http://www.brickboard.com/FORUMS/uid=23864 The Volvo owner's resource since 1997. en Copyright 1997-2009, Jarrod Stenberg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:54 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:54 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. http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1386004&rss=1 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00 GMT Oh...that's why there was so much fire! http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1382715&rss=1 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20 GMT While I agree that blowing a hole in the lines due to a rebuild sounds funny... My 1984 245 developed a leak because of a break in the lines where they're calmped to the transmission. Removed the lines, cleaned and then carefully brazed the leak shut. The lines were wrapped with electrical tape where they pass under the clamp. Repair has been good for 14 years so far. Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (wife's car - the good one) 1984 245 "Buster" (in Seattle with the kid} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (currently at anchor in the driveway) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (Hurray, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1382506&rss=1 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:25 GMT http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1372047&rss=1 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:34 GMT In January 2001, my 1985 245 "Cosmo" was rammed and totalled (according to the insurance company) in a parking lot by a gentleman who became a bit irate and exercised poor judgment. The back end finished up a bit wrinkled, but all doors worked and I drove Cosmo home. Not bad for a "totalled" car. After the insurance company settled the claim, I had to have Cosmo re-titled as a salvage vehicle. One of the requirements involved going to a certified light and brake shop for an inspection. As I remember, they checked all lights except to glove box and dome lights. I drove Cosmo for three more years until he retired because of an arthritic transmission. If your 240 originally came with the third light, it will be required to be present and functional. They are not such a bad idea anyway and we have had them added to earlier models. Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1351087&rss=1 Fri, 29 May 2009 13:02 GMT The test is performed by removing the fuel cap, pinching off the evap hose at the charcoal canister and pressurizing the system with nitrogen gas. The system has to hold a specified pressure for a specific time period. If the filler neck is misshapen, the adapter will not seal to the neck. The fuel cap is checked independently. A fault with either the neck or the cap results in a failure. Other failure points usually involve the connecting hoses running up to the front of the car. Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1350576&rss=1 Tue, 26 May 2009 16:51 GMT Robert, I strongly doubt a legitimate test station is going to past your 240 with wheel bearing grease on the cap/filler neck. Although there is a relativley new evaporative system test that spotted your problem, an out of round filler neck would have been a reason to fail in past years (maybe the tech didn't look close enough). I believe the primary cause for this condition is leaning on the pump nozzle when refilling. The filler neck is aluminum and easily deformed. I've been flagged for this twice on different 240s in past years. Getting the neck out of the car without dropping the tank which requires disconnect of the fuel lines looked undoable/to much work for me. You can repair in place, but you must keep in mind that the aluminum is soft and work little by little to bring it back to true roundness. One of the problems is that the opening is turned out over itself (picture an inverted "U"). Using a "huge pair of pliers" will result in disaster if you collapse the "U". I acheived success by making a couple of small curved sections of metal which I could temporaily place up in the void formed by the "U" to keep it from squashing when force was applied to round out the neck. Remember, lots of small tweaks with plenty of stops to assess whether progress in being made in the right direction. Be mindful of making gouges in the aluminum. When finished I brightened the neck with a piece of scotchbrite. The tech who did the retest thought it was a new part! Good Luck, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1350546&rss=1 Tue, 26 May 2009 13:30 GMT Please note, the following in no way should be construed as an advisement to run a 240 low on or empty of fuel. The 1985 240 specifications (my favorite year) lists the fuel tank capacity as 60 liters or 15.8 US gallons. My logbooks document more than a few instances over the years and across several 240s where I have refueled in the range of 15.2 to 15.7 gallons. Unless there is widespread fuel pump fraud, it appears that the tank (maybe including a bit of he filler tube) hold 15+ gallons. Your odometer is a much more accurate fuel guage. Just my observation. Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1350133&rss=1 Sat, 23 May 2009 13:17 GMT Here's the photo of Stickbuilder's setup: <img src="http://www.brickboard.com/GALLERY/images/7662.jpg"> Here's a place to get the fitting: Sachse Rod Shop sachserodshop.com 1-800-495-3904 Here's a link to the catalog page listing these fittings. <a href="http://www.sachserodshop.com/pdf/123.pdf">http://www.sachserodshop.com/pdf/123.pdf</a><br /> Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1345981&rss=1 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:45 GMT Had this problem also when I had to dress a bit better while working in the admin office of my outfit (otherwise it was whatever I could reasonably get away with). Touch a key to the body (ground), making sure your hand is on a metal part of the key (not the rubber Volvo key handle). When the current disapates this way you won't feel it. http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1340812&rss=1 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:40 GMT Problem may be with the continuity between the pink test point and the CPU. Pull the plug on the CPU and test the circuit between the CPU plug and the test point. Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1315672&rss=1 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:23 GMT <a href="http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/index.htm?id=781119">ADVENTURES INSTALLING A SCANTECH HEATER VALVE</a> Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1309874&rss=1 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:10 GMT Strike One: Took a 1984 245 in for a catalytic converter back replacement. They welded the whole system together, cutting off the flange on the header pipe!!! I really enjoyed this years later when I had to drop the ENTIRE exhaust system from the header on back to replace a rear main seal. Thanks Midas. I really mean that. Strike Two: Took the same 245 in for an alignment later since one of their mufflers also needed replacement. They gave me a really nice prinout of the alignment specs afterwards. However, the values were out of spec (wrong camber). Gave me a real song and dance until they looked up the specs in their database. Fortunatley the database was correct. Got my money back, but didn't have time to correct as daughter was driving back to college the next day out of state. Strike Three: Uh, fool me once and then fool me twice, you don't get a strike three. Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1302582&rss=1 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:55 GMT Ken, Two drains? Is this a change after 1985? Had the transmission out of one of the 85's recently and, from the underside, there is only ONE drain exiting on the right (passenger) side of the transmission tunnel. Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1301814&rss=1 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:42 GMT Thanks for the post. Always good to know there is someone else out there who is not adverse to attempting to fix the unfixable (and succeeding!). Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1296111&rss=1 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:10 GMT IF yours is the same size as 1984-84 models...I've used 7/16" ID regular fuel line (3 feet long) from the sender to the main pump. This line only operates under about 7 psi (pressure produced by the intank pump). A good auto supply store will have this size, Pepboys, etc. will not. On my 240s the last portion of the return line was the hard plastic stuff, but was interrupted by a barbed brass fitting in the area aft of the main fuel pump. I replaced the section between the barbed fitting and the sender with regular fuel line as it operates under little or no pressure (free flowing back into the gas tank). It was a smaller ID, but unfortunately I do not remember the size. Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1293976&rss=1 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 01:30 GMT If the return line to the compressor crosses over the engine as they do in my fleet of 1985s, consider placing an inline low pressure port in that line. Much easier to service in the future. <img src="http://www.brickboard.com/GALLERY/images/7662.jpg"> Here's a place to get the fitting: Sachse Rod Shop sachserodshop.com 1-800-495-3904 Here's a link to the catalog page listing these fittings. <a href="http://www.sachserodshop.com/pdf/123.pdf">http://www.sachserodshop.com/pdf/123.pdf</a> Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1293433&rss=1 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 14:19 GMT http://www.swedishcarparts.com Part# = AC1389722 Accelerator Cable for 240-series 1985-94 Price: $43.16 Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1290018&rss=1 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:20 GMT Volvo part number = 1304495 Autopartsworld.com part# = O5030-74643 price = $1.02 each Local Volvo dealer had limited number in stock, price was $1.09 each. Available elsewhere on the net for $1.45 - $2.00 -------- Since originally posting, I purchased a microfiche for 1985-88 240s off of Ebay for $10. No reader yet, so went to the library to view and confirmed the part number. I'm sure this info purchase will be a help in the future. Decided to buy from Autopartsworld.com as: 1. No gas wasted driving to and from dealer. 2. Much less time. 3. No chance of the "dumb stare" from the parts counter guy. 3. They had the quanity needed. 4. No shipping cost for a order over $75 (easy to do replenishing the spares inventory). 5. No sales tax. Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1289517&rss=1 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:50 GMT Art, Thanks for taking the time to UNidentify these clips. Really, that will undoubtedly save time when making inquires. Thanks Again, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1287829&rss=1 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:28 GMT http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1287711&rss=1 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 01:39 GMT Can anyone: 1. Give a part number for pictured window trim clips? 2. Identify supply source? Thanks, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1287701&rss=1 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 01:23 GMT http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1287373&rss=1 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:19 GMT http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1286270&rss=1 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:24 GMT Didn't really start naming vehicles until I acquired the current wife (oops!, excuse me, that would be the LAST wife, I've been told). Our first and second 240s just happened to rank alphabetically when named and then it just became an obsession to find the most fitting name starting with the next letter. Regards, Tatra Mike San Diego, California 1985 244 "Alfsen" (the first - the flagship) 1984 245 "Buster" (with the relatives in Seattle} 1985 245 "Cosmo" (enjoying retirement in the side yard) 1985 245 "Daisy" (back seat down, full of tools, the work truck) 1985 245 "Earl (hoozah, another stick shift!) http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/?id=1286255&rss=1 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:40 GMT Use the text input below to search brickboard.com query http://www.brickboard.com/FIND/