Clean Texas Car Moves To Mass.

MSGGrunt · May 20, 2018

I have actually thought of bringing the car to a local British car specialist (Jag, Bentley, Rover, Rolls, etc) you know how well made their steel is, who offers a service to cover the underside with Waxoyl. Or if there is another recommendation for undercoating I am all ears. I have already determined that the car will go in heated storage over the Winter.

MSGGrunt · May 20, 2018

This morning saw the swapping in of a large tach, small clock and an outside ambient temperature gauge. I still need to install the harness for the temp sensor, but my time today needs to be better spent on doing an oil change, coolant flush, installing a new timing belt, idler, water pump and alternator. The previous owner advertised that the car has had a new belt and idler, but with no records of this I just feel better making sure everything is new. 90,000 miles is a good place to start a baseline anyway.

MSGGrunt · May 20, 2018

I also replaced the fading OEM headlights. I went with inexpensive yet decent Depot brand off Ebay. They certainly have a much clearer lens than the originals. Now I need to make sure that they are aimed correctly.

MSGGrunt · May 20, 2018

ALMOST everything went without a hitch. The timing belt, Idler, belts and hoses went on without a hitch, the water pump was another story. I failed to do my research and it seems once the pump is in place you need to leverage up on it so that rubber grommet/seal pushes tightly against the mating surface on the head. Well, guess what I didn't do and guess what the results were, yup, coolant leaking right past the seal. Now I am sure the gasket is beyond trying to reuse, so time to order a new gasket and seal set.

MSGGrunt · May 25, 2018

I removed the seats so I could take out the front and rear carpets. I took them to my local car wash to power wash them. After I let them thoroughly dry I vacuumed them and then re-dyed them with SEM Shadow Blue Color Coat. This was a perfect match for the color that the carpets were when new.

oldschoolvolvo · May 25, 2018

Looks great! 90k on a 240...you probably have one of the youngest bricks on the board.

nel621 · May 25, 2018

I bought mine from the original owner with only 40k miles. Now it has 60k. 1989 240. I added the Virgos, e-codes and IPD sway bars. A few thing on the interior too.

MSGGrunt · May 26, 2018

I do like the virgos. I'm just waiting to drop mine off at the powdercoater. I THINK I am going to go with a powder chrome by prismatic.

Today saw the newly re-freshed carpets installed. I just wish I could keep it this clean all the time.

MSGGrunt · May 26, 2018

A trip to my local pick and pull yesterday turned up a very clean 1992 with heated mirrors. Not that this car will be on the road during the winter, but I couldn't help grabbing the mirrors and wiring even if just for the novelty of another "optional" switch on the dash.

MSGGrunt · May 26, 2018

Today, 26 May 2018, at 89,026 miles I replaced:

- Timing belt
- Timing belt idler
- All new cam, secondary drive and crank seals
- Rebuilt Hepu water pump
- All new Belts
- New hoses
- New radiator. I somehow put a small hole in the original one while changing the water pump. I was much more careful with the new one.
- New air filter
- And lastly an oil change.

MSGGrunt · May 26, 2018

And good to know that the clock keeps perfect time.

MSGGrunt · May 30, 2018

When I bought the car the previous owner spot fixed some areas on the front radiator support. The black stuff barely visible in the first picture was a very rubbery substance and just peeled off the panel. After getting all of this stuff off, there was no rust under the spots thankfully, I sanded and painted the panel. I had my local body shop mix up a spray can in the original factory color and I feel the match was perfect. It looks much cleaner now.

MSGGrunt · May 30, 2018

I also added an extra grab handle, because I have extras, to the spot on the driver's side that doesn't have one.

esmth · May 30, 2018

MSGGrunt said:
I also added an extra grab handle, because I have extras, to the spot on the driver's side that doesn't have one.

good idea. I might do this next time I see a 240 in a yard

MSGGrunt · Jun 3, 2018

I took a bit of time early Saturday morning to give the trunk a good cleaning. In the process I found something worse than dog hair in carpet... short pine needles. Man these things get imbedded into the fibers. I had to use a pick to dig them out as I was vacuuming. I almost got to the point where I was thinking it would be easier to just buy or make a new carpet.

The passenger's side trim panel, being made out of a fibrous paper-like material, has warped over the years and I have a new one coming, though it will be a bit as it has to come from Sweden. I flattened the right side wheel well cover, but it has warped again. I have seen reproduction ones made out of fiberglass and this will be on my "to order" list.

The interior of the car is very clean with no evidence of corrosion, thank you Texas.

nel621 · Jun 3, 2018

What doesn't help the wheel well cover panel is the fact that the side paper cover panel only has a cheap, small clip to support that well cover. Poor design.

MSGGrunt · Jun 3, 2018

I was actually thinking once I got the new one, and it not being out of shape, seeing if I could find a different material, say maybe a plastic, that I could duplicate the panel in and not have to worry about it being so fragile.

I sprung for a fiberglass reproduction of the wheel well cover. http://www.vlvworld.com/index.html

MSGGrunt · Jun 3, 2018

Continuing with the cleaning I removed all of the body side trim, which was much easier than on my E30 BMW. The only thing that I had to research was the 8mm nut holding the rear most trim piece on. I initially removed these to make it easier to buff and wax the car, but what I found under them made me very happy that I removed them. I couldn't believe the amount of dirt that had accumulated under them.

nel621 · Jun 3, 2018

They do get very dirty under the trim. Knew a guy who always removed all the trim when he washed and waxed his 242 Turbo. His car was also "like new in the box" condition.

MSGGrunt · Jun 4, 2018

As easy as this trim is to remove I can't see what you wouldn't remove it, at least once a year anyway. I would order a few extra of the rubber sealing washers and plastic pins just in case something is lost or a pin broken.

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