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I've been driving 240 wagons since Jan. '95. Many many hundreds of thousands of miles, because I had my own business in '95 and went on regular road trips - and then later worked for others with commutes between 50-80 miles each way.
On my first 240 I paid handsomely to keep the AC working. It quit again in summer of '02 and I've been AC-less ever since. I just can't see spending $800 or more to upgrade to the new stuff. We have some very good independent Volvo shops in my area (CT) and I could get it done right but I'm just not willing to spend the money.
OTOH if you live in the southern US you'll likely find AC specialists everywhere. You can get the kit from fcpgroton.com (if you're new here, they're about as good a parts supplier as one could find anywhere) and get somebody local to do the install. Just make sure they like Volvos and understand that you care about the car - because otherwise they probably won't see any sense in spending time and money on a car with essentially no book value.
Just know that the ac ports that you need are at the rear of the ac pump, on the underside of it's tail end. About as inconvenient a place as you might want. But what do you expect from a northern Scandanavian car maker? Their heaters are first rate.
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Sven: '89 245 NA, 951 ECU, open-front airbox, E-fan, 205/65-15's, IPD sways, E-Codes, amber front corner reflectors, quad horns, tach, small clock. Wifemobile '89 245 NA stock. 90 244 NA spare, runs.
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