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posted by  matt b on  Sun Aug 24 02:30 CST 2008
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I had a fun day yesterday... decided to move the '65 1800... Pulled the carbs off to clean them (hasn't had air filters in about 50k miles, and they were almost full of dust/dirt). Did them, re-installed the coil I'd stolen. Strapped a small gas can under the hood... put an alternator in... tied the muffler back up..

Damned if she didn't start right up and pretty much run just like it did when I parked her about 7 years ago... all the same delightful quirks that she had back then. Was like riding a bicycle.. I had thought of selling that car, but figured the car and I were so worn into each other, anyone else wouldn't be able to keep it running for more than a couple months....

Now to drain the water out of the gas tank.. maybe pull it and have it re-lined depending on how bad it is (probably totally rusty with that fuel filler issue)... put in an alternator that works (I just stuck one in there so's to get the water pump to spin)... she'd be a driver again. Rusty as hell, but a pretty tight little car overall. This car always has amazed me in that regard. The body has over 750k miles, and nearly 300k of abusive miles (10 years full time pizza delivery, no air filters or oil changes in the past 50k miles) since the engine was last out, but it feels like a newish engine still.

Ah Volvos. Fun day, and my wife got to be involved at every step. (starting with one of the carbs... I did one and let her do the other :-) ) The car had been parked there about 3 years before we met... She's been wanting to fix and drive my old 544, so this little bit of experience was a good start.

Pictured is the car about 10 years ago... she's lost some paint and bondo since.. but looks about the same now.

Cheers!
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-Matt I ♥ my ♂









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    Fun day of resurrection 1800 1965

    posted by  rkent47 on  Thu Aug 28 07:33 CST 2008
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    Matt,

    A man after my own heart. I had the same kind of weekend with a '66 1800 I had purchased from the PO, who had let her car sit for over 12 years - then I let it sit for two more. I had a couple of SU's re-built about 4 years ago that were just sitting in a box, so I slapped them on, did the beginning tune up and ran a hose to a lawn mower gas can. She started at the first crack - I couldn't believe it!! Oh! I had squirted a fair amount of Marvel Mystery Oil on top of all of the cylinders a few days previous..

    Since then I have gotten the gas tank pretty well refurbished and re-installed; the new clutch master and slave installed; and the brake booster rebuilt. I took her out for a little spin around the cemetary next door, with just the headers on it. Nobody jumped up, but I noticed a couple of graves in which the occupant might have been spinning. I am hoping that I can get the interior done this winter; the suspension re-done; and the body work finished before paint in the spring. I'm in South Dakota, where the winters are long, so I should have plenty of time...

    Thanks for your addition to the list

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    Kent - too much iron, too little time








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      posted by  matt b on  Fri Aug 29 06:28 CST 2008
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      Car work in the winter? Huh... interesting thought.

      Below you can see my 1800 two winters ago... You can clearly see it parked between my Jaguar and my 240 wagon. Suffice to say, none of those cars got driven, let alone fixed.. for about 5 months after that picture was taken...

      And... one can clearly see my reasoning for suspecting a gas tank full of water...

      Cheers!


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    posted by  Kenner on  Sun Aug 24 05:12 CST 2008
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    yesterday i also decided it was time to see if my 73ES would run. I bought it last month and have been tearing out the interior and poking holes here and there to see how extensive the bodywork was going to be. It had sat for a few years at the previous owners.
    The fuel pump was trailing the ground and a pressure line was leaking. I had ordered a couple of fuel pump mounts and i was planning on replacing all the old fuel lines and filter.
    The fuel was horrible. Black and stinky. I replaced all the hosing at the tank, pump, and a new filter.
    It was time to fire her up. No start! No pump! 0 volts at the pump. Cleaned and re-fitted the main relay and pump relay and didn't it start right up. Ran remarkably smooth for such cruddy gas and was very strong. Within 2-3 minutes it was purring. I am amazed at how it ran after probably 3-4 years of sitting.
    I have lots to do but it was very encouraging that it fired right up.
    It held even at about 1300rpm so I need to play around and find out why so high.....but that is another post.

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    73 ES, 91 240, 98 S90








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      posted by  Blue Horse on  Thu Aug 28 09:40 CST 2008
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      The high idle could be due to a stuck auxiliary air valve, which is a common problem on D jet cars that have sat for a long time. It is supposed to be open when the engine is cold, and close gradually as it warms up. It contains both brass and aluminum parts, so is prone to corrosion if not exercised regularly. Sometimes, if its not too bad, you can free it up by removing it, squirting Blaster on it around the edges of the moving parts and heating and cooling it until you can see the piston moving.







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