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I'm assuming your car is a 264 or 265 Volvo?
If I remember correctly, the PRV-6 engine was a joint venture between Peugeot, Renaut, and Volvo to make a 6 cylinder engine for world wide use that would meet various industry standards. (thus the name, the first letter of each of the manufacturers and the 6 designating that it had 6 cylinders, PRV-6).
This is also the same engine that can be found in a Delorian. (Do you remember the car that Marty McFly drove in Back To The Future?) The engines are of decent quality, assuming you drive like a European. They don't last nearly as long under driving conditions imposed by 'American' drivers. The blocks and heads are all aluminum and I'll leave the rest of the evaluation to a professional that's actually worked on one...
These are kind of rare around here (Michigan) and not many are found in junk yards (I personally have only seen 1 of them), and even fewer are found on the roads. I have yet to see a driveable one in Michigan since I acquired my 240 Volvo last year. You might be able to sell it on eBay since I'm sure that there's a die-hard 264 nut out there who's hurting for parts.
Good luck and God bless,
Fitz Fitzgerald.
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'87 Blue 245, NA 214K
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