that 30$ for the light but eh too late now.
Next bit of info, i called the local volvo guy here and besides being quite expensive he is quite chatty on the phone, he gave me the idea to check the plugs and see if they are wet, wet plugs = no start = flooded. Told me in the cold that gas doesnt evaporate so it stays wet for a while. so i dried em, and it worked and started. ran for a bit, 10-15 mins and then died, couldnt get it started again, didnt try for long though.
So i can honestly say i am getting spark, and im getting fuel. something is restricting one or the other and stalling the car. Vacuum leak?
Tonight I started the car for a lark because it had gotten up to near 50 so i thought the gas would be evaporated no need to dry the plugs every time it stalls. AND IT STARTED AND RAN AND DROVE FOR A WHILE!!!!!
It then stalled a ways away from home. coasted back home. starts really hard but will start and runs but will want to bog out occasionall. If I give it gas at first it starts to bog out but i can keep it running for a few mins.
Dirty fuel filter? it does feel like its losing power before it stalls. Prior to the original stall i never once had an issue with this car, at least for the 5 mos or so i have had it. engine sounds nice, runs well.
I know the post was wordy but i wanted to offer all i could. Looking for every bit of help anyone can offer.
I too have a similar problem, ive been lurking for about 3 weeks today with this very problem so I have read, and read, and read some more about this issue on this board. Anyhow, I was driving and while coming to a light (that was green) the car stalled out just before the light, in front of a gas station no less. It felt like i ran outta gas, so i walked to the pump and got some gas, but no start. It was especially cold and windy that morning. had to tow it home where it sat. i changed the alternator thinking it had killed off the battery but i had no sleep so that was a half assed move, upshot is i have a new alternator .
Next i bought a timing light to see if i had spark, it flashed on all 4. I know i should have rigged something so that i coulda saved that 30$ for the light but eh too late now.
Next bit of info, i called the local volvo guy here and besides being quite expensive he is quite chatty on the phone, he gave me the idea to check the plugs and see if they are wet, wet plugs = no start = flooded. Told me in the cold that gas doesnt evaporate so it stays wet for a while. so i dried em, and it worked and started. ran for a bit, 10-15 mins and then died, couldnt get it started again, didnt try for long though.
So i can honestly say i am getting spark, and im getting fuel. something is restricting one or the other and stalling the car. Vacuum leak?
Tonight I started the car for a lark because it had gotten up to near 50 so i thought the gas would be evaporated no need to dry the plugs every time it stalls. AND IT STARTED AND RAN AND DROVE FOR A WHILE!!!!!
It then stalled a ways away from home. coasted back home. starts really hard but will start and runs but will want to bog out occasionall. If I give it gas at first it starts to bog out but i can keep it running for a few mins.
Dirty fuel filter? it does feel like its losing power before it stalls. Prior to the original stall i never once had an issue with this car, at least for the 5 mos or so i have had it. engine sounds nice, runs well.
I know the post was wordy but i wanted to offer all i could. Looking for every bit of help anyone can offer.
Check your fuel regulator, That is just one of the problems that so far we haev discoverred, I woudl shop around for one, My p rice went from $99 bucks to $49 !! But so far defintely a fuel regulator problem had gas coming out of my exhaust!!!! So if I was you I would check that out, I had a guy who is a mechanic look at mine and do it, but alas my poor vehicle is still not starting!! And I still have a nasty Burn on my face lmfao!!
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cky1billion
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I will check out the regulator as soon as i can figure out how!
I did have a bit more to add about the drivability of my darling. I can start it pretty easily, warmed up quite a bit to avg at about 25-30F outside, and I can drive it a distance if I take off immediately and get to work before it gets warm. Once its warm its conks out when you stop or hit the gas from either a slow speed or sitting. By time I am outta work i can drive home pretty much without insident, last friday though it stalled and i slipped on gravel pushing it and busted my knee open pretty harshly. I mention this because after i pushed it out of traffic, i was able to get it started long enough to slam the gas and take off. Ignoring everything else all I wanted to do was get to work and park it. It seems kind of obvious now, but would a cap or rotor do this? and if so why while its warm and not cold? They ought to be newish, no more then 6 or 8 mos old. I have checked the radio relay, all solder is intact and good. Fuel is strong I think and i definately have spark, and provided shes not warm i can idle for quite a while. Let me also clarify warm. warm is with the temp gauge at almost half way, just under i can drive pretty well up to that point. it doesnt get any hotter, just runs shittier. even while warm it idles pretty well, just stalls out at odd times.
Thanks again for any help you guys can offer, And that sucks about the burn on the face, one time i lit a water heater pilot and it blew up in my face, i had melted mustache hairs and no eyebrows.
I did knowtice once some liquid coming out of exhaust however i dont believe its fuel, more likely condensate.
I did have a bit more to add about the drivability of my darling. I can start it pretty easily, warmed up quite a bit to avg at about 25-30F outside, and I can drive it a distance if I take off immediately and get to work before it gets warm. Once its warm its conks out when you stop or hit the gas from either a slow speed or sitting. By time I am outta work i can drive home pretty much without insident, last friday though it stalled and i slipped on gravel pushing it and busted my knee open pretty harshly. I mention this because after i pushed it out of traffic, i was able to get it started long enough to slam the gas and take off. Ignoring everything else all I wanted to do was get to work and park it. It seems kind of obvious now, but would a cap or rotor do this? and if so why while its warm and not cold? They ought to be newish, no more then 6 or 8 mos old. I have checked the radio relay, all solder is intact and good. Fuel is strong I think and i definately have spark, and provided shes not warm i can idle for quite a while. Let me also clarify warm. warm is with the temp gauge at almost half way, just under i can drive pretty well up to that point. it doesnt get any hotter, just runs shittier. even while warm it idles pretty well, just stalls out at odd times.
Thanks again for any help you guys can offer, And that sucks about the burn on the face, one time i lit a water heater pilot and it blew up in my face, i had melted mustache hairs and no eyebrows.
I did knowtice once some liquid coming out of exhaust however i dont believe its fuel, more likely condensate.
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