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First Chuck, I am so sorry for your loss. That would devastate me.
We also have two Volvo's and an F250 Ford. Our Ford is a 99 with the same indestructible 7.3L. Ours has 236K and except for hail damage is perfect. The only issue on those is sensors and the dreaded under valve cover wiring harness. We're on our 4th CPS and I think the upgraded connection on the last one solved the problem. The wiring harness was fixed with an aftermarket one that eliminates the connections on both sides of the gasket. I have the bypass oil filter from Amsoil on it and have run synthetic since I bought it with 65K. Oil testing has proved that oil changes are a big waste of money. I do it every couple of years. The only worry there is that the newer bodies are thinner than my old 99. Mine is dented from baseball size hail. A newer one would have been destroyed. Keep that truck!
Our old '84 244DL (Daisy Lilly) is also all dented up and looks like a beater, but with 270K+ it just goes and goes. It was parked next to the Ford that had it's windshield destroyed. The original Volvo glass is still unbroken, but the mirrors were ripped off. Last year an encounter with a Ram 1500 pickup that didn't yield broke the left headlight bezel and dented the fender a bit, but the Ram had to be towed. I didn't even bother to file a claim with his insurance and fixed her up with parts from eBay for pennies. We will use Daisy as our dirt road car forever.
Our road car is a '91 745 Turbo that has only 160K on her. Goes like a scalded cat and so far has no issues once I disconnected the EGR. The HP improvement was big. I bought it from a young guy who was overwhelmed and had given up. He had collected most of the parts needed for brakes & suspension and even a set of Euro spec headlights. It took me about two weeks to get everything in order and except for the speedometer everything works. I use an app on my phone and it has recorded 102.5 max out here on rural MT 2 lane roads.
The other advice here is right on. Don't try to sell anything without doing all the repairs you can. It really drives the value down.
Bob
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Bob
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