My '79 242 4 speed was moving very well as usual with what the fuel gauge says was about 1/3 of a tank. I'm doing about 50mph, slow reasonably (well, alright maybe a little quickly) into a sharp uphill right hand turn. No warning. One hiccup then nothing.
Electrics are fine. Turn the key, starter motor works beautifully. Try starting about 3 times. Never starts. Neighbor brings me home, I call AAA, and 1/2 hr later tow truck arrives moments after i try a final time and, of course, she fires up as usual. No muss, no fuss. Like nothing ever happened.
New plug wires a few weeks ago. New cap/rotor few weeks ago. Same fuel. Very very rainy here in NY, i don't recall driving through a puddle or anything.
Fuel pump quiet as a mouse. Bought my gas from the same place as usual. I often let the tank go close to empty (it's one of my few bad habits). My 242's not special.. God only knows how many hundreds of thousands of miles it has been driven. I love the car, and take very good care of it. It looks like a rust bucket but it runs like the wind. (A brick in the wind).
I've owned the car for the past 5 years. Reliable reliable reliable.
Any suggestions regarding how to attack this problem? I was fortunate to be only a few minutes from my home. Next time, i may not be the case.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
BTW, there is a fine Volvo mechanic in town.. but I've done all repairs except for front end work.
Larry