I have never helped you. And I don't like where you park! Next to a 2 door? NEVER park next to a 2 door. And by all means, do park closer to the walkway line. Try to find a no ding zone at least. Walking is good for you. There, I helped you.

Put a temporary patch in the rusted floor before a foot goes through. Driver's side? Reminds me of the 78 245 my son had. I'd buy 5 tubes of PL Polyurethane construction adhesive and beat out some thin enough sheet metal to keep the water out and bodies in.

You mentioned old cars below. The old 79 Olds Delta 88, Royal btw, got 300K, 250K from me. It had a vinyl top too. Only normal minor issues. I let the boat sit longer and longer because it handled like a boat and finally it would not start. I let it sail away.

Hope you can get to the head gasket soon. I never did one, cant help there. Someone posted a link not too far down on a 20 or so part youtube video on a Volvo head gasket replacement. Helped again.

Tom

Hiya Uncle Swedish Baklava (aka Flying Brick)!

Thank you for the nice message.

Hope you and your Swedish Baklava are all bright as a penny and right as rain today! Your Swedish Baklava looks a lovely blue in the image.

I note the headlamp lenses on your Swedish Baklava appear fogged or clouded? The adhesive securing the lens to the reflector 'bucket' may have failed and you have some moisture and biomatter intrusion into the headlamp interior. If the reflector is not damage, you may be able to dissemble it, clean the interior, polish the inside of the head lamp lens (though it is a pain in the duff working out stuff out of the reflector flutes and nook and crannies), and reassemble using the appropriate adhesive. I've used the Automotive, Marine, or RV versions of the Goop adhesive as these Goop versions are listed as UV resistant. However, Goop may not best adhesive for the heat the headlamps create in very hot weather. I've not ever had any problems on the two 240s I've treated this way.

You can tell the clear headlamp lens has separated from the reflector 'bucket' by pulling on the lens at the center front bottom edge and pulling forward.

What happened with your 85 Lincoln/Mercury Marquis 3.8 V6 that you got burned? Was that a bad Ford model or was it abused by prior owners.

Have you treated the rusty floor pan that looks like (Swedish) baklava? That can be a bother. Body work is not my forte and I do it out of necessity and all my body work looks like crap covered over in knock-off after market mimicked body color paint. If you have a rusty floor pan, please inspect corresponding seams where body panels are rolled together.

Cylinder head gasket replacement? Does the engine (presume a venerable B230) require a cylinder head gasket replacement.

No better place can you find answers to your 1987 Volvo 240 Swedish Baklava wagon then the brickboard.

And, of course, your Bentley Volvo 240 manual and such.

Questions and comments?

Happy Holiday Pie Season!

cheers,

Buttermilk
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Ford V6 let me guess. Head Gasket issue?
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