Ignition problem

[Bob 1967]

Guy on ebay doesn't ship to Ireland , Ill send him a pm .
Ordered one from skandix along with belt and tensioner.(10 working days, eek)

[Othen]

Guy on ebay doesn't ship to Ireland , Ill send him a pm .
Ordered one from skandix along with belt and tensioner.(10 working days, eek)

That is a pity, it sometimes surprises me that the UK and RoI can be so very similar, and yet at the same time so far apart.

It would be a good idea to change that belt and tensioner - it would seem likely that they were responsible for the problem with your motor car Bob.

Do let us know how you get on.

Alan

[Clifford Pope]

There is a question about why it happened I suppose - the best explanation was suggested by Bugjam: that the belt had slipped a couple of teeth on start up. Did it seem a bit loose?

Odd though that the belt spontaneously jumped several teeth at the same moment as the idle screw fell out ?

[Othen]

Odd though that the belt spontaneously jumped several teeth at the same moment as the idle screw fell out ?

I'm not sure why you would ask me that question: the motor car is in Dublin, I am in Northamptonshire!

This earlier post may help you understand about running 40 year old motor cars though Clifford Pope:

Hi again Bob,

This might come in handy for an aide-memoire:

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showp...postcount=2169

This is a pretty simple job, so whilst I hear what Bugjam says about changing the belt at the same time I agree with you: just get on and fix this ignition problem. Having then already done a dry run you could change the cam belt, tensioner, water pump, auxiliary belts and coolant all in an hour or two.

I'm really pleased you seem to have got to the bottom of this problem pretty quickly. I can't guarantee it will be the only problem, but that is the fascination of 40 year old motor cars.

Good fortune,

:-)

Othen

[Bob 1967]

The two are not connected as far as I know .(belt and screw).
Its just my way, to eliminate one thing at a time,rather than adjusting too many things and wondering where I went wrong.
Im assuming the previous owner was a bit of a cowboy!
I discovered several bodges while working on the car ,most have been rectified.
I hope .
Seller on Ebay has sold me the screw , just hope Santa sends it down the chiminey!

[Moomoo]

The two are not connected as far as I know .(belt and screw).
Its just my way, to eliminate one thing at a time,rather than adjusting too many things and wondering where I went wrong.
Im assuming the previous owner was a bit of a cowboy!
I discovered several bodges while working on the car ,most have been rectified.
I hope .
Seller on Ebay has sold me the screw , just hope Santa sends it down the chiminey!

Let's hope the good fortune continues.

Happy news.😀

[Clifford Pope]

I'm not sure why you would ask me that question: the motor car is in Dublin, I am in Northamptonshire!

This earlier post may help you understand about running 40 year old motor cars though Clifford Pope:

I'm saying that wherever the car is, it's odd for two nearly-disabling things to go wrong at precisely the same moment.

For your interest I've been driving old classic cars as my sole means of transport for 55 years - I've never owned anything else. I 've driven about 500,000 miles in Volvo 240s, mostly in one car that did over 400,000.
Lots of things have gone wrong over the years, but one thing I have learned is that when they do it's better to look for the commonest easy faults first.

[Bob 1967]

It blew out.
After trying several times(as a temporary solution) to plug the bleed screw hole of the carb to get it to idle using a rubber bung .
They all blew out ,very quickly and with some velocity !
So Its possible it could happen with a loosend screw.

Bob

[Othen]

The two are not connected as far as I know .(belt and screw).
Its just my way, to eliminate one thing at a time,rather than adjusting too many things and wondering where I went wrong.
Im assuming the previous owner was a bit of a cowboy!
I discovered several bodges while working on the car ,most have been rectified.
I hope .
Seller on Ebay has sold me the screw , just hope Santa sends it down the chiminey!

That is pretty sensible Bob - sort one thing at a time. Lots will have happened to your car over the past 40 years, some good and some bad, so be prepared to find lots of things wrong as you work through it. That is the whole point of running a 40 year old motor car (in my humble opinion).

Good news about the eBay chap agreeing to mail you the screw, I have bought parts from that seller previously and found him to be very dependable.

We all look forward to hearing more about your 244.

Alan

[Othen]

I'm saying that wherever the car is, it's odd for two nearly-disabling things to go wrong at precisely the same moment.

For your interest I've been driving old classic cars as my sole means of transport for 55 years - I've never owned anything else. I 've driven about 500,000 miles in Volvo 240s, mostly in one car that did over 400,000.
Lots of things have gone wrong over the years, but one thing I have learned is that when they do it's better to look for the commonest easy faults first.

… and there was me thinking you were probably an 18 year old chap and just passed your driving test.

I was pulling your leg - I got it right about the auxiliary shaft, but that is no big thing so don’t take offence. I’m just pleased Bob has made good progress in sorting out his nice 244.

:-)

[Othen]

It blew out.
After trying several times(as a temporary solution) to plug the bleed screw hole of the carb to get it to idle using a rubber bung .
They all blew out ,very quickly and with some velocity !
So Its possible it could happen with a loosend screw.

Bob

Excellent!

:-)

[Bob 1967]

Hi Clifford ,yes it is true for the two to occur at the same time is odd .
But truth be told I had suspected the timing issue before ,I could just barely set it at the edge of its limit and had searched high and low for a solution.(not hard enough honestly)So when the idle fault occurred I thought this was a good starting point.
The idle screw , that was all me. I never even thought of checking the Carb, a
precursory glance did not reveal its omission. When bending the glasses slip over my nose and I'm blind !
It was only as I began to disassemble the air filter assembly i noticed it was gone.
My first vintage car was a 280CE many years ago, bikes were first though .
I wouldn't question your knowledge or experience ,I only came for help.

[Bob 1967]

I Resprayed it in my front Garden ,Sadly gone now.

[Bob 1967]

At a show Terenure College Dublin

[Stephen Edwin]

I'm saying that wherever the car is, it's odd for two nearly-disabling things to go wrong at precisely the same moment.

For your interest I've been driving old classic cars as my sole means of transport for 55 years - I've never owned anything else. I 've driven about 500,000 miles in Volvo 240s, mostly in one car that did over 400,000.
Lots of things have gone wrong over the years, but one thing I have learned is that when they do it's better to look for the commonest easy faults first.

And Clifford you are a long standing respected experienced knowledgeable very helpful member of the forum. As it happens you were one of the kind patient forum members who talked me through the task when I first changed a 240 cambelt. At that time I was only used to ohv engines, I had to change the ohc red block head gasket so I had to change the cambelt and I was seriously clinically more than depressed, so I very seriously appreciated your help.

Stephen

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