First - thanks so much for the pointers I have received on the problem - which was a stumble at turbo boost & sometimes shutdown at random on the highway.

FAQ's indicated quite a few things to check, but what worked may be something new. Anyway, I do not recall seeing it.

After spending over 500.00 at what I thought was the best independent I could find (with no fix for the stumble) I decided to try out the small Volvo dealer (YES, DEALER) in the small town of Anniston, AL near by. It is a real small dealership (Ron Newton Volvo) - 4 bays for the newer cars, and two bays for older models - like mine.

Kevin - the ace mechanic - first put the complete intake under pressure. He found a couple of bad gaskets at the BOV valve, and made new ones to fit. He adjusted the turbo boost which was way too high, and set the base idle. At that point the problem still persisted, and he had already spent two hours work time on it. Well, then he pulled the distributor, and it was bad. He brought it in and showed it to me. He said that a new one from the dealer was about 3 bills - but he had a used one that he could put on for 50.00. I wrote him the check for that. Total time spent - over three hours. Dealer bill for labor - two hours = 140.00.

This fixed it up. Man, I am one happy camper. It runs like a dream.

Oh - the bonus. For some reason the GAS GAUGE that was working off and on - is now WORKING !! Go figure ??
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