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G'day all, Another obscure one from down under. About 4 years ago my LH2.4 ECU developed an odd behavior where it would not drop out the main ECU relay, and intermittently would not drop out the fuel pumps. I ordered a replacement ECU and got around it by wiring in a relay between the ECU and...

G'day all, A nagging question that I've never found an answer for. When you remove/replace the distributor on an LH2.4 motor, how/where do you align it when you put it back? With LH2.2 you rotate the distributor body to set the ignition timing. With LH2.4 the body still rotates, but it has no...

G'day all, Giving the 4 wheeled fridge wagon a much needed interior makeover, and I've got all the interior trim off for crack repair. The rear trim over the windows and the trim either side of the windscreen have significant amounts of butyl sealant smeared all over them. Is there a commonly...

G'day All, This is a completely theoretical question as mine does not leak (yet). When replacing the pinion seal on the diff nose all the FAQ documentation states you must check the tag on the diff to find out if it has a spacer or compression sleeve because the torque varies between the two...

Dumb question, but are the front panels (guards/fenders/bonnet) the same on a 740 & 760 from the same year? I have a 740 that the PO shunted nicely and really needs the front replaced, and I have a lead on a 760 from the same year in the same colour. Would the panels just change across or was...

G'day all, I have an 89 740 wagon with an AW70L. For the last 2 years I've had a clunk in the drivetrain that has been getting steadily worse. It *sounded* exactly like a universal joint that was going, and it got worse slowly as it would if it were wearing out progressively. Clunk and rattle...

So I've sacrificed a 740 heater fan in the name of science. Ripped out the bushes and replaced them with 8x19mm bearings (scrounged from an old HP printer), put the armature on the lathe and turned the commutator down and re-bedded the brushes. In the process of turning the commutator I did not...

G'day all, So I over-tightened my water pump belt last time I worked on the car and sprung a coolant leak. It's not obviously coming from the seal to the head or heater pipe, nor weeping out the hole in the snout, but its running down the block so I assume it's the gasket. Anyway, given I...

Triggered by Art's posting on hood pivots (in the most neglected item thread).. I have a 740 and a 240. The 240 has chronic creaks with the door hinges and I just can't seem to get oil into them. How do you *properly* lubricate the door hinges on these cars? It has now become so bad I'm...

G'day all, I have been chasing some evil gremlins in my 89 740, and have had a hell of a time finding vaguely accurate wiring diagrams. As a result of me getting thoroughly pissed off with the whole thing, I have scanned the pages from my Haynes, processed them so there is no damn page flipping...

G'day Guys, Just wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with these : http://www.ipdusa.com/products/9927/121329-engine-mount-solid-700-900 Everything I've read suggests that you only use genuine Volvo mounts when replacing the Hydraulics as all the after-market ones are crap. I don't need...

G'day all, Just a heads up. I wanted to add a trans temp sender to my AW70. I got a 50-150C gauge from e-gauges but the sender had me perplexed. Long story short there is a VDO sender with a M10x1.5 thread that screws straight into the pan drain plug hole and is precisely short enough to not...

Has anyone got an AW7x in a state at the moment where they can measure the clearance directly above the drain hole? I'm planning on doing some heavy towing next month and I want to add an oil temp sensor. I've found one with the correct thread, I just need to know how much I can poke into the...

G'day all, I've got an 89 740. N/A AW70L. About 12 months ago I replaced the M cam with an IPD VX. Most certainly more top end with little to no change down the bottom. Slow as a slug off the line until it hits about 3k and then pulls nicely from there up. Problem is, I just never use that...

G'day guys, so I'm still working my way towards my +t for my 88, (I assume skinny rod) 740. 90+ turbo manifolds are rarer than rocking horse **** over here, but I have a lead on a boring old flat manifold. How bad are they really? Remembering I have a couple of goals in mind. A) I don't want...

G'day lads, Very simple question, but one I can't answer for myself as someone else has my car containing my B23 at the moment. Are all the holes for the accessory mounts in the same place? I want to swap an early B230 into my 240 temporarily while I rebuild the B23 bottom end. Can I just swap...

So I was having a look at items that might need attention on my 740 and I noticed one of the rad hoses nicely ballooned where it connects to the water pump. No idea when the po last changed them, so I thought it was time for a cooling system birthday. I had relatively fresh (18 months) green...

Has anyone ever offset ground a b23 crank to b230 journal sizes and used penta pistons with b230 rods? Or even just ground a b23 crank and used custom pistons and rods? It sounds like an easy way to more cc's. Am I missing something fundamental? Edit: bollocks. Can someone move this to the...

Obviously the later b230 block with the relocated thrust bearing is preferred to the early blocks, but realistically if one was to take an early block and build it up with late rods, what would be the practical implications on horsepower? I can't really find anything that says the crank or...

G'day Guys, Both my transmissions are AW70L. In the leadup to needing something stronger I've been on the lookout for a 740 Turbo wreck to pillage parts from however they appear to be as rare as rocking horse **** around here. Did the PRV motors on the 700 & 900 series come with AW71s? I can...