Forum: events
05-23-2022, 09:08 PM
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
05-23-2022, 08:40 PM
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Forum: showroom
05-23-2022, 08:33 PM
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Forum: events
05-23-2022, 08:31 PM
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Forum: showroom
05-22-2022, 05:07 AM
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
05-22-2022, 05:06 AM
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^If the holes for the body cladding aren't...
^If the holes for the body cladding aren't filled, it will. If you get them filled (ideally by welding metal in the holes), then painted, it won't look much different than a 1983-85 wagon from the...
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Forum: performance & modifications
05-20-2022, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 11
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Correct. Was used on all B230 cars. Both in a...
Correct. Was used on all B230 cars. Both in a remote reservoir configuration from 1985-1990 on 240 series, and most 700 and 900 series cars; and in an integral reservoir configuration from 1991-93...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
05-19-2022, 03:12 PM
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Forum: performance & modifications
05-19-2022, 03:10 PM
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Views: 592
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
05-18-2022, 05:05 AM
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Yep. The '92 245 I used to drive pretty much...
Yep. The '92 245 I used to drive pretty much always showed a 2-1-2 or 2-3-2 code, due to a crack that had formed in the headpipe. Since WA didn't test emissions in my area, I just kept driving the...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
05-17-2022, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 10
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^Good points...
There aren't any holes in...
^Good points...
There aren't any holes in the headpipe, perchance? Not uncommon to develop holes on the non-turbo headpipes. One thing you could try is a pre-'89 exhaust manifold, if the car is...
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Forum: website & board
05-17-2022, 07:00 PM
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Forum: events
05-17-2022, 02:33 PM
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Forum: performance & modifications
05-15-2022, 04:54 AM
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You'd need a 1985-90 pump. 1991 cars had the...
You'd need a 1985-90 pump. 1991 cars had the integral reservoir pump. I'm assuming you're going to the late 940 regina fuel system B230 accessory layout with the alternator and AC compressor on the...
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Forum: website & board
05-14-2022, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,543
Other sites I know of that use it:
...
Other sites I know of that use it:
https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php
https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php
https://www.photrio.com
https://www.radiodiscussions.com
https://tinkerdifferent.com...
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Forum: website & board
05-14-2022, 05:19 PM
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Forum: events
05-14-2022, 03:46 AM
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Forum: website & board
05-14-2022, 03:24 AM
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Forum: events
03-19-2022, 04:32 AM
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Views: 1,549
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-16-2022, 08:40 PM
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Views: 815
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Forum: showroom
02-26-2022, 08:47 PM
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Forum: events
02-26-2022, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 26,100
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
02-26-2022, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,231
Those doors might be a little too old for the...
Those doors might be a little too old for the car, btw. Volvo changed the door latch mechanisms in 1978. Doors look like they're from 1975. To use them with the door latch hardware from your 244,...
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-25-2022, 05:59 AM
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
01-18-2022, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,602
The Anco 25 series blades are an option, if...
The Anco 25 series blades are an option, if they're still available. They came with that metal pin that inserted into the blade frame for use with the 262C and first generation Honda Accord wiper...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
01-07-2022, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,597
^1988-on 760, 960, etc, use an inverted laser-cut...
^1988-on 760, 960, etc, use an inverted laser-cut key, where the cuts are inside the key shaft, not on the outside. 1983-87 760 use the normal keys, like a 240, 740, or 940.
Early 760 key, also...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
01-06-2022, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,597
To make a master key from a valet key, all you...
To make a master key from a valet key, all you need is a master key blank. Aftermarket key manufacturers call it the "VL8" key. Have said locksmith make a duplicate of the valet key on the VL8...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
01-06-2022, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 21
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Difference is that the valet key has a center...
Difference is that the valet key has a center spine that's not shaved down to fit the glovebox lock and the trunk lock (or storage compartment lock if a wagon). It'll also have the old style...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
01-05-2022, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
01-04-2022, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 6
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Continuing on what Ben suggested:
4) Is the...
Continuing on what Ben suggested:
4) Is the ballast resistor connected? If it isn't, the engine will start and die. Coil power then gets cut as the key is returned to the run position.
5)...
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Forum: showroom
12-29-2021, 04:36 AM
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Forum: showroom
12-29-2021, 04:34 AM
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
12-22-2021, 12:28 AM
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Views: 1,282
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
12-21-2021, 11:41 PM
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Views: 1,282
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
12-21-2021, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,282
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
12-21-2021, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,282
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Forum: performance & modifications
12-21-2021, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,195
Ran the similar B cam in an '84 245GL with the...
Ran the similar B cam in an '84 245GL with the iPd exhaust. Was fine. Had a little more oomph over the M cam, but still a decent "daily driver" cam. Also ran a K cam in an '85 245DL many years...
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Forum: projects & restorations
12-21-2021, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,286
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Forum: performance & modifications
12-11-2021, 03:56 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,798
I'm not sure if the B23E/F block had the same...
I'm not sure if the B23E/F block had the same issues as the B23FT did, but, since the cylinder walls are kinda thin, I probably would go ahead and run a later head. Either a 160 or 398 will work, as...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
12-11-2021, 03:51 AM
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Replies: 5
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^A dead short to ground will cause the oil...
^A dead short to ground will cause the oil pressure gauge to read zero bar... Unlike the oil temperature gauge and ambient temp gauge, shorting the sender wire to ground won't cause it to peg. No...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
12-10-2021, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,475
Sounds like some welding occured between the...
Sounds like some welding occured between the alternator and the oil pressure sender contacts... Wonder if the cluster got fried as well... Even though the key may've been off, there's a chance that...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
12-09-2021, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,254
Also make sure the throttle switch is adjusted...
Also make sure the throttle switch is adjusted correctly. If the blade has become dislodged from the arm that sticks out from the throttle control lever on the throttl body, the car will run at 3200...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
12-03-2021, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,007
Trival glass is OE, btw. Pilkington recently...
Trival glass is OE, btw. Pilkington recently moved it to a different brand name. There are three different thicknesses of the rubber gasket. Seems like they used the skinny gasket when installing...
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Forum: showroom
12-02-2021, 02:59 AM
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Forum: performance & modifications
11-27-2021, 06:33 AM
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Views: 1,667
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
11-21-2021, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,833
Even an '86 240 would have one. M47 first came...
Even an '86 240 would have one. M47 first came out in 1987 for the 240, then 1988 for the 740 in the North American markets. Obviously, the M47 was available a few years earlier in Europe, etc. ...
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Forum: projects & restorations
11-21-2021, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 81
Views: 37,301
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Forum: showroom
11-18-2021, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 648
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Forum: showroom
11-18-2021, 04:56 AM
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Views: 4,269
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Forum: showroom
11-17-2021, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,269
They almost look like the BMW ellipsoidal...
They almost look like the BMW ellipsoidal halogens used on the late 1980s and early 1990s E32 and E34 cars. I'm running the Hella H4/H1 5.75" rounds with 60/55W H4 bulbs and 55W H1 bulbs on my 242...
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