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OldDuke not in stinking creek .... ! 200 1988

hi kit g- my 245 is a92 not a 93. surmise the two are very similar. btw stinking creek was a town i used to go through in md on the way to fla from nj. the 245 runs well at 249k after 6 years. ac never worked mostly use the saturn in the summer mos. had the ac fixed in that last year and itis good. its a fair car not great. has two items i dont like, clutch is actuated by internal hydraulic slave cylinder in the transaxle and is a major job to change when it leaks. also has an interference engine . only 160k on that one. replaced the timing chain once. luckily that lasts longer than the rubber belt. volvo is a non interference engine. engine wrecks if it is interference and the timing belt breaks. many cars go to the junk yard when that happens. really should get the ac fixed in the 245 but only need it for 4 mos here. 240 owner here and on the board have commented the ac is weak in the volvo and you go to clip city to get it rebuilt. 245 has always gotten 25- 29 mpg during my ownership. figure when that stops its the amm or the oxygen blaster. havent checked the obd yet for check engine lightalthough most tell me that is whats triggering the light due to a timer sensor in the computer. forgot how to use the obd. . nearest big city is west palm beach about 45 miles from jensen. young punk asked me if i drove it to woodstock in 69 . drove my junk 62 chevy to it . funny as hell how people today (mostly young bucks)glorify that event as an icon. it was not a pleasant experience, dirty, hot as hell, raining all the time. actually it was in bethel, woodstock is the next town. did read a book by hunter s thompson . think it was fear and loathing in las vegas. he was a trip, actually funny as hell. only worries on the 245 are the amm, blower motor and mysterious water leaks during a monsoon. moe was a tank mechanic at omaha beach. his claim to fame was welding teeth onto the shermans so they could bust through the bogage in the breakout run to germany in 44. he always liked that volvo that looked like a 40 ford. had 2 of them- had nifty 4 speed stickshifts and an ohv 4 cyl. take care my friend. regards oldduke






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New AMM replacement options [200][1988]
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