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Previously howling Volvo stalled . . . wifey really miffed! 200

posted by  someone claiming to be fred on  Sun Feb 15 08:41 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Hi everyone and thanks for the suggestion to replace the center driveline shaft bearing on my howling Volvo . . . runs quiet now. But I have another problem. I take the wife out to show her how quiet the car is now (and that she shouldn't worry about driving it) and about 5 miles from home (and right after a car wash) the car stalls when driving it. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the water from the car wash. Now my wife's howling is worse than the driveline shaft bearing. It did start again as I headed home, but must have stalled 10 times. It would mostly stall when I let up on the accelerator on turns or when slowing down. This happened once before about 3 months ago when we were caught in a rainstorm - we just made it home. The next day it was dry outside and the car stalled right from the start but then about 10 minutes later ran fine; the problem has never come back since then, although I have driven in slushy wet weather. It sounds like an electrical problem caused by water and then when it dries out it's okay, but I really don't know. Anybody got some ideas? I bought the 1988 244 in October from the original owner with 78,000 miles and excellent maintenance. Thanks, Fred






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