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jeff Posted on Apr 13, 2013

Intermittent stalling my 1984 240 wagon stalls intermittently. always starts, can drive for a few minutes or an hour and the car stalls. sometimes at highway speeds sometimes at idleor any speed in between. if i wait a few minutes it always starts back up. any ideas on this?

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Two - from experience
1. Your fuel filter is 98% clogged - something sloshes around and it goes to 100% clogged and your stop. When you stop, that last 2% falls to the bottom of the filter. You fire it up and get going - repeat.
2. Your coil pack is bad and or the wires. The coil gets hot - plastic expands - begins to arc - and you stop

1 is more likely I think, especially if the service engine light is not on.

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Check the fuel injection relay

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SOURCE: 1998 Volvo S70 stalls intermittently

Have tried getting quality gasoline at a reliable station? It sounds like water in your fuel system. Add a couple bottles of Iso-Heet fuel system dryer everytime you fill up the next few times, and that should cure it.

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SOURCE: how do i replace air flow meter on 1992 volvo 240

It is a can shaped air flow sensro, in the plastic intake hose. To replace it all you have to do is pull the electrical connector, unscrew the clamps on the line on both sides, and switch out the sensor. Make sure you have the correct sensor, there were 3 different types used.

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