1986 Volvo 240 sputter and smells like exhaust

1986 VOLVO 240
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1986 Volvo 240 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

Sometimes the car runs fine and then all of the sudden it starts to sputter and smells like exhaust, why so?
Sep 22, 2010 at 12:42 AM
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ON A "RED" ENGINE, THE THINGS TO LOOK FOR ARE THE MAINTENANCE ITEMS. SUCH AS SPARK PLUGS, VALVE ADJUSTMENT, THROTTLE SERVICE, AIR FILTER, ETC. ALSO THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR COULD HAVE A PROBLEM, MAYBE LOOK AT THE PRE-HEAT T-STAT AND CHECK IF ITS STUCK IN OPEN HOT POSITION. ANY OTHER SYMPTUMS? IS THERE IS AN EXHAUST NOISE? IS THERE BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE?
Sep 22, 2010 at 11:05 AM