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Hello All:
1967 Volvo 122S Wagon. Northeast winterizing efforts are going very well, thanks to the help you have all provided. Yesterday I changed the coolant and all went according to plan. One of the posts last week guiding me in this procedure suggested that in addition to the engine block draincock there would also be an oil cooler draincock but near as I can tell my engine does not have an oil cooler and the Klymer manual suggested as much, indicating its presence in P1800 models only. Correct? Also, the manual suggests that the coolant capacity is 2.25 U.S. gallons but so far I have only been able to get a bit over 1.75 gallons in. Will I be able to get the rest in as air bleeds from the system?
Next up: transmission and differential fluids. Any suggestions on what type and brand to use for these?
Cheers,
Jeff Pucillo
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I've found that one gallon of anti-freeze protects admirably, and a little
less will do.
As far as fluids are concerned if you are using multigrade oil in the tranny
or even normal gear oil (up to 90W) and differential, they should be fine
unless you are going DEEP subzero. It doesn't get as cold here as it does
in a lot of Sweden....
If you put your antifreeze in without running the engine, then you do have air
trapped in the engine and maybe in the heater also. Be sure the heater is
turned ON when filling and run the engine till the thermostat opens and the
heater heats. If it is full then, it is FULL.
Don't take antifreeze amounts too seriously. Any substantial portion of
antifreeze will keep the coolant from setting up hard and doing damage,
although it will get to a mushy state (sort of like a frozen margarita or
diaquiri).
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Hello Walrus3:
Yes, I performed the procedure by running the engine with the heater turned on. In fact, I drained the block, drained the radiator, drained the catch tank, filled the radiator and catch tank with water, ran the engine with the heat on and waited until the thermostat opened, topped it off with more water, ran it again, drained the whole thing AGAIN, and then filled with one gallon of antifreeze and nearly 1/2 gallon of water. Ran the beast with the heat on yet again, kept topping up and after a spirited drive around and cooldown, I have now put in over 1-3/4 gallons of fluid (1 gallon of antifreeze, the balance water). I suspect that the air will bleed out over the next several days of driving, at which point I will get the full 2-1/4 gallons of fluids in.
I do not have the manual in front of me but transmission and differential use the same grade of oil, correct? I would think so since they are both basically gear boxes. So again, any particular brand or grade you recommend? I would not expect terribly sub-zero (F) temperatures this winter but you never know.
Cheers,
Jeff Pucillo
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4-speed uses gear oil, OD uses motor oil (same tranny) so I suspect anything
in between will work.
Radiators, tanks, block and head volume, etc are all somewhat variable,
likewise hose diameters and lengths so that cooling system volume is not
a standardized measure like the "LITER", the "METRE", etc Really it is
whatever it takes to fill it up and will also vary with whether or not
you have an external reservoir. (66 doesn't, 67 does, etc)
If it is full, don't sweat it too much but check it from time to time.
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posted by
someone claiming to be mjamgb
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Wed Nov 10 09:37 CST 2004 [ RELATED]
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Unless you do a flush with hot fresh fluid there is no way short of disconnecting it to drain the heater core. So your "missing" fluid was actually locked up in the heater the whole time (thermo thingy closes if working properly keeping it more or less full).
Rear end gear oil is hypoid 90wt or I use hypoid synthetic 90/140.
Tranny is less touchy but likes GL5 70 to 90wt gear oil for standard and up to 50wt motor oil if O/D and needs quieting!
Tranny and rear-end are once every few years type service intervals... just make certain they stay topped up in the interim.
More critical is an every other year brake fluid flush!
Mike!
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Hello Walrus3:
Yes, I performed the procedure by running the engine with the heater turned on. In fact, I drained the block, drained the radiator, drained the catch tank, filled the radiator and catch tank with water, ran the engine with the heat on and waited until the thermostat opened, topped it off with more water, ran it again, drained the whole thing AGAIN, and then filled with one gallon of antifreeze and nearly 1/2 gallon of water. Ran the beast with the heat on yet again, kept topping up and after a spirited drive around and cooldown, I have now put in over 1-3/4 gallons of fluid (1 gallon of antifreeze, the balance water). I suspect that the air will bleed out over the next several days of driving, at which point I will get the full 2-1/4 gallons of fluids in.
I do not have the manual in front of me but transmission and differential use the same grade of oil, correct? I would think so since they are both basically gear boxes. So again, any particular brand or grade you recommend? I would not expect terribly sub-zero (F) temperatures this winter but you never know.
Cheers,
Jeff Pucillo
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4-speed uses gear oil, OD uses motor oil (same tranny) so I suspect anything
in between will work.
Radiators, tanks, block and head volume, etc are all somewhat variable,
likewise hose diameters and lengths so that cooling system volume is not
a standardized measure like the "LITER", the "METRE", etc Really it is
whatever it takes to fill it up and will also vary with whether or not
you have an external reservoir. (66 doesn't, 67 does, etc)
If it is full, don't sweat it too much but check it from time to time.
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posted by
someone claiming to be mjamgb
on
Wed Nov 10 09:37 CST 2004 [ RELATED]
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Unless you do a flush with hot fresh fluid there is no way short of disconnecting it to drain the heater core. So your "missing" fluid was actually locked up in the heater the whole time (thermo thingy closes if working properly keeping it more or less full).
Rear end gear oil is hypoid 90wt or I use hypoid synthetic 90/140.
Tranny is less touchy but likes GL5 70 to 90wt gear oil for standard and up to 50wt motor oil if O/D and needs quieting!
Tranny and rear-end are once every few years type service intervals... just make certain they stay topped up in the interim.
More critical is an every other year brake fluid flush!
Mike!
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