Volvo RWD 200 Forum

INDEX FOR 10/2025(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 1/2008 200 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD




  REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

COLD START / HUMIDITY 200 1985

posted by  BOHEMIANHWY on  Tue Jan 31 06:59 CST 2006
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

HI:

HAVE A 1985, 240 , AND IT JUST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING IN THE MORNING , IT DOESNT MATTER IF IS 60 DEGREES IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER A RAINY / FOGGY / HUMID NIGHT AND IT WILL BE REAL HARD TO STAR IT WHEN IT DOES START IT WILL RUN REAALY ROUGH , THE GAS PEDAL WONT DO ANYTHING FOR A WHILE JUST RUNS REAL WEIRD, THEN AFTER IT WARMS UP IT WILL RUN/START FINE FOR THE DAY , ANY IDEAS?

THANKS

ROB








  •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

    COLD START / HUMIDITY 200 1985

    posted by  interstition on  Tue Jan 31 08:32 CST 2006
    Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
    last visit: Mon Apr 28 10:13 CST 2014
    [RELATED]

    First thought with start-run issues related to cold and especially damp is ignition: distributor cap and rotor, spark plug wires, wire from coil to distributor. If those haven't been replaced in years you are due anyway and it's easy, so change them all and see if that fixes it.







<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.