G’day Les, 3.73 were very common, most of the diffs I looked at had them. There are others but they don’t come to mind right now, I’m sure one of the...
Early manuals had 4.1s Early autos had 3.9s. Most are 3.73:1 (as has already been stated). My Haynes manual shows a 4.3 being available, but I've never...
3.31, 3.54, 3.73, 3.91 and 4.10 are all fairly commonly available, although the 4.10's are getting a bit rare now, as they seem to have only been fitted to...
3.54 ratios are also fairly common place too, and even some 3.3x (3.31 I think) in quite late cars with the electronic speedo running off the tone ring in the...
Gidday, I believe our 242GT has a 4.1. Must crawl under and check. Am going through a period of frustration and have put the GT on the market. Hate to do so...
Ralph Is that red 142 still at Central Road Wreckers (it was there back before xmas) ? It was pretty much complete then .... so a fair chance it will still...
That 142 disappeared before the end of the year unfortunately, a real shame, it was too good to wreck when it went in there. Kilsyth Pick-A-Part is listing a...
How much do Pick a Part charge for a diff? Any warranty? My LSD very is noisy, so want comfort/quiet not grip for the 1500Km plus overshoots in the BP. Ralph ...
The price varies depending on how complete the rear end is. With brakes fitted is most expensive, without brakes is less, if you pull the axle shafts out it's...
greetings, came accross a small issue when replacing the radiator in the 850. The intercooler is leaking a lot of air from the location of the large oil/dirt...
greetings, am trying to identify the cylindrical part that is screwed to the cooling fan shroud on a 1994 volvo 850. My haynes manual is rather useless as per...
While not new to Volvos I am new to the "modern" variants. That is 240 series & fuel injection! Recently I have been driving a 242GT I have owned for some...
Hi Ralph, Yes, the 242GT is a good thing, isn't it? It certainly sounds like it could be a failing pickup pump and/or split hose on the pickup. They're not too...
There are two pumps, a low pressure pump in the tank, and a high pressure pump under the floor under the back seat area. It could be that the in-tank pump is...
I had the same problem with my 242gt. I found that it was the flexable hose between the fuel pick up and the pump, in the fuel tank. It had a crack, it cost...
Hi guys, anyone interested in swapping their 140 lowered king springs for a set of 240 lowered king springs? They were only used for about a year. contact me...
have a set of lowered 140 front springs. red in colour. can provide number of turns, wire diameter and uncompressed length if anyone is interested in a set of...
The 140 clutch cable has a very hard to reach nut on the cable right up under the dash at the firwall, behind the pedal, between the pedal bracket. Very...
Hello Ralph, Try a motor cycle tool kit open ended spanner, they are only thin strong steel plate and can be bended to suit this one off job as I found out in...
Guys, i'm after a 740, 940 or 850 wagon. Preferably located in Vic, but will travel to ACT, SA or NSW for the right car. Cash buyer. Price???? No more than $4k...
My 242GT has a space saver spare. 2 questions arise from the info sheet adhered inside the boot. 1. It mentions a "cannister to inflate". I imgine these are no...
Hello Ralph, What year model is your GT , mine (1980 December model) has a full size wheel well on the left and right sides , but the earlier ones varied from ...
1979 model with spacesaver spare & no wheel wells either side. Full size spare would have to lie flat on boot floor, then fabricate securing, none of which I...
You may be able to spot weld a central bolt that comes up in centre of wheel and a clamp across like some other manufacturers do Ralph , I am not sure what the...
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