'85 245T: Bringin' K-Jet Back (again)

So back in January, I sold my '90 245 after finding a very nice '05 V70 T5. The 90 was a fun enough car, but we had a baby on the way, and I had begun to need to carry clients around for work occasionally, so something newer was needed.

For various reasons, I just never really fell in love with the 90. It was quick, reliable, and looked great...but it just wasn't for me.

A couple years ago, I sold my 83 Turbo wagon, and thought constantly about that car. I really loved it. It had its flaws and was extremely rusty, but it was a fun car that I missed dearly.

A couple weeks ago, a friend mentioned he had seen a turbo 245 parked in a driveway near him. I went to check if out. I had to go back three times before I was able to meet the owner, but I finally did.

Turns out this was his daily, and he had run it out of oil. It needed a motor, and not being mechanically inclined, he couldn't do it himself. I had a nice '88 Corolla wagon that hadn't been driven regularly in some time, so he agreed to buy that for $600+the 245.

We shook hands, signed titles, and parted ways.

So here's the new addition. A 1985 245 Turbo Intercooler with a knocking B21 and an autotragic.



After a quick pressure washing





The interior is nasty and mismatched.



It does move under its own power, so the injection works at least passably well. I think it needs a motor though. Not sure.

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I have a B23FT and I want to keep this car kjet and pretty basic. I guess I'll find a B21F or FT head, slap it on the B23, put an M46 and a third pedal in it, fix the interior, and just ride out. Should be a fun little project.

lol... So, it pretty much is the twin of my 245 when I got it from 700volts, but with a transmission that wasn't used in overdrive while towing a '75 245DL without an extra oil cooler hooked up, and a death rattle.

Head may be fine. Pulled one off an '83 that had a death rattle and found no damage on the #1 combustion chamber (the one that had the loose piston).

B cam works pretty well in the B23FT, if you want to go away from the T cam and don't want to bother with importing an A cam.

Interior-wise, I found a halfway decent tan leather interior and actually swapped to that in my wagon. Doesn't seem to get as hot inside as it did with the black interior.

-J

shave the head. keep the T cam.

Yeah, I've had good results with T cams in the past. Plus I recently sold my shim kit because "I don't need this without a running 240."

I bet the head is fine, but other projects consumed the schedule today.

shave it anyway. like a lot.

B23FT actually responds nicely to the B cam. Guess the extra displacement and higher compression helps. My previous black '82 242Ti (and the replacement silver '85 245Ti) had a B23FT with a B cam installed.

-J

the B stands for boring.

Quin said:

the T stands for tepid.

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