CAR WILL START and REV but NOT IDLE ;240 DL Volvo 1989: HELP!!!!

[DamnitJanet]

I hadn't driven my car in two or three days. Car was hard to start in
the morning. It went about five miles and started stalling out and
finally stopping. Now car will start but not idle at all. It will
start rev up; but, not idle. My brother changed the fuel filter which
filled up with gas but it will not idle. Could it be the external
fuel pump, fuel pump inside the gas tank, or the air intake sensor, or
none of the above???? And how would I know?
Thanks bunches for any help! This starving actress has to get to
work!!!
janet
www.janetharvick.com

 

[DamnitJanet]

pleeeease help anyone?
thanks sooo much!
janet
www.janetharvick.com

 

[Mike F]

pleeeease help anyone?
thanks sooo much!
janet
www.janetharvick.com

I assume it's a Volvo. What year and model? What country are you in so
we can guess which fuel system you have?

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

NOTE: new address!!
Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

 

[Conrad Edwards]

I assume it's a Volvo. What year and model? What country are you in so
we can guess which fuel system you have?

If it starts and revs, but won't idle, then maybe the air idle control
valve is gunged up?