Hard starting 1992 245

Discussion in 'Volvo 240' started by moon161, Mar 16, 2006.

  1. moon161

    moon161 Guest

    I've got a 92 245 that starts hard or not at all when it's humid. I've
    replaced the cap, coil, wires and plugs (checked the gap too), but not
    the rotor. It makes an orange spark, even when it's humid and I pull a
    plug a plug and ground it while someone cranks.

    Nothing I really do but wait for better weather seems to fix it. I'm
    afraid I'll eventually pop a blood vessel in my brain and fall over the
    next time the weather's wrong. Any ideas?

    Thanks,

    Andy
     
    moon161, Mar 16, 2006
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  2. moon161

    NatureDudeME Guest

    Hi Andy, I had the same problem with my 86 740 Turbo. I did the same as
    you did and Thelma still did it. I regressed and took her to my
    mechanic, he replaced the "O" rings to the distributor and rotor cap.(I
    think thats all of them) With the seals/"O"rings replaced, problem
    solved. Thelma runs...LOL
    Good luck,
    David
    Portland, ME
     
    NatureDudeME, Mar 17, 2006
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  3. moon161

    moon161 Guest

    Thanks, I'll give it a try. What color should a spark be anyway?
    orange? Yellow? Blue?
     
    moon161, Mar 17, 2006
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  4. You should have a fat blue spark.

    Tim..
     
    Tim \(remove obvious\), Mar 17, 2006
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  5. It should be blue-white with a good strong snap sound. Orange and yellow are
    definite signs of wimpiness.

    Mike
     
    Michael Pardee, Mar 17, 2006
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