I think my last post on this was back in July after another long absence from posting

I don't know if all the folks who helped me will see this but I wanted to post that...

... I have good news - I'm 99% sure I have found the problem - I AM AN IDIOT!!! (My wife says she's 100% sure)

After thorough study of the FAQ discussing how the RPM Sensor (CPS?) works I began to realize that I probably failed way back (when engine and transmission were out of the car) to install the drive plate (ring gear?, flex plate? flywheel? slotted wheel,??) lined up correctly between the engine and the torque converter. The RPM Sensor couldn't read the timing correctly if this was misaligned!


So after realizing my probable idiocy and contemplating the FAQ info. I began slowly, bit by bit removing the transmission from my 240 ... so I could see if I was right about my failure. I finally got it off 2 days ago and confirmed that the slotted wheel was way off the proper alignment described in the FAQ section of the brickboard.

I believe I have it lined up correctly but I was hoping someone could help me figure out how to post a picture of the new alignment so someone (who is not me) could confirm that I have it in the right spot before I put the tranny back on.


Anyway thank you to all for your help with this way back when I was trying to figure it out (assuming they see this post).

If I can attach a picture I will add it to this thread for anyone's confirmation

Once again learning what "amhik" means

Strackerjack
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2 1990 Volvo 240s - 1 is my son's sedan the other my 245 in restoration, 1 1999 S70 is my current daily driver until I can get back into the 245!

Hi,

I too have been gone a long time. The whole Brickboard site has been missing.
I just happened to open up a favorite or reading list about the electronic speedometer from Art Benstein on my desktop and it worked!
For a long time we got error 403 error codes.

I remember you having a problem and may have responded to your thread I don’t remember.

Yes the flywheel has to be clocked to line up under the CPS when the number one cylinder is up and the crankshaft is on zero. Both valves on that number one cylinder will have to have both lobes of the camshaft pointing upwards. Just for sure a dot on the front camshaft sprocket should align with the on the back cover and the distributor rotor be under number one spark plug wire terminal.

On the M47 transmission the flywheel also goes on only one way.
There are holes all the way around the flywheel but there is a solid space that is the trigger for the CPS signal. It has to be up under the CPS when the flywheel is bolted in place.
There’s like eight bolts in the flywheel but there is only one correct location when the bolts go in. So you can be off seven more times from that one point of view.
It depends where you want your number one cylinder to be because the ignition system divides things equally but the distributor only has two ways it can be off by 180 degrees if the wires could hop around but they don’t. (:))
Yes! Miss locating the flywheel has been done before.
I have read where extremely frustrated people have actually moved those other things around instead of redoing or checking the flywheel. They get it to work or sell the car cheaply or even give it away twice.
You can find one bad off that way “up top side” and it’s a “tell” that someone has been messing up big time.

At least you caught a good lesson from all this!

As far as posting pictures it probably has been done but if the Brickboard falters like it has again I don’t know how much it will help. But all cars have flywheels or sensors that need their alignments.

I’m sure that Cleanflametrap.com or Art Benstein can tell you how to try a post.

I have never pulled an automatic transmission though I have one car with one, but I imagine it’s built the same way with sheet metal and slots punched all the way around and a solid area.
The bolt patterns still make it right on or real far off, that is again, on where you view the rotation of timing.


I hope this will post or I wasted a lot of time talking to myself!

Phil

Hi Phil,

Nice post , maybe it will help Jack?

Send me an e-mail, I lost your e-mail with a SSD hard drive that crapped out.
My backup strategy is crap.

Hopefully Brickboard will get back to normal.

Bill

Hi Bill!

I thought I had ticked you off or something by not being so politically incorrect by some peoples standards.

I can do that right now!

I’m glad to see this BrickBoard revivals happening.
Could your hard drive had something to do with it …. Just kidding!

Phil