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1990 Volvo 240DL Stalling
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Ed Wrench
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Feb 11, 2008, 8:28 PM
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1990 Volvo 240DL Stalling
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This car had been sitting for a few years. I took it for a drive and after about 15 or 20 miles it started to miss very badly or stall out. I replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter. No change. It always runs fine for a good 10 to 20 minutes on the road. I put some gas treatment for water contamination in, waited a few days, then drove again. Same problem. Then I think it must be no ventilation on gas tank and it is pulling a vacuum. But no hissing sound when remove gas cap. But this time it runs fine for 30 minutes or more. BUT, it stalls out now only when I put it in reverse!! Now I'm thinking something like a big piece of rust is moving around in the tank covering the output for the gas. But maybe it isn't even a fuel problem. I don't want to drop the gas tank for nothing.
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dave284
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Feb 11, 2008, 9:00 PM
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Re: 1990 Volvo 240DL Stalling
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gas treatment won't help dead gas and new gas on top of that = bad/weak gas. I would drop tank/ clean it out/ add fresh gas / install new fuel filter, and what you described does sound like a fuel problem.
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