Tom Hargrave wrote:
Steve,
The 740 is also a great car. Volvo even manufactured a 740 diesel for a
while. The engine had two timimg belts!
The volvo diesel with two belts was made by Audi/VW - same as the basic
engine used in the '70s-early '80s Rabbit/Jetta with a couple of
cylinders added and timing functions divided between TWO belts. The
aluminum heads developed cracks - especially in the turboed version. If
cared for, it could deliver a lot of service (but was MUCH less robust
than the OM61x engines and required more and more expensive
maintenance). I had a friend at Pitt that has owned a mid '80s 760
turbodiesel since new and now has well over 250kmi (probably closer to
300kmi now) on it - replaced the head 6-7 years ago. Fuel consumption in
the low 30s as I recall. We compared notes on our diesels. Mine held up
a bit better and maintenance was less expensive. His rusted a little
sooner. For our purposes, they were economical for our use when compared
to similar gasoline cars.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth Ph.D.
Ass't Prof. (ret.)
Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology 1300 BST
Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA
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