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Canadian 240 Questions

posted by  jaluhn on  Thu Jan 19 06:05 CST 2006
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So I just picked up a new car ... a 85 245 turbo intercooled. Pretty nice car actually. Interesting thing is, it's originally a canadian car. The one thing I notcied is that it had rubber padded bumbers (like a 70's car) instead of the plastic over aluminum ones standard on us cars. Why did they change? I think the early style is harder to damge and just seems better. The only thing I can think of is weight savings (is the early one steel??) but I don't think it's that much.

Also, are there any other differnce between canadian cars of that vintage and us?
Thanks ~ John







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    Canadian 240 Questions

    posted by  Michae1 on  Thu Jan 19 16:40 CST 2006
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    Canada had the big bumpers through '85, then went to the 5mph plastic covered ones in '86.

    US had big bumpers through '82, then went to "2.5mph" plastic covered for '83-'85, then went to 5mph plastic in '86.

    The '83-'85 US bumpers were thinner and/or closer to the body than the '86+ bumpers. The best way to describe it...if you were looking for a place to sit down, an '86+ bumper would provide a better seat than a '83-'85.
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    Please post a Picture

    posted by  someone claiming to be inlineFour on  Thu Jan 19 08:44 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    I love the 245ti, and i'd like to see yours!!








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    Canadian 240 Questions

    posted by  c_j_mooney on  Thu Jan 19 08:20 CST 2006
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    I thought the bumper configuration was the same between US & Cdn cars... When you say rubber-covered, do you mean it's the aluminum bumper (painted black on the turbo cars) with rubber strips on each side, ending just shy of where the license plate would be in the center?

    The only significant difference between countries was, as far as I know, some variation in fuel systems. Some (or all) Canadian 240 DLs were equipped with the carbureted B21A until '83 or '84, and I believe by that point all the US cars were Lambda K-jet (or perhaps even LH 2.x?).
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      Canadian 240 Questions

      posted by  jaluhn on  Thu Jan 19 16:08 CST 2006
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      Yes, cj, that's what I mean. Interestlying, my friednd who had a 83 240 turbo wagon said his had this type of bumber, but the other 83 turbo wagon we just sold had the plastic style, as did my 84 turbo (non intercooled) wagon I just sold, and the 84 ti sedan we have. Odd.

      Everything else seems to be the same. Fuel system is a standard k-jet, same as a us car.

      I don't have any good pictures yet, will get some once I clean it up a bit.







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