VolvoMan1990
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- Jan 18, 2018
Hi all,
Long time reader, first time poster here. I come from a VW background (1990 Jetta, 1990 Golf, 1995 Mexican Beetle) but this is my second 240! My first was a gray '93 Automatic. Great car, just too slow for me in automatic fashion. I'm a huge believer that cars are best enjoyed manual (not trucks, I mean cars as in the opposite of trucks).
I had been searching for a manual brick for a while and managed to find this gem out in Arizona. My dad and I flew out, picked it up, and drove it back 15 hours to Austin, TX. It's a one owner brick with all specs ordered straight from the factory. These include the LH 3.1 fuel injection and the M47 manual transmission.
Specs:
Milage: I believe I broke 300K? Not sure when the odometer stopped working, but I bought it at 298K miles.
Engine Code: B230F
Transmission Code: M47
Injection Style: LH 3.1
Color Code: 400 (Gold Metallic)
Interior: Tan Fabric
Build Date: 5/90
I'm currently working on improving it where I can. Some tasks & items so far:
I'm also doing a full belt replacement (timing & drive), tensioner replacement, oil seals, plugs, wires, dizzy, rotor, and valve cover gasket.
More to come soon!
These are the pictures from the original listing:
00000_kceWGONX9A2_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00Z0Z_22gPmafeJKb_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00h0h_8KgtdRw8oV1_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00303_axFmQWitNoF_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00t0t_IDqbW7ZAXU_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00l0l_bafi1lBSltA_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00505_kgUq6xpckWK_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00q0q_6JmNKUTUWvi_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
01212_38MEwTpYttN_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
01111_9RxaehfPRCK_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00h0h_jcakcK0Zcqb_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
Working on the timing belt & oil seals:
Untitled by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
Untitled by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
Long time reader, first time poster here. I come from a VW background (1990 Jetta, 1990 Golf, 1995 Mexican Beetle) but this is my second 240! My first was a gray '93 Automatic. Great car, just too slow for me in automatic fashion. I'm a huge believer that cars are best enjoyed manual (not trucks, I mean cars as in the opposite of trucks).
I had been searching for a manual brick for a while and managed to find this gem out in Arizona. My dad and I flew out, picked it up, and drove it back 15 hours to Austin, TX. It's a one owner brick with all specs ordered straight from the factory. These include the LH 3.1 fuel injection and the M47 manual transmission.
Specs:
Milage: I believe I broke 300K? Not sure when the odometer stopped working, but I bought it at 298K miles.
Engine Code: B230F
Transmission Code: M47
Injection Style: LH 3.1
Color Code: 400 (Gold Metallic)
Interior: Tan Fabric
Build Date: 5/90
I'm currently working on improving it where I can. Some tasks & items so far:
- Bought replacement tail lights (lenses were cracked)
- Bought new dash blanks to replace the altimeter and exterior temp gauge from previous owner
- Bought a new radio that has bluetooth capabitlity
- Bought a Turbo cluster with Tach
- Bought a replacement Passenger side mirror
- Bought a replacement center vent as current one is missing the bezel
- Bought a replacement dash temp knob (for the A/C)
- Bought NOS OEM dash gauge surrounds for when I install Oil Temp & Volt gauges
I'm also doing a full belt replacement (timing & drive), tensioner replacement, oil seals, plugs, wires, dizzy, rotor, and valve cover gasket.
More to come soon!
These are the pictures from the original listing:
00000_kceWGONX9A2_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00Z0Z_22gPmafeJKb_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00h0h_8KgtdRw8oV1_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00303_axFmQWitNoF_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00t0t_IDqbW7ZAXU_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00l0l_bafi1lBSltA_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00505_kgUq6xpckWK_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00q0q_6JmNKUTUWvi_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
01212_38MEwTpYttN_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
01111_9RxaehfPRCK_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
00h0h_jcakcK0Zcqb_1200x900 by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
Working on the timing belt & oil seals:
Untitled by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
Untitled by Volkswageneer1990, on Flickr
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