Volvo Repair: My 90 GLE stalls on short trips., flash flash flash, example 121

Question
Regis,

I own a 1990 volvo gle wagon.  It has 320000 miles on it and it runs great.  4 cyl 16 valve.  Latley on short rides example a 3 mile drive to work, my Volvo just cuts out and stalls.  Then I have to re crank the car over multiple times just to re start it.  Any sugestions on why it may be doing this?  I hope that my question is clear if not I will try to explain it the best that I can..

Thank you very much for your time,
Brian  

Answer
there are several possibilitis.I would first check for diagnostic trouble codes.then go from there.below is how to check for codes



in the engine bay on the drivers side near the strut tower there is a small black box with a wire attached to it.place the wire in the terminal marked 2.turn ignition key on (not started)press the small button for 1 second and the code will be displayed as a series of flashes.a red led displays the codes.the code will be three digits.small pause in between flashes for a single number long pause between flashes for the next number.example 121 will be flash.....flash..flash.....flash.repeat three times or until first code repeats itself.to erase the code after all codes have been checked hold the button for a good 5 seconds then release the light should light steady,then press for another 5seconds.this will erase the codes.  email me the codes and i will tell you what they are..socket 2is the fuel system 6 is ignition.