Hi all, New user here. We have had 4 Volvo 240s over the years. Great cars!! Now my 16 year old has a '89 240 GL. It's a beater, doesn't look great but has a great interior and runs well 99.9% of the time. Here is the problem that maybe someone has experienced. At first this problem occurred only when going very slowly like in a parking lot or coasting down a level street. It does not happen with any predictability and it is not consistant nor can we make it happen. Then it happened when the car was just sitting in park and idling in the driveway
While driving along, the car simply turns off. No sputter, no warning. Just like the key has been turned off. Last night for the first time it happened under a load as my son was getting on the freeway and heading up a slight incline over an overpass. He was taking the car to the shop for this problem and since it never happened under a load or at speed we thought it was OK to be on the freeway. Bad choice and pretty scary for him.
Here is the only thing that is weird to me but may be a lead to the problem. When the engine does stop, it will crank but not start. If it sits for 20 to 30 seconds it starts just fine. It's like some relay or something resets itself.
If there are any ideas out there it would be greatly appreciated if you can share them with us. Thanks, Doug and J.B. in Houston
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