If you need a speedometer/clock/gauge assembly, let me know. I have one I pulled from my first Volvo (1982) before giving it away for parts to a friend. I have no use for it. I was not smart enough to remove the tail light assemblies and rear seat cushions. I do however also have a passenger seat with good cushions and brown material (you can recover with your old material if needed). I used to drivers side to rebuild my son's seat.

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Great advice on previous post. Remember that while your cleaning up the wiring connections to include the fuses and fuse holder at the lower left kick panel. I replaced all the ceramic ones with standard glass ones. The copper fuse holder material reacts with the ceramic fuse's soft metal, especially with the moisture that accumulates there, and causes bi-metalic corrosion. Else it may stop or no start some day when the main fuel pump fuse corrodes. I saw one post where someone suggested installing waterproof fuse holder from Radio Shack for about $2.00.

If you have an idle problem it will most likely be a cracked vacuum hose or a sticking idle control valve. As in the previous post, it is inexpensive and worth while to replace these hoses.

One other thing that I can think of is to clean out the flame trap (or buy a new one for cheap) if your oil cap does not suck down to the valve cover when loosened. These tend to get hard carbon build-up and clog your crankcase ventilation system. This will save you from throwing oil or even blowing out a seal. I'm not if you have one on that 81, but if you do, it will be buried on the left (driver's side) rear of the engine. A larger hose (1/2" - 3/4" OD) will run from the intake manifold casting and do a 180 degree turn down to the flame trap which mounts into another hose that leads to a rather large plastic assembly that is bolted to the engine block. Be careful because the flame trap also has a small hose attached and the plastic nipple for it may easily break. If you flame trap is clogged the small hose and nipple may also be clogged, so carefully clear the nipple with a nail or something. The flame trap is usually a coil of copper that can be pulled out and cleaned (though not meant to be), but for a couple of bucks and the hassle, you may just want to buy a new one.

Good luck and have fun.

Gary