96 Volvo 850GLT: Crank No Start

Post by **abscate** » 02 Oct 2021, 03:22

Crappy spark. Get new parts from FCP , about $100 all in. If you pay less than that, you end up paying $100+ cheap parts but get some ugly paperweights

“Jimmy57 deduced the the blocking cup was 180° out of alignment. Connected the ECM could not get the timing right. Connected it could get the timing right enough using the lookup tables.”

Man, I needed him on the Silver Bullet last fall. Chased the incorrectly installed blocking cup for three weeks

LanceBoyerVLVO · Post by **LanceBoyerVLVO** » 04 Oct 2021, 07:20

Alright guys, found the problem, thank you all for the help. What ended up happening was the headgasket blew with no symptoms. After a drive home from classes, the leak got pretty bad which flooded the cylinders and caused a no start. Was no oil in the coolant but there was coolant in the oil.
Any threads on replacing the headgaskets on these things?

Post by **abscate** » 04 Oct 2021, 07:27

Robert Spinner should have one in his YouTube Series.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 04 Oct 2021, 09:48

Ouch... not the outcome we hoped for, but glad you found the issue! It's not too bad of a job at least, just take your time and keep track of everything.

96 Volvo 850GLT: Crank No Start

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