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



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

'85 240 won't start and smells of gas 200 1985

posted by  jimminy on  Tue Sep 14 05:18 CST 2004
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

Hi, I'm having trouble getting my brother's '85 240 to start. His distributer cap and rotor weren't looking too good so we replaced those and the coil. I took out a spark plug and it was getting a spark but it seemed pathetic and his plug wires were shot so we replaced the plugs and wires too.

Anyway, it turns over and over but with no indication that its anywhere near ready to start and after a couple of seconds it starts smelling like gas. A couple of the old plugs smelled like gas too. I've seen other posts about replacing the fuel relay, but would that be it if its smelling like gas? Any ideas?

Thanks for your help,
James






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.