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maybe I shouda got the 200... S70

posted by  KlausC on  Tue Oct 20 14:45 CST 2009
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That poor engine. The Tbelt break probably did it a favor.

People don't realize that these engines need to spin rapidly for best life. But the engineers went and made the trannies shift too soon for better MPG, and living at 1500 rpm in stop and go traffic lets the carbon build up. That much carbon absorbs heat and then the headgasket gets melted. So it is understandable that #3 had water in it, the hotest cylinder.

Get the head fixed, and you could let the engine clean itself in a couple of hundred miles.

The 240 would have been easier to fix, but not as much fun :)

Waiting for a few good pics,

Klaus
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Proud owner of a 1967 220S. If I had more room, I would have more Volvos.






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