240 General: New (to me) 1980 Volvo 244

[Othen]

Originally Posted by loki_the_glt

Nice work; as has been said before about many things "hindsight has 20-20 vision".

As you say,the redblocks are easy to do most jobs on; number 4 spark plug on manual cars is a bit more difficult as the clutch master cylinder gets in the way and the camshaft mounted distributor has to rank as one of Volvo's less intelligent pieces of "design" but things like the timing belt set-up might almost have been designed with the owner-mechanic in mind.

Yes indeed about life being easy with 20-20 hindsight; no matter, it was a pretty easy thing to rectify.

I've just been out for a drive around in the RB, nowhere in particular, but just because it is a nice car to drive. It is so much quieter without that mouse living in the front of the engine - I have turned the radio down a bit!

The B21a in the RB is particularly easy to work on (an auto plus the vertical type distributor). I was comparing it with a mate when we swapped the thermostat on his 10 year old Vauxhall Insignia diesel during the Xmas break. It took us about an hour to get access to the part, whereas on the RB the whole job would have taken 5 minutes at most.

Best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2021.

Alan

[Othen]

It is hard to believe that I have owned the Royal Barge for very nearly a year. This eve it passed a small milestone in reaching 110,000 miles:



... apologies for the poor quality of photo from the hands free, voice controlled action camera I happened to have pointed at the instruments just as the odometer rolled over.

I've done very nearly 3,000 miles in the RB, and can very honestly say I have enjoyed it more and more as the car has steadily improved. Thank you for all the help and advice chaps.

Alan

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

... apologies for the poor quality of photo from the hands free, voice controlled action camera I happened to have pointed at the instruments just as the odometer rolled over.

I've done very nearly 3,000 miles in the RB, and can very honestly say I have enjoyed it more and more as the car has steadily improved. Thank you for all the help and advice chaps.

Alan

Hmmm, clear road with good visibility, would have been a better pic if you'd pulled over Alan!

On a serious note i'm glad you're enjoying the car and to know that makes the help worthwhile.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Hmmm, clear road with good visibility, would have been a better pic if you'd pulled over Alan!

On a serious note i'm glad you're enjoying the car and to know that makes the help worthwhile.

:-)
Alan

[Othen]

I collected the hoist today, and am of course very happy with it (well, it was free!):

[Laird Scooby]

An uplifting thing in many ways Alan!

[360beast]

That looks like a hefty bit of kit Alan! Well my 940 is coming off the road February 3rd as I've done classic insurance on my 360, booked the MOT and ordered the cambelt, tensioner and 3x front oil seals for it from Volvo today so all being well the gearbox should be available some time in Feb/March.

[Bugjam1999]

Interesting- it looks identical to mine, except a previous owner has cut the front wheels off and replaced them with castor wheels for more manoeuvrability, which will be a good improvement.

I suggest you oil the release valve, mine was a bit stiff initially which made careful lowering tricky- easily fixed with Wd40 or similar.

Cheers

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Bugjam1999

Interesting- it looks identical to mine, except a previous owner has cut the front wheels off and replaced them with castor wheels for more manoeuvrability, which will be a good improvement.

I suggest you oil the release valve, mine was a bit stiff initially which made careful lowering tricky- easily fixed with Wd40 or similar.

Cheers

I believe Alan intends to strip and clean it all so will probably sort any little niggles with it.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Bugjam1999

Interesting- it looks identical to mine, except a previous owner has cut the front wheels off and replaced them with castor wheels for more manoeuvrability, which will be a good improvement.

I suggest you oil the release valve, mine was a bit stiff initially which made careful lowering tricky- easily fixed with Wd40 or similar.

Cheers

... I had exactly the same problem: the release valve was stuck (in the closed position). I bit of penetrating oil and a pair of plumbers' grips soon sorted it - must be a fault with this particular model.