Ok so my son has been working on restoring a 1989 Volvo 240 that needed an engine and transmission.

We got a (we believe to be good) engine from an 86 240 at Pick-n-Pull and installed it into the 89 240.

I know that the engine came from Volvo/Chrysler Ignition system and is going into ez116K ignition system so I'm figuring we did something wrong in converting engine. It is cranking and kind of turning over and sometimes seems to be getting good compression because it seems to fire but it won't run.

we have the spark plugs in the correct 1342 firing order and I believe the rotor is correct but that could be a part of the problem. We've switched the rotor back and forth 180 degrees to see if that helped but no luck.

I was thinking I'd try to confirm that the timing belt is lined up correctly but while I 'm doing that if any of you might have some things for me to check I'd appreciate it. I hope you won't tell me that I can't put an '86 engine into an '89 240 but if that is true than I will have to hear the bad news.

Thanks to anyone who can help!

Jack
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Bad Blue - '86 245 with 303,000 mi. (now for parts), Good Green 1990 245 with 178,000 mi., Blacky - '91 740 wagon with 180,000 mi., Mean Green - '94 850 with 222,000