The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

hunting for idle on cold start in B21FT 200 1983

posted by  guri r on  Sun Apr 1 06:43 CST 2007
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Thu May 8 22:46 CST 2014
[RELATED]

This car is a '83 240 turbo. It runs great except for this nagging idle problem and gas mileage around 18 mpg or so. Basic symptom is a hunt for idle on a cold start that lasts for about a minute or so. Once it hits the target, the idle is at a hair above 1000 rpm and stays there until the car goes cold again. I've been wrestling with this all winter and have covered things like vacuum hoses and in-line vacuum check valves (replaced all) and basic tune-up. The car runs much better as a result, but the basic issue of the idle remains. The idle control valve and control pressure regulator were replaced about 2 years ago. In case, it is relevant, I'm in the Pacific Northwest with winter temperature in the 30's and 40's. The problem appeared when temperatures started dropping late fall/early winter. I checked the archives and found only a few posts specifically for the B21FT engine, so thought I would post this to see if other suggestions come to mind. Thanks for your help!

guri r






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©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.