happens, if the oil and water stay on their
respective sides like they're supposed to and I can get the valve tick to go
away we might be okay...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:10:08 -0700
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volvo diesel?
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On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:37:33 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond
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) so it'd be worth checking out.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:34:50 -0600
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volvo diesel?
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On Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:56:35 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
That said based on today's results (see my last message) it looks as
though this car might get a new lease on life. I'm going to change the
oil and drive it for a few days to see what happens, if the oil and
I don't have any direct experience, but I did a lot of research on them before
I bought my first MB, a 1979 300TD
Swedish Bricks http://www.swedishbricks.net/ is a really good forum for Volvo
owners if you're looking to get the skinny on these cars. The only significant
issues I recall
On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
I know somebody on here has some experience with Volvo diesels...
Not diesel, but I enjoyed my '92 940 - it was comfortable and easy to
repair. Interior/exterior was pretty good, and mine had been rolled by the
PO!
On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:37:33 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
With my 240D down for the count one of my options is to buy a new car.
So, what's wrong with your 240D that cannot be fixed?
If you put the amount of money into it that it will take to buy a new
car, will it be
A 740TD turbo is a nice car -- 31 mpg on the highway 29 in town,
wonderful to drive, dead reliable (although mine has been out of the
count for a while, fuel problems).
Weak points are the injection pump (Bosch distributor single piston
type) that does NOT like ultra-low sulfur fuel (use
You would have never been treated badly by jabba?
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On Dec 24, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I don't have any direct experience, but I did a lot of research on them
before I bought my first MB, a 1979 300TD
Swedish Bricks
Its a vw, so beware the timing belt. If it was changed on time, it
is about due for another. Can the PO show you a receipt for the last
timing belt? Otherwise, change it soon. Failure means trashed
valves and possibly head.
Also has the vw single plunger IP, nowhere near as reliable as
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Sent: Monday, December 24, 2012 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volvo diesel?
On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
wrote:
I know somebody on here has some
bb...@crone.us
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volvo diesel?
On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
wrote:
I know somebody on here has some experience with Volvo diesels
I believe Volvo used a VW, or was it the Audi, 6 cylinder diesel which I
have heard was not very bulletproof.
VW truck engine.
RLE
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I believe Volvo used a VW, or was it the Audi, 6 cylinder diesel which I
have heard was not very bulletproof.
VW truck engine.
Lots of problems with their 1st generation aluminum heads!! Many failed
after 100-150kmi.
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth Ph.D.
Ass't Prof.
I believe Volvo used a VW, or was it the Audi, 6 cylinder diesel which
I
have heard was not very bulletproof.
VW truck engine.
We got one of these for my wife to drive around 1984 or
1985--it was a six cylinder VW truck engine, may have been a direct
injection engine
I have owned several D24s, and they last forever if well maintained,
but are not bulletproof by any means. I have never seen one have head
problems unless they were severely overheated, but they have tons of
small coolant hoses which can burst easily when old. I replaced mine
with brass
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Sounds like it had bad glow plugs, wrong oil, or incorrect timing.
Mine starts quietly (for an pre-combustion chamber diesel) and
instantly with very little smoke in cold weather.
Tyler
On Nov 25, 2006, at 5:51 PM, P. D. Ferguson wrote:
Actually, with the four speed ZF tranny it gets between 31 and 33 mpg
on the highway for.
Cylinder head crack horribly, but can be welded, unlike the similar age
Benz heads, which crack just as easily.
Plastic radiator, too - luckily mine broke while I was setting the
injection timing
Peter Frederick wrote:
Actually, with the four speed ZF tranny it gets between 31 and 33 mpg
on the highway for.
A word of warning about the ZF transmission. It has a known design flaw
that can cause it to self-destruct if the engine is revved while in
park. Fluid leaks internally and
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