driving my volvo

Dec 30th, 2004, 03:31

I got a great deal on a volvo 240 dl, 1984 car, but I have never owned a car before and rarely driven a stick shift. Sometimes going into first at a stoplight the motor dies and if I am very easy on the clutch it goes right in.Is this normal? And where is overdrive on the gearshift?

Clifford Pope · Jan 1st, 2005, 15:39

If the motor slows or stalls when you depress the clutch it could simply be that the idling speed is too low.
The overdrive switch is either a push-button or an older slide switch on the gear knob. But you may not have overdrive at all. Basic models only offered a straight 4-speed. I have never understood the differences between DL, GL, GLE etc, but I have had two otherwise identical cars from almost the same year, one with 4 speed and one with 5 (later variation on the 4 plus overdrive).

Dec 30th, 2004, 03:31	#1
nanmonroe Guest Location:	driving my volvo I got a great deal on a volvo 240 dl, 1984 car, but I have never owned a car before and rarely driven a stick shift. Sometimes going into first at a stoplight the motor dies and if I am very easy on the clutch it goes right in.Is this normal? And where is overdrive on the gearshift?

Jan 1st, 2005, 15:39	#2
Clifford Pope Not an expert but ... Last Online: Yesterday 12:45 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Boncath	RE: driving my volvo If the motor slows or stalls when you depress the clutch it could simply be that the idling speed is too low. The overdrive switch is either a push-button or an older slide switch on the gear knob. But you may not have overdrive at all. Basic models only offered a straight 4-speed. I have never understood the differences between DL, GL, GLE etc, but I have had two otherwise identical cars from almost the same year, one with 4 speed and one with 5 (later variation on the 4 plus overdrive).

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