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Update 200 1992

posted by  Dan Marino on  Sun Apr 26 07:14 CST 2015
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Here is an update.
I removed the intake manifold and swapped in a different engine coolant sensor. Put a new intake manifold gasket on and got it all back together.

The car did not want to idle for a few minutes.
Then I took the car for a 35 minute drive on the highway.
No check engine light yet.

For fun I tested the resistance of the old engine coolant sensor and it seemed to work fine. I have a feeling the sensor is good.

Tom








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    Update 200 1992

    posted by  Dan Marino on  Mon Apr 27 18:46 CST 2015
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      Maintenance History 200 1992

      posted by  Dan Marino on  Tue Apr 28 21:17 CST 2015
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      DATE MILES MAINTENANCE PERFORMED
      10/31/00 67849 Purchased vehicle from Safford Lincoln Mercury
      11/1/00 67849 Two new tires. Oil. Oil Filter. Clean Flame Trap
      3/11/01 73770 Oil. Oil Filter. Clean Flame Trap
      5/4/01 76360 Spark plugs, rotor, spark plug wires
      5/11/01 76793 Oil. Oil Filter
      5/14/01 76981 Totate Tires
      5/27/01 77588 Timing Belt
      6/9/01 78149 Front Brake Pads
      7/16/01 79600 Clean throttle body
      7/20/01 79863 Oil. Oil Filter
      10/13/01 83161 Oil. Oil Filter. Clean Flame Trap. New flame trap hose.
      11/18/01 84799 Fuel Filter. Overdrive Solenoid. Heater control valve.
      12/17/01 86221 Oil. Oil Filter
      12/21/01 86437 Fuel pump relay, Over Drive relay. Clean AC Drain. Auto transmission Fluid
      1/20/02 Volvo Overdrive Solenoid from Junker
      3/2/02 90261 Oil. Oil Filter
      3/30/02 91588 Rotate Tires
      5/11/02 93462 Oil. Oil Filter. Clean Flame Trap
      5/23/02 94227 Rear brake pads.
      7/14/02 97325 Oil. Oil Filter. Repair trip odometer.
      9/18/02 100700 Oil. Oil Filter
      11/24/02 103653 Oil. Oil Filter. Clean Flame Trap. Auto Transmission fluid.
      12/8/02 104080 Alternator, AC, Power Steering belts.
      12/16/02 104404 Clean throttle body
      2/23/03 106612 Oil. Oil Filter
      5/3/03 108793 Clean Flame Trap, check belts.
      5/10/03 108935 Auto Transmission Fluid (3quarts)
      8/30/03 112335 Oil. Oil Filter
      10/31/03 114072 Spark plugs, rotor, cap.
      12/13/03 115404 Oil. Oil Filter. Winter tires.
      3/15/04 117829 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1
      6/26/04 121825 Turbo sway bars. New Goodyear tires. Junkyard Radiator. Anti freeze
      new radiator hoses.
      7/3/04 122064 Front Brake Pads
      8/3/04 122593 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1
      10/9/04 124890 Rear brake pads. Rotate Tires
      10/16/04 New Radio
      11/26/04 126657 Timing Belt. Tensioner
      4/3/05 130289 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1
      6/24/05 133457 IPD Sport Exhaust. Rear Cargo Springs. Rotate Tires
      7/30/05 134873 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1
      11/6/05 138031 Right wheel bearing. Right ball joint. Rotate tires.
      12/9/05 138848 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1
      2/1/06 140000 Left ball joint.
      2/20/06 140600 Front end alignment
      4/10/06 141938 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1
      5/13/06 143140 Junkyard Radiator. Antifreeze.
      Jun-06 Convert air conditioning to R134A. Ester oil. New receiver/drier
      Ne expansion valve.
      8/6/06 145776 Air filter.
      10/13/06 147020 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1. Rotate Tires
      11/14/06 147830 Thermostat. Spark plugs.
      2/18/07 149730 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1
      3/30/07 150831 Water pump. Lower Radiator hose.
      6/10/07 153158 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1
      8/28/07 156000 Replace blower fan motor.
      10/18/07 156682 Wiper blades. Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1
      11/12/07 158162 Auto Transmission Fluid. Anti freeze. Junyard Radiator. Brass Heater
      control valve from junkyard.
      1/12/08 159604 Anti freeze. Radiator hoses. Motor mounts.
      1/19/08 159604 New Nissens Radiator. 2 quarts ATF.
      1/27/08 159776 Oil. Oil Filter. Mobile 1. 2 Quarts ATF.
      2/26/08 160878 Alernator brushes, ground wire, new battery.
      5/3/08 162980 oil. Oil filter. Rotate tires.
      8/19/08 166728 oil. Oil filter. Flame trap.
      11/17/08 169971 Clean throttle body, new vacuum hose.
      11/22/08 170069 oil. Oil filter
      1/6/09 171219 rotate tires. Rear brakes.
      2/7/09 171970 pressur check radiator, fix hoses, check oil.
      2/21/09 172424 oil. Oil filter. Leaking head gasket.
      3/18/09 172444 timing belt, resurface head, pressure test head, water pump, heater hoses, radiator hoses, head gasket, head gasket bolts, intake manifold gasket, exhaust manifold gaskets, valve stem seals, cam seal, crank seal, clean oil trap, flame trap, clean throttle body.
      177840 spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor, fuel filter, air filter.
      9/25/09 179000 New tires
      11/14/09 181459 oil, oil filter
      2/14/10 183964 rotate tires
      4/9/10 185443 front and rear brake pads
      6/1/10 186559 3 u joints, torque rods, air conditioning belt.
      7/3/10 187900 oil, oil filter
      10/15/10 190754 oil, oil filter, rotate tires, flame trap, new catalytic converter
      1/8/11 193396 rear brake pads, rear brake rotors, emergency brake shoes.
      1/15/11 193505 oil, oil filter
      2/20/11 rotate tires
      4/27/11 195849 oxygen sensor, spark plugs, wires, in tank fuel pump.
      6/14/11 197335 rotate tires
      7/4/11 197802 Rpm sensor, air conditioning belt tension.
      9/3/11 199686 oil, oil filter, cat back exhaust.
      12/16/11 201705 oil, oil filter.
      12/28/11 radio
      2/4/12 202490 rotate tires, front rotors, front and rear pads.
      3/1/12 202829 new battery
      3/26/12 203465 oil, oil filter
      7/11/12 206173 oil, oil filter, air conditioning recharge.
      9/15/12 207721 rotate tires
      12/1/12 210339 oil, oil filter, new fuses, flame trap.
      1/19/13 212001 rear shocks, trailing arm bushings.
      13-Mar 213000 head gasket, timing belt, spark plugs, seals, gaskets.
      6/22/13 213826 oil, oil filter
      13-Aug kickdown cable, transmission filter, transmission fluid.
      9/8/13 216227 oil, oil filter, rotate tires, air filter.
      11/17/13 218870 ball joints and outer tie rod ends.
      12/17/13 219362 fuel filter, u joints, alignment, fuel hose.
      3/9/14 221939 oil, oil filter
      4/10/14 222580 front struts, lowering springs, front strut mounts.
      5/18/14 223594 front brake pads, wheel stud.
      5/24/14 223772 tires, front wheel bearings, inner tie rods.
      sway bar end links.
      9/30/14 228270 rear brake pads. Auto transmission fluid flush.
      10/10/14 228761 rotate tires, oil, oil filter
      12/6/14 229030 replace auto transmission, radiator, trans fluid, coolant, rear main seal.
      1/19/15 230334 steering rack, ball joint.
      1/23/15 230468 clean flame trap, clean throttle body
      3/14/15 232089 front brake pads and rotors
      4/13/15 232998 cap, rotor, spark plug wires, battery, battery ground wire.
      4/19/15 233216 oxygen sensor, catalytic converter, down pipe, fuel pressure regulator, intake manifold gasket, engine coolant temperature sensor.
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      1992 Volvo 240 & 1998 Volvo C70








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        Maintenance History 200 1992

        posted by  someone claiming to be CB on  Wed Apr 29 11:36 CST 2015 [RELATED]

        looks well cared for. Seems like you've replaced just about everything.
        Why are you selling it again?

        Too bad you "lowered" it, last year.
        Hauling a rack of kayaks, bikes, people and running shuttles on WV backroads, not so good for me.








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          Maintenance History 200 1992

          posted by  Dan Marino on  Wed Apr 29 13:19 CST 2015
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          Well it just threw a check engine light again. Guessing it is still running too rich. I'm running out of patience trying to fix that particular issue.

          Regarding the springs...right now it has stock springs that are cut on the front and IPD sport springs on the rear. Whoever buys the car will get a set of IPD rear cargo springs, plus the front IPD sport springs. I also have a front passenger's side fender, spare AMM, spare Virgo, that go along with the sale. So the ride height can be easily brought back to normal.

          I have a feeling that I'm throwing a new fuel pressure regulator on it tonight.

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          1992 Volvo 240 & 1998 Volvo C70








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            Maintenance History 200 1992

            posted by  Bruce S. on  Wed Apr 29 21:24 CST 2015
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            Hello Tom,

            I've been following your saga, and I have one thing to say "DON'T DO IT".

            I also have been chasing some simular gremlins that I haven't resolved yet. I hope this isn't to little to late but FCP Groton has me on their maintenance bulletin email list. And awhile back they sent out a bulletin about a guy changing the breather box, and solving a long standing braking issue caused by reduced vacuum. I've heard of other accounts of cracked boxes, and boxes that don't function properly even though you can blow through them. Also the O-ring is often found rock hard and cracked. I have not found the time tackle this project yet, but it's in my future.

            Please tell me how many coils you cut off of the front, that also is in my future.

            Don't give up, I would hate to see a nice car fall into the wrong hands. And I also would hate to loose a long time Brick Board contributor. A perfect idle could be just around the corner.

            Do you think you're giving up on the 240 series for ever? If not, It's better to deal with the devil you do know than the devil you don't know.






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            Bruce S. near D.C.








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              Maintenance History 200 1992

              posted by  maplebones on  Wed Apr 29 22:39 CST 2015
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              Hi Tom,

              I hope Dan gets this fixed before he sells it as well.

              It looks like the springs were chopped in 2014 followed shortly after by inner tie rod ends, and then a rack in 2015.

              This may be a coincidence, although it's the same result I had on a 244 I acquired with short springs, and so don't be surprised if these things are also in your future.

              I don't think the rack on these cars was designed to have it's tie rods pointing up in the air.

              Peter








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                Maintenance History 200 1992

                posted by  machine man on  Thu Apr 30 09:19 CST 2015
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                Hi there,

                I think have a very well point made there on the rack tie rod ends.

                Yep, you lower the body the tires and everything else attached goes upwards!
                I can envision your point that their not going to reach if you bottom the car out going through street drain dips, and lovely potholes.

                It's all about geometry angles when it come to steering, handling and tire wear! Looks plays second fiddle in my book.
                Today's cars are built with reasons, well above, the low riding soap box derby cars of childhood.
                One is speed, oh and braking?

                There is no way you can get by with one ratio change that won't change another.
                Most things are built around a system of compromises.

                What works well in one instance never seems to work for all the others!

                Just look at the nature of humans beings, you cannot make everyone happy.

                Phil







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            Maintenance History 200 1992

            posted by  machine man on  Wed Apr 29 15:11 CST 2015
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            Just curious but does this car have an EGR?

            Phil








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              Maintenance History 200 1992

              posted by  Dan Marino on  Wed Apr 29 17:23 CST 2015
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              That's a good question Phil. I don't know or think so. That's a California thing, right?
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                Maintenance History 200 1992

                posted by  machine man on  Wed Apr 29 22:27 CST 2015
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                I am sorry, I should have looked at the classified pictures you have out there before asking!

                You don't have one and yes its probably a California only thing!

                I know that a piece of foam rubber, smaller than the tip of your pinky finger, plays the off an on thing inside vacuum controller of the EGR.
                It trips that emissions light real regular after it get really, really bad. Until that happens, I buy that car! I got to fix it to pass state emissions.
                I was fooled by someone who knew to pull the wire on the fender, from the battery, between test drives!

                If the PO knew the above, I got their records on bucks, they would have strung the mechanic up by his nads! That's from the mast of the sail boat they bought him!

                I am just afraid for you, that's it's something so small that you will give up a nice utility car.
                Someone would have to threaten to OR EVEN beat with an ugly stick before I would give up my wagon!
                Of course, I am already ugly, so that wouldn't work even IF THEY wore out both ends!

                I have one car with an EGR on my California cars.
                I see yours has ABS, I am glad I don't have that!
                For something you might use 5% of the time I don't need their headaches.
                Can't tell you many times I have been in a parts store and overhear calls about wheel sensors.
                I don't live in a parts store, so what are the odds!

                If it's running fine despite that light, well, I hate to say it....black tape over the light can work wonders!

                Refresh me on what dumb code it is given you now.

                There is other poster that brought up a good point about brake booster vacuum. A wiggling hose or cracked check valve.
                That small little detail could throw a Rich or Lean code.
                Random as using your brakes. It goes around the AMM. Perfect gremlin.
                Makes me think about cabin control vacuums as well.

                I like your wagon but your on the wrong coast (:-(
                I could Fix up those couple spots of rust, that I can see and get another thousand for it out here with your parts!
                You have spent a fortune on oil.
                Wish I had that slightly used stuff nowadays.
                Wagons are getting more collectable every year.

                Phil








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    Update 200 1992

    posted by  Dan Marino on  Mon Apr 27 06:10 CST 2015
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    Hi Guys,

    Wanted to let you know the car is up for sale this week.
    I'll take some photos and put a post in the classifieds.

    Thanks to all for helping with the 240 wagon over the years.

    Tom
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    1992 Volvo 240 & 1998 Volvo C70







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