Hey all,
I have an opportunity for a dark blue 90 740 with 135,000 miles on it. Its been well maintained and they want 1200 for it. Only problems are, there is some heat coming thru when its turned off (valve won't shut all the way? is this a big deal? owner said they just cranked up the AC a little bit more). And he replaced the headliner with something too thick for a backing so the sunroof won't open. Also no biggie for him. But it has new rotors, brakes, etc and looks and runs fine.
What do you all think?

sounds like a terrible deal. Could you please give me the name and phone number of the owner. i would like to buy it and take it off the market so nobody will get stuck with it. LOL

Hmm, they're out there. A quick look on www.bargainnews.com shows these in the CT/NY area:

1989 VOLVO 740 GL
Auto, A/C, Nice Clean Car, Looks & Runs Good, First $1,500, Takes It, Call Barry, 41 South St., Danbury, CT (203) 791-2949. Danbury

1991 VOLVO 740 GL WAGON
loaded, good cond, sunroof, $700. (203) 259-0259. Fairfield

1990 VOLVO 740
auto, good cond, runs good, high mileage, leaks transmission fluid, $600. (860) 465-5666 or (860) 208-5786 . Willimantic


Lots more to be found on that site.
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: Roterande Fläkt Och Drivremmar!

Sounds like a deal. The heater contol valve will take you all of 10 minutes to replace and it's a $10-$15 part at FCP Groton. It should be replaced as a preventive measure anyway because they have a reputation for catostrophic failure at 10+ years.

Jeff Pierce
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'93 945 Turbo ( one kickass family car ! ), '92 Mercedes 190E (my daily driver), '53 Willys-Overland Pickup (my snow-plow truck/conversation piece -- sold to a loving home), '85 Jeep CJ-7 w/ Fisher plow

Catastrophic failure? What would be some of the catastrophies one might experience when it fails?

All of your coolant spills on the ground causing your engine to over heat.
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90 744ti, Airbox, K/N, Cold air, G-Valve, Dual boost control, VDO, Modified exhaust. 88 745 gle, 99 Camry

Yeah, that's exactly right. And these cars don't have a low coolant light, so you risk blowing the headgasket when this happens, if you don't shut it down IMMEDIATELY. The engine's life span without coolant is measured in minutes.

Seriously, with any head gasket job, or radiator job, or other cooling system service on a 740/760/940, the old heater control valves should be replaced. They can be damaged by an overheating event, and are highly likely to cause a second event, much to the owner's dismay.
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: Roterande Fläkt Och Drivremmar!