http://www.brickboard.com/FORUMS/uid=11054 The Volvo owner's resource since 1997. en Copyright 1997-2009, Jarrod Stenberg Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:07 GMT Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:07 GMT brickadmin@denizen.net brickadmin@denizen.net volvo 1440 http://www.brickboard.com/images/logo_b_25.gif http://www.brickboard.com/ 25 25 The Volvo owner's resource since 1997. Murphy's Oil Soap works really well on vinyl. I used it to clean the headliner. visors, dash and door panels on my 242. There's no residue and it leaves a nice matte finish. It also smells great and helps get rid of any musty "old-car" smell. For further protection, I follow up with a liberal dose of Vinylex. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1347304&rss=1 Mon, 4 May 2009 15:49 GMT You can lightly spray some WD-40 around the base of each injector while the car is at idle. If the idle changes, you've found your culprit, a leaking injector seal. They are simple to replace. Carb cleaner works as well, it's just a bit more volatile. Have a fire extinguisher handy. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1346529&rss=1 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:58 GMT Excellent advice! I used a 25 gallon ShopVac when I cleared out my rockers and filled the thing half way with leaves and dirt. It was ugly! The leaves were not only packed into the rockers but about of foot of front fender on either side was filled as well. Opening the floor vent was impossible without being showered in leaves. I was just lucky the car came from Southern California so there was little rain to mix with the mulch in my fenders ;-) -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1346384&rss=1 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:51 GMT I've had pretty good results with wheel cleaners from Super Clean, Mothers and Meguiars. I've used them on polished wheels and painted (clear coated) wheels with no finish problems. I have a selection of stiff nylon brushes and some of those sponge type paint brushes that I use on those hard to reach nooks and crannies. The first set of Coronas I had were so crusty I had to use a Dremel to clean them! -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1346377&rss=1 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:23 GMT <img src='/GALLERY/images/8522.jpg'/> Hope this helps... -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1345163&rss=1 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:59 GMT I do have some better diagrams on my computer at home but am out of town for the Long Beach GP. I'll try to remember to post them up when I get back to town. I think it was the Summit Racing site that had very good aftermarket fog light/running light wiring diagrams. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1344411&rss=1 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:00 GMT Dave, Long time no talk to! Hope all is well. I still use it and always try to direct the new kids on Turbobricks to your site. Please let us know if you do decide to take it down, I want to print out all the pages before it goes. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1344408&rss=1 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:55 GMT <img src='http://www.brickboard.com/GALLERY/images/4313.jpg'/> -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1342682&rss=1 Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:43 GMT Luke, nice job on the braces. Just a word of warning...did you know that the factory upper braces have a small hole drilled in the underside of the brace, a couple of inches back from the firewall mounting point? The holes are there so that, in case of a frontal collision, the brace will collapse and not pierce the firewall and potentially injure the occupants. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1339035&rss=1 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:31 GMT There has been a fair amount of talk about the poly engine mounts on Turbobricks with a lot of reports of mount failure. Personally, I'd use diesel engine mounts (slightly stiffer than the gas engine mounts), and stock tranny mounts. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1338533&rss=1 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:37 GMT Where are you located? Right-hand drive or left-hand? There is a left-hand drive, left side, pre-'86 (North America, pre-'81 rest of the world) e-code headlight assembly in the Turbobricks classifieds right now: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=163918 -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1338105&rss=1 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:48 GMT There were two fun Volvo events this past weekend in Orange County. Volvo was the featured marque at Cars and Coffee, followed by the SCVCOA Annual Spring Picnic at Irvine Regional Park. Photos of the events can been seen on my Picasa web galley http://picasaweb.google.com/SB.Alfaholic/CarsAndCoffeeMarch09?feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/SB.Alfaholic/VCOASpringPicnic?feat=directlink -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/GATHERINGS/?id=1338102&rss=1 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:36 GMT Really, how does a plastic fan tear apart an "entire engine"? The metal fan on my MGA came apart and all it did was put a small dent in the hood. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1337177&rss=1 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:31 GMT NGK plugs and wires from CravingBoost.com, hands down, the best plug wires I've ever used. http://www.cravingboost.com/products-plug-wires.htm -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1337176&rss=1 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:26 GMT Yes there are e-codes available for the early 240s. Your best bet is to find some in Europe and have them shipped over. Expect to pay around $300.00 plus shipping. Check Ebay and the classified sections here, IPD and at Turbobricks. Do not buy e-codes from England or Australia, the light pattern is wrong for those of us who drive on the right side of the road. E-codes on an '81 Turbo: <img src='http://www.brickboard.com/GALLERY/images/6002.jpg'/> -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1337171&rss=1 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:15 GMT One option would be to make your own. The first time I pulled one from a car I realized how easy it would be to make. Pull your old harness, lay it out on the ground and start measuring. With a little care, the connectors can be removed and reused on the new harness or you can buy new ones. Dave Barton has photos of all the different wiring harnesses with the connectors labeled. I'll bet he'd send you one if you ask nice ;-) As far as the gray connector...it's been years since I pulled one, but I don't remember it being difficult at all. Most cars I've worked on, the thing is just flopping around, not attached to anything. Good luck. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1336821&rss=1 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:18 GMT That is a Volvo wheel, "Galaxy" -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1336819&rss=1 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:08 GMT >Anyway, and I am not trying to flatter you, the 242 pictured, cool though it >may be, can't hold a candle to your 242 that was wrecked. That was one of the >nicest I have ever seen, albeit only in pictures. Aww schucks, thanks ;-) -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1336817&rss=1 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:07 GMT I spotted this fantastic 242 in Van Nuys, CA yesterday at the Queen's English, an annual all British car show. Is this a member's car? <img src='http://www.brickboard.com/GALLERY/images/8383.jpg'/> <img src='http://www.brickboard.com/GALLERY/images/8384.jpg'/> <img src='http://www.brickboard.com/GALLERY/images/8385.jpg'/> -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1336585&rss=1 Mon, 9 Mar 2009 15:47 GMT It's been a while, but IIRC, on 200 series cars, there is a 2-pin diagnostic connector attached to the one of the valve cover bolts, near the back of the cover on the driver's side(North America). It actually serves no purpose after the car leaves the factory. Someone may have removed it from the valve cover and just let it flop around. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1334092&rss=1 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:51 GMT 89 744ti 300,000+ miles. I have a very heavy right foot. New plugs and wires, new air filter, new cap and rotor, regular oil changes (3000 miles). Normal mixed driving (highway and city) about 19-20mpg. Straight highway driving, about 21-22mpg. When gas hit $5.00+ per gallon here last summer, I tried driving with an eye towards better fuel mileage, easier takeoffs, speed limit on the freeway, etc., I was able to squeeze 24mpg out of the beast. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1334085&rss=1 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:29 GMT Another vote for the NGK BPR6ES. Bosch Platinums and these engines do not play well together. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1334080&rss=1 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:13 GMT Frank, I might be interested, thanks. dphii(at)cox(dot)net -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1327270&rss=1 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:09 GMT Bob, I do have some good(?) recommendations for you, check your email. -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1327268&rss=1 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:53 GMT <img src='http://www.brickboard.com/GALLERY/images/3012.jpg'/> -- Don - '89 744ti, '85 Alfa GTV6 http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1325825&rss=1 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:19 GMT Use the text input below to search brickboard.com query http://www.brickboard.com/FIND/