Yesterday morning it was about 22 degrees F here. I started my
Volvo and let it run a few minutes as I cleared snow. Everything
seemed fine. But when I got in there was virtually no power. At
most I could go 2 mph, and stepping on the throttle did nothing.
I turned around and came back home. In the driveway in neutral
jamming the throttle, if anything, caused a slight decrease in
rpm, but mostly the engine speed held steady at 2K rpm. After a
moment it began to decrease by itself, but the engine began to
run roughly.
I arranged a tow to my mechanic, but an hour later when he got
there the problem was completely gone. My mechanic checked it out
and found nothing.
He said Volvos, or this one at least, are run by wire rather than
mechanical linkage, and he suspected that's the problem. Any
thoughts?
Thanks,
p.
