My 1974 144 (Andrew Baluk's old car) has been retrofitted with the factory aircon system, but I am thinking of removing it. All works, just needs a recharge. ...
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Is anyone familiar with the solid versus the hydraulic engine mounts? Pros and Cons? Pricing for engine and transmission mounts? I was quoted $820 for both...
Compare the prices you have to FCP Groton http://www.fcpgroton.com/volvo700900mounts.htm They're very professional and good to deal with, I've bought from them...
solid last longer but are harsher....allegedly....if you can keep oil leakes off them. have heard the hydraulic last longer when oil is around. what leaks you...
My 240 has developed a vibration, shudder, clunk under hard accellaration and braking. Nothing under smooth highway driving, easy accellaration and braking....
it'll be fine! i think solid to hydraulic is incremental not evolutionary, at least with RWD. FWD is nasty without hydraulic... you probably wont feel a...
ok three things you need to look for 1)l/r engine or gearbox mounts (looks for broken mounts or mounts covered in oil) 2)universal joints (should be able to...
270,000. Engine mounts look good. Centre bushing could be the problem Universals were ok last time I checked, which was after the problem started. I'll check...
this sucks http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,22049,20545896-5001028,00.html some rule changes maybee????? side tubing in those cages looks kind of...
I dunno, it was a freak accident, anytime you hit the a-pillar at near 200kph its gonna be trouble. Even if you can stiffen the car to stop the intrusion where...
I reckon the good old airbag wouldn't go astray. Maybe not a steering wheel one, but perhaps curtain/side airbags should be fitted. I've seen crash tests (on...
As awful as the consequences sometimes are, you can't just keep adding layers and layers of cotton wool. In motorsport, people take risks based on how safe ...
Hey Frank, Airbags are really no use when you are belted in, as far as I am aware - airbags really stop you from hitting the bits inside the car when your body...
It is extremely sad to loose another driver. It has been proven in the states that the Hans device is only good in a frontal crash. If you have a good look at...
I was just thinking of that Top Gear episode I saw, where with the airbag the person was (relatively) okay, whilst without, the car bonnet would actually hit...
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Hi all, Just flushed the cooling system in the 244, but when I went to fill it back up again, only about 6L went in until the reservoir was full. The Haynes...
G'day I am a newbie to the Volvo ranks and very happy with my purchase, a 1989 740 Turbo sedan. It was a one owner, low mileage, well looked after, deceased...
Chris, Speedo issues can be way out at higher speeds, top speed information not always available from brochures. Bear in mind if posting to the list, your...
700 series speedo's are notorious for being inaccurate, something that was even commented on by magazine road testers when they were new. Mine was out by...
Hi all I am new to this group, have collected 4 740 in the past few months - so just getting hooked on these things. I am going to ask this well asked ...
Hi Anthony Do you know what is involved to adapt the magna dizzy to the B230? I would assume that the dizzy of the 4cyl magna. I would be looking at doing it...
Probably depends on whether you drained the block as well as the radiator. Radiator alone would be about 6 litres, including hoses etc. The 9.5 litre capacity...
Wait in line for manual bits... The gearbox, flywheel and clutch can be adapted from a 240, but it requires some work (shifter position and crank angle sensor...
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