http://www.brickboard.com/FORUMS/uid=11344 The Volvo owner's resource since 1997. en Copyright 1997-2009, Jarrod Stenberg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27 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. George: I was down in Spartansburg, SC a few years ago for a gathering of BMW 635s (1977-1989 2dr coupes). We don't stray too far from home any more. The spring Carlisle, PA import show is close enough for a pilgrimage most years. That and local meets/drives/cruise-ins provide enough auto ogling for us. The 20 minute commute has been strange and wonderful after eight years of WV to DC. The new job involves working with 3D models for building construction (BIM). Quite a bit of mental dexterity involved. My addled brain frequently gets cramps. Brickboarders are always welcome to stop by if they are in the neighborhood. Best regards, Joe Menacker Martinsburg, WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1300713&rss=1 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 04:19 GMT Howdy guys, The stranded 122 owner did get in touch. I gave him the name and number of a very good local mechanic who is intimately familiar with the Volvo B18. Yes, our 544 was wrecked by a drunk. The sky blue 122 was sold almost a year ago :-(. Unfortunately, most of my roundfender spares went with the car. I just remembered that there is a slightly damaged steel set of timing gears here at the house if your friend needs to get going in a hurry. On the brighter side I finally found good work within 20 miles of home. Best regards to all ye Brickboarders. Joe Menacker Martinsburg, WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1300677&rss=1 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 01:00 GMT I was trolling the old board and happened upon your message. My old '66 daily driver never had any issues with fogging on the inside of the windshield. One day while under the car changing the clutch (with windows open) a sudden downpour came and soaked the carpet and floor mats. A carpet cleaner was used to try and suck as much moisture out as possible but for weeks the windshield would fog up in high humidity. Check your floor mats and see if they might be contributing to to moisture problem. Best regards, Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1281750&rss=1 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:56 GMT If we had the space and resources, all of the Volvos and most of the other cars we have owned would have been hoarded. Its not like we aren't semi Luddite car-wise any more. The newest car at the house is still eight years old and four out of five are RWD. <img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/jmenacker/1982%20Avanti/100804-AvantiFront.jpg"> <img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/jmenacker/a110505Antietam46.jpg"> <img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/jmenacker/87-635/061206-Mikes635.jpg"> <img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/jmenacker/325%20iX/042107-89iXfds.jpg"> <img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/jmenacker/99EurovanCamper/090207VWEurovanLF.jpg"> Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1234583&rss=1 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:03 GMT I'll probably still drop by here out of habit. In a world of increasing hostilities, the PV and Amazon sections of this board have been an oasis of civility. Thanks for making it so. Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1234581&rss=1 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:46 GMT http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1234466&rss=1 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:53 GMT Between Judy and I, we've enjoyed: 3-544s 4-122s 2-1800s 1-1800es 1-164 There will be a next time one day. For now we will have good driving memories. A good deal of the pleasure of owning a roundfender for me was the comraderie here on the Brickboard. It will be missed as much as driving 40 year old cars that still can be used as reliable transportation. Especial thanks to you George for your generosity with time and parts. Warmest regards, Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1234444&rss=1 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:22 GMT Abbey was sold within 24 hours of the for-sale ads being posted. She's going to a good home and will have the pleasure of staying with another light blue '66 Amazon. I am extremely grateful for the wealth of information and expertise offered here over the years. A lot was learned and life was truly enhanced from the experience. Happy motoring to all and drive safely! Joe Menacker (Joe M in WV) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1234425&rss=1 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:20 GMT Other than the one spring that didn't seem to be centered between the two friction surfaces, there was no unusual wear noted. The disc was not saved after inspection. Care to elaborate on any concerns? Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1233965&rss=1 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:17 GMT We had a surprise nice day in November. Perfect for spending a few hours under the car. The new clutch, pressure plate and throw out bearing seems to have fixed the hard shifing issue. The old clutch was only a year old and had plenty of friction material left. The only indication of anything wrong was one of the springs was not quite centered between the clutch faces. Unlike all the remaining springs, the uncentered one was a little nicked up, but not mangled. The pressure plate showed no sign of failure and the old throw out bearing turned nice and smooth. Joe Lazenby at Susquehanna Spares was kind enough to let me get dirty at his place and provide encouragement. Thanks to all for helping. The Volvo community feels like those Verizon commercials with an army of support folks behind you. BTW the battery had run down from sitting idle while waiting for the clutch replacement. When I stopped for gas on the way home there was not enough voltage to start the car. Naturally enough a Volvo driver stopped to help give me a jump. We've decided to move on to a newer car for commuting chores. I've been spoiled driving our newer car ('82 BMW 635) over the past couple of weeks -- less mental wear and tear during the four hour commute. Abbey will be in the market for a new caretaker shortly. <a href="http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/jmenacker/1966%20Volvo%20122s%20for%20sale/">Recent pics</a> Thanks again for all the help over the years. Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1233729&rss=1 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:55 GMT IPD brushed off a failed set of steel timing gears and blamed it on improper installation. The speed shop that installed the gears claimed no unusual installation issues. The shops works on a good deal of highly prized classic cars around here and were always extremely honest in many past experiences. It surprised me that IPD chose to lose a customer for life over a couple of hundred bucks. I hope your experience with failed parts from them turns out better. Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1231611&rss=1 Wed, 7 Nov 2007 07:32 GMT My fuel gauge normally reads as follows (assuming the five hash marks are empty, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and full): 0-40 miles - Full 40-80 miles - between 3/4 and full 80-120 miles - between 1/2 and 3/4 120-160 miles - between 1/2 and 1/4 150-170 miles - a little less than 1/4 I usually fill up at just under 1/4 on the gauge and the tank takes six to six and a half gallons. I don't recall ever putting in more than eight and a half gallons in -- after running to well below the left most hash mark on the gauge. Congrats on getting fuel contained in the combustion process! Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1228424&rss=1 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:30 GMT John: I can't make out any ID on the car from the video. No shots of the engine. Its a black 444 with a huge wing on the back. The support team are all wearing black tee shirts. There are two runs shown on the video: A 3/4 view first and then another run with a good view from the rear. Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1228337&rss=1 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:29 GMT Ran across this on a Google search for something else: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcCMxU94VQM">One fast 444</a> Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1228328&rss=1 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:07 GMT I'll post results after the clutch gets swapped. It looks like we have several days of rain coming (finally after 34 days of draught) so it may not be until early November that the work gets done. Thanks much for helping, Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1227816&rss=1 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:45 GMT Bill: Thanks for info. There are no issues with popping out of gear. I was just hoping for a simple fix. Still dreaming after all these years . . . Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1227814&rss=1 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:42 GMT Derek: Gear selection with engine off is flawless with or without cluth pedal depressed. Pedal does seem to have a light/heavy/light sequence on depression but it is _very_ subtle and takes much concentration to become apparent. Clutch fork movement is 3/4" to 5/8" from rest. With clutch out the fork is resting on the slave cylinder rod adjusting nut and the fork can be forced by hand about 1/8" toward the back of the car. I've actually gotten used to extremely wobbly shifters in old Volvos. Both our previous 544 and this 122 had a good six to nine inches of play at the shift knob while in gear. This issue is quite different from not being able to locate gear positions while shifting. The latest trans with a tight brass pivot is actually kind of weird feeling. A new clutch, resurfaced flywheel, release bearing and pilot bearing were installed about 15 months ago. This is a daily driver so its also travelled 25,000 miles in that time period, often with stints of 5 or 10 miles of stop and go traffic. Even so, the previous clutch, of unknown age, lasted more than two years under same driving conditions before needing replacement. It may be that the last clutch job was not done properly. Current plan is to replace clutch, release bearing and pilot bearing (DIY). It will be easy enough to replace the slave cylinder later if the clutch replacement doesn't resolve the hard shifting issue. Thanks for helping, Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1227812&rss=1 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:39 GMT I'll try to take some pics looking down the top opening in the transmission in the next week or so. The old transmission was left about 75 miles north of my house where the work was done. I did notice that there is a long slot in a metal plate visible when looking down the shifter hole. On the trans that came out of the car the slot had about a 1/8 wide by 3/4" long pac man bite taken out of one side. The trans that went in did not have any wear in the slot. It also had a tremendously nice brass pivot (thanks Jim Morris). The shift selector now lines up with 3-4 as you described. There is also very little side to side play in the selector lever when gears are engaged. The reason I first asked about whether the selector lever might be the issue is because of: a. wear in the old transmission slot. b. great condition of the new transmission brass pivot. It may be that George is correct and this is a clutch issue. I'd be surprised if both of these transmissions had the exact same issue with synchronizers. It really does shift (poorly) almost exactly the same between the two trannies. The only thing that appears to be left is selector or clutch. Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1227621&rss=1 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:00 GMT George: I reset the clutch fork play to 1/8". Running zero tolerance was an experiment to see if shifting might improve. It would be nice to avoid pulling everything apart again but it does seem that the issue may with the clutch or its alignment. The clutch kit came from Joe Lazenby so its highly likely that the right parts were ordered. The install was by someone else, who might have had a rookie mechanic bang away on the "old blue car". A bearing-like noise was heard during low speed high torque driving as soon as the car returned from the clutch job (about one year ago). Perhaps the pilot bearing was damaged or installed improperly at the time. I learned to change a tranny last week - outside and in a downpour. I guess I'll learn to change a clutch and pilot bearing in the near future. Joe L suggested that I wait until its cold and snowy for maximum enjoyment! Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1227601&rss=1 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:07 GMT As far as I can tell, the number of times the clutch pedal is depressed has no affect on shift selection difficulties. It is definitely wet around the slave cylinder. Of course, it is pretty much wet all along the underside of the car with motor oil too ;-). No rust though . . . Best regards, Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1227571&rss=1 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:15 GMT Shannon: Thanks for the suggestion. I've already got a call in for a slave cylinder replacement. The clutch seems to stay disengaged with the pedal is pushed in and trans in gear. Wouldn't the clutch start grabbing if hydrualic pressure was relieved past the piston? Best regards, Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1227549&rss=1 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:16 GMT 1966 122s pretty much stock. It has been difficult to shift into gear from a standstill or downshift for the past month or so. From a stop 3rd gear is usually the only gear that can be selected. Once in 3rd gear if the clutch is not released, then any other gear can be easily selected. Going forward through the gears works normally once it gets going. Downshifting often requires selecting 3rd gear first and then moving to the desired gear -- again without releasing the clutch in between selecting 3rd and any other gear). Clutch fork play has been adjusted to zero tolerance with no change. Pedal play adjustment also has no affect on difficult gear selection. Hydraulic fluid reservior takes about 1/4 cup quarterly with no obvious leaks. Again, once 3rd gear is selected, then any other gear can easily be selected so I suspect that the hydraulic system working fairly well. Last weekend I swapped a different transmission in. It turned out that the problem was not in the transmission. Exact same gear selection issues and kludge solution (pick 3rd then desired gear) remains. BTW, The clutch fork and release bearing looked fine. Is it possible that the gear selector lever is worn on the business end? Any other guesses? Thanks for any thoughts, Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1227544&rss=1 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:41 GMT <a href="http://www.ipdusa.com/Volvo-122/Wheels-&-Lugnuts/Superlite-Wheels/p-71-186-2094/">IPD Superlite Wheels<a/> Joe M in WV http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1225691&rss=1 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:28 GMT Diamond in the rough there but what a lot of potential! We've had excellent results eliminating an ant problem with this stuff <a href="http://www.terro.com/products.php?product=liquid_ant_bait">Terro Liquid Ant Bait</a> - available at grocery stores around here. It worked in just a few days when some small black ants discovered our kitchen pantry. Good luck with the 1800 and please post pics of the restoration here. 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