warm. It happens when I am accelerating hard, if I pull my foot back it> seams to improve but not much. BTW tonight I remove the TB and cleaned it.> Also new flametrap. Could it be the fuel relay? If so where and how do I> get to it(nothing is as easy as my 740 wagon). Thanks>

ps it has 164,000 on it.

"Ken Burt" <kbert00@comcast.ne­t> wrote in message> news:Xns9632D02D4CB­C7kbert00comcast@216­.196.97.136...>> I have a 1988 240 wagon. So far I had to replace the fuel tank and fuel>> sending unit, then coming home the timing belt broke(replace it with >> seals>> and WP), fuel filter. My problem, it stats and idles perfect, sometimes >> it>> acts like someone shut the fuel off, just loses power, this happens cold> or>> warm. It happens when I am accelerating hard, if I pull my foot back it>> seams to improve but not much. BTW tonight I remove the TB and cleaned >> it.>> Also new flametrap. Could it be the fuel relay? If so where and how do I>> get to it(nothing is as easy as my 740 wagon). Thanks>>

Check the fuel relay first, actually it is as easy as a 740, it's just> different. Pull the panel off above the passenger footwell behind the> glovebox (assuming LHD) and it's clipped to the firewall, usually a white> box. Pop the cover off and inspect the soldering on the back of it.>

Do you have a tach? If so look and see if the needle drops like a rock > when> the engine stumbles, if it does then look towards the ignition system.>

ps it has 164,000 on it.

I had a similer problem on a '82 240 wagon, none of the parts were bad> and I replaced the fuel pumps and the relay. Finaly figured out that> it was a wire short by the main fuel pump, just wiggle it a bit and> the fuel pump goes on and off. So if all else fails check the wireing> from the relays to the pumps, with the car running wiggle each wire> around a bit, expecially where they go around bends or where they may> move a lot. If the car suddenly dies you have found a short.>

Erik of Ekedahl>

"Ken Burt" <kbert00@comcast.ne­t> wrote in message > news:Xns9632D02D4CB­C7kbert00comcast@216­.196.97.136...>>I have a 1988 240 wagon. So far I had to replace the fuel tank and>>fuel >> sending unit, then coming home the timing belt broke(replace it with>> seals and WP), fuel filter. My problem, it stats and idles perfect,>> sometimes it acts like someone shut the fuel off, just loses power,>> this happens cold or>> warm. It happens when I am accelerating hard, if I pull my foot back>> it seams to improve but not much. BTW tonight I remove the TB and>> cleaned it. Also new flametrap. Could it be the fuel relay? If so>> where and how do I get to it(nothing is as easy as my 740 wagon).>> Thanks >>