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



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Damp start issues 120-130

posted by  floyd_ramp on  Mon Sep 9 15:29 CST 2013
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Sep 9 12:13 CST 2013
[RELATED]

Hi all,

After several years of flawless cold/damp startups, my 122 has begun being difficult. In hot, dry weather, the car fires up fine, but in cold and damp, it refuses to fire up the conventional way, i.e. by turning the engine over with the starter motor. Interestingly, if I roll it down a hill and bump start it, it fires right up.

Vital stats:

The battery is new and fully charged
There is no arcing going on under the hood
The points, plugs and condenser are brand new

Any ideas on what might be behind it? And in particular, why it should fire up with a bump start but not the regular way?

Any suggestions/wisdom are appreciated.

Floyd 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.