running rich

What year is the car?

You'll have to let us know what year the car is, there were several different engine and fuel system combinations used in 240s over the years.

If it's pre-'88 and has the original engine wiring harness, replace that. The coolant temp sensor for the ECU (there's a separate one for the gauge) is also suspect. Fuel pressure regulator is a possibility, but usually they run lean when those go bad.

its an 9/88 240 gl whats funny is none of the parts stores say it exist or have a listing for it.

What year, does it have a distributor if so check timing, retarded 3 degrees got me less power and 3mpg. Retarded timing makes plugs maybe

All 240s have a distributor, doesn't matter what year. '88 and later the timing is not adjustable as it is controlled by a crankshaft sensor. The distributor only points the spark to the correct plug.

BE WARNED. MARIO GAVAZZI, AKA "KAFERTOYS" OF "VINTAGE WERKS RESTORATION" IN BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA IS A SCAM ARTIST, LIAR AND THIEF. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING:

oh look my cyber stalking freaks are here

Sorry all this person needs to get a life.

Please see rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled - multiple threads . The entire VW world wants him off Usenet after he's ripped off several people. Not one person will have anything to do with him on Usenet. You can see Mario on camera for yourself here:

Mario Gavazzi, aka Kafertoys has been banned from all of the major Volkswagen forums because of his fraudulent dealings so posts on Usenet because its the only place he can't be kicked off. He has multiple unpaid court judgements and outstanding claims against him in more than one state. We call him "Bondo Boy" because of his shoddy workmanship. We call him worse because of his lack of ethics and the several people we know about for sure that he's ripped off.

Follow the links, and be especially sure to watch the video. There is a mountain of evidence and the documentation is rather complete. Everytime somebody tries to confront him with the facts, he lies about awards he hasn't won and points to tiny pictures that mean nothing. Viewed up close, his work is unbelievably bad. Follow the links for more detail - real, big, easily identifiable and fully documented pictures.

Bottom line: Mario Gavazzi and his wife Sherry Kelly of "Vintage Werks Restoration" in Burlington, North Carolia, snipped-for-privacy@aol.com, are proven thieves and a liars, and you should do business with them at your own risk.

Thanks.

if you want to waste your time you can find out that the BBB has nothing on my business nor do I or my wife have a chriminal record and these keyboard cowards hide be hide behind fake names so not to be sued for slander.

Exactly the behavior I was talking about. I mentioned multiple judgements and outstanding collection actions against him, the fact that he has been banned from all the major Volkswagen sites for his crimes and provided several links detailing his past. His response is some vague nonsense about the BBB and his criminal record. Proof enough right there.

Also kind of funny, in a pathetic sort of way, how a guy who lives in a rented trailer (can't own property because of the judgements against him) thinks he can somehow pull off an interstate slander suit. Not to mention his faulty understanding of slander litigation. Its not slander when its true, for starters.

But here's another example of how he habitually lies:

Mario lies like a cheap rug.

I'm belaboring the obvious at this point, but as I said before, Mario Gavazzi and his wife Sherry Kelly of "Vintage Werks Restoration" in Burlington, North Carolia, snipped-for-privacy@aol.com, are proven thieves and a liars, and you should do business with them at your own risk.

Thanks.

What does that have to do with this? He's not offering to do business, he's just asking about a Volvo. If you have an issue with him, take it to an appropriate place, which this group is not.