Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #30 – January 06, 2012, 07:58:25 PM In my opinion you should buy the Swedish style headlamps for you Volvo.Everyone in Sweden wants the US style ones so you should get the Swedish ones for yours ;) Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #31 – January 06, 2012, 10:40:22 PM Quote from: Thunderbird88;377155In my opinion you should buy the Swedish style headlamps for you Volvo.Everyone in Sweden wants the US style ones so you should get the Swedish ones for yours Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of the big E-codes. The smaller ones aren't too bad, but I still like the quads better (see my sig ) My car is an '85, so the quads are stock.Small E-codesLarge E-codes (Yes, that's a 5.0 swap) Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #32 – January 07, 2012, 02:14:56 AM Quote from: Shadow;377119actually, 98k on the original motor.. Give it another 10k and you will be overdue for a rebuild. Everyone I know that talks about having a toyota with 300k and an origonal motor, forgets to mention the three or four times it has been rebuilt. As a matter of fact, my one buddy is on his 3rd rebuilt block in about 30k. First one couldn't be rebuilt due to cracks in the block, second one I don't remember, and the third one had to go back for machine work after a blown head gasket from a cracked head. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #33 – January 07, 2012, 03:42:04 AM Chuck, those are some big headlights....do they illuminate (wow, spelled that correctly, first try, drunk off my ass) any better than the size typical here? Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #34 – January 07, 2012, 07:44:34 AM Quote from: Chuck W;377162Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of the big E-codes. The smaller ones aren't too bad, but I still like the quads better (see my sig ) My car is an '85, so the quads are stock.Small E-codesLarge E-codes (Yes, that's a 5.0 swap) I see :)If you want to see lots of Swedish Volvo 240's check this site.Again it's in Swedish and most likely looks like chinese to you guys but atleast check the photos Just a hint, the orange 240 on top is a fully original never restored 240 that's been driven a total of around 15k miles. He's also got a P1800 that's gone 5000 miles in total (bought from the US). Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #35 – January 07, 2012, 09:07:28 AM Quote from: Thunderbird88;377173I see :)If you want to see lots of Swedish Volvo 240's check this site.Again it's in Swedish and most likely looks like chinese to you guys but atleast check the photos Just a hint, the orange 240 on top is a fully original never restored 240 that's been driven a total of around 15k miles. He's also got a P1800 that's gone 5000 miles in total (bought from the US).I think you forgot a link. Anyway, if you think about it, and happen to come across one of those grilles, or even a set-up like the small e-codes, let me know. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #36 – January 07, 2012, 09:30:46 AM Quote from: Chuck W;377176I think you forgot a link. Anyway, if you think about it, and happen to come across one of those grilles, or even a set-up like the small e-codes, let me know. I definetly did :DHere you go http://www.garaget.org/search.php?q=Volvo%20240&type=3&a=&sort=3&y1=&y2=&p=1I can come by one in the matter of seconds to be honest mate. 5 minutes search on the internet will guarantee a find. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #37 – January 07, 2012, 11:59:44 AM Quote from: Thunderbird88;377178I can come by one in the matter of seconds to be honest mate. 5 minutes search on the internet will guarantee a find. Well, take 5 or 10 minutes and see what you come up with. My email is cwarren@indy.net , which is probably a better place to continue this convo (or via PM). Thanks :) Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #38 – January 07, 2012, 04:29:53 PM Quote from: Haystack;377167Give it another 10k and you will be overdue for a rebuild. Everyone I know that talks about having a toyota with 300k and an origonal motor, forgets to mention the three or four times it has been rebuilt. As a matter of fact, my one buddy is on his 3rd rebuilt block in about 30k. First one couldn't be rebuilt due to cracks in the block, second one I don't remember, and the third one had to go back for machine work after a blown head gasket from a cracked head. we shall see.. my dad's 86 is reaching 180k on the original, untouched motor (minus the intake swap to run a 4 barrel).. well.. we'll see if he even replaces the pos auto trans first lol.. but all in all, my 22R runs pretty good.. i switched it to full synthetic when i got it and went with 10w40 instead of the 'factory recommended' 10w30.. i'd like to run the motor as long as i can, untouched, to see how many miles i can get out of it, but it's not in the cards for the poor truck.. she's getting cut up next winter, i never intended on keeping it as a daily driver, so i need to finish 1 of my big trucks first..but chuck is right, parts for the volvos are easy to come by in the US.. i see them in numerous junkyards and most 'collision supply' wholesalers sell replacement body parts for them Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #39 – January 07, 2012, 09:55:20 PM I would be pulling your dads motor apart asap. The timing chain guides, tensioner, timing chain and oil pump should be replaced every 100k, minimum. The toming chain stretches, eats all the meterial off the guides until the tension can't take all of the slack, then either the timin gear eats itself, or the chain hitsthe timing chain cover until it puts e ough metal in the oil pump to seize it, or eats through to coolant. Then your engine overheadts and both your block and head need rebuilt or replaced due to warpage or cracks.If your going to beat on either engine at all, pulloff the timing chain cover every 25-50k minimum and check how the timing chain looks. Every one on the road has either been babied, not driven enough, had the frame rot away, or been apart with the timing bits replaced. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #40 – January 07, 2012, 10:18:57 PM i meant untouched as in unmodified/un-rebuilt.. his gets regular tuneups, oil changes, etc etc every 4k, when it's on the road.. it's had the guides, chain, oil pump and water pump changed twice since he's owned it, since around 67k.. he's also done a few other maintenance/upkeep things as well, but nothing internally.. the first thing i did to mine when i brought it 'home' from the junkyard was pull the valve cover and chain cover.. the chain wasn't stretched very much, but the guides were pretty chewed up and the motor was filled with sludge.. so i replaced them, replaced the oil pump and water pump (since i already had it apart, why not?) and flushed the motor out.. it really likes the 10w40 synthetic and (ready to laugh?) motorcraft filter.. the oil pressure only drops 3psi from cold to fully warm, compared to the 7-9psi they usually drop with regular oil and 'recommended' filter.. i can't complain for a truck that i paid $500 for, drove to the shop and so far, have only spent $600, including new sheet metal for the bed Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #41 – January 08, 2012, 01:25:55 AM Yeah, give it time. I don't know anyone that had the stock block last, and lots of guys with lower mileage motors. Sad thing is, the 22r and re are the better of their blocks.I would still swap out your oil pump, if you plan on keeping either one on the road. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #42 – January 08, 2012, 02:02:29 AM my dad's is off the road, because it keeps eating the tailshaft seal (tailshaft bearing is more than likely shot).. he wants to give it a once-over before it goes back on the road, but he's too busy playing with his stupid honda shadow.. mine is off the road because i toasted the clutch.. i've been waiting for about 2 months for a new flywheel, everything else is sitting on the passenger seat.. i'm rebuilding the motor from top to bottom, left to right, while the truck is down next winter getting doored.. i thought about doing a motor swap, but everything i think of just makes me think 'nah, been done before' or 'nah. that'd suck'.. i gave thought to putting my 2.3T in it, but that fell into the 'nah, that'd suck' category Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #43 – January 08, 2012, 02:44:52 AM Just about the only thing done right on those things was the 5 million pound tranny and transfer case, though, if you have uupgraded your tires, you top speed of about 55mph cannot be reached in 5th gear, and you'll get better mileage in 4th, at about 12 or 13 highway.5.0 swap is amazingly simple, as is a buick 3.8 rwd, toyota supra motor, n/a geo metro engine, it would be hard to find a motor less suited to a truck, and you can get an adaptar plate for virtally any engine made.Just curious, how did you burn up the clutch? Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #44 – January 08, 2012, 03:03:11 AM old age, i'm sure.. not to mention, the truck sat for 3-4 years before it got to the junkyard.. so add the rust and 98k miles.. end result - burnt clutch, screwed flywheel5.0's are common in yotas, it's a bit boring now.. and mine's 2wd, not 4.. if it was 4wd, i'm sure the frame would have looked like this 1, which is in the same junkyard: Quote Selected
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