I never had a diesel Volvo - but I always was interested. The alt thing on the 850 is weird. I had mine rebuilt at 210K when I did that timing belt service, but only because I replaced everything that was on the serpentine belt as a preventative measure. Otherwise I never had any electrical or body problems. (except when it got broadsided by my tool box at high speed but that's a different story for a different day.) The 850 had a well known evaporator problem like the 124s. Wasn't that expensive to fix though, I had mine done at a local shop for about $450. What year is your 740 TD? Manual or Automatic?
Peter On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net>wrote: > No engine problems with the neighbor's 850, but the headliner fell down > twice, the alternator went out twice in a year, and the ACC didn't work very > well, and there were some other electrical problems (windows, I think). > > Enough it was costing too much to maintain, those alternators are $350 > wholesale! > > I need to get out into the garage and see if I can revive my 740 TD this > week -- it's the best highway car I've ever had, and with the diesel it got > 31-32 mpg all the time. Not as fast as the 300D, and lots smokier, but a > good car on the road. > > > Peter > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
