I am having troubles trying to get the two-fingered rubber part that connects the two EGR valves on this 95 Volvo 940. Can anyone tell me of a good parts supplier for older model Volvos?

Hi Bob

Been a while since I've seen you here.

I've got the same '95 940 B230FD NA w/Pulsair as you. So far that rubber connector hose still looks pristeen. Knock on wood the plastic necks and nipples aren't getting brittle -I'll try to be more careful now.

I'd suggest giving Chapman's Cobble Hill a call for that part used. They'll know if they have one in the yard or on a shelf. I'm guessing there's a good chance they do, but I'm not sure if they'll want to sell the entire Pulsair setup. They can run the parts up to their Nanaimo shop closer to you.

I'm fairly sure Pulsair was used on all the later North American 1993-1995 940 w/B230FD (NA, not turbo). The exact same Pulsair setup was used in select early 1979-1984 240 engines, like the 242GLT w/B23E (You had/have a 242GLT, but not B23E, right?). It was also used in select other 240 engines of that vintage, mostly carb'd, but also K-Jet FI, possibly just select markets with tighter emissions like Europe, California, possibly a few in Canada (but I only know of the '81 B23E K-Jet here).

You can also just block everything off and ignore it. Pulsair doesn't affect performance, mostly just emissions, and we're no longer subject to inspections here except when importing or seeking ICBC Collector status requiring everything original.

Take care.
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Dave -still with 940's, prev 740/240/140/120 You'd think I'd have learned by now

So nice to hear from you again, Dave. First, a little history. I sold the 240 about five years ago now when I got an offer I could not refuse. I was intercepted in Victoria by this chap who came up from behind me and expressed enthusiasm for the car. I had had it painted and it was looking good. The wheels had been newly powder coated, etc. and I had been driving it for twenty-five years at that point in time. Anyways I did not hear from him for about a year and then he got in touch with me and I decided that my driving days are limited and I would like to see it go to somebody who appreciated its virtues so I sold it for thirty-five hundred dollars and it now lives in Victoria, my old home town.

The 940 is a car I bought for four hundred dollars and sold and bought back three times, the last being to my nephew who lives in Nanaimo and who blew the automatic transmission. I had that repaired for four thousand dollars and the car is now my winter driver. It is a pretty scrappy looking car when you get within a hundred feet of it but it is very comfortable and a nice driver and I have made it my replacement Volvo for the rest of my driving life. I have a 2000 Jaguar S type that I use in the summer but I insure both cars [who can trust a car equipped with Lucas electrical stuff!]. I also blundered into a Triumph Tr6 purchase a couple of years ago and I spend a lot of my wrenching time with it when I am up to the task.

I take the Volvo to a local mechanic now and he recommended changing the exhaust manifold gaskets and the EGR connector but he could not access the latter part himself [he is not connected to the Volvo network] so I told him I would find the part.

I did not receive your message till after I had ordered the parts from Volvo of Victoria so I will have to stick with them now. The parts arrival will force a trip back to Victoria so that, to me, is a bonus. Always good to see the old home town from time to time.

Thanks for your message,

Bob

The EGR connector pipe around the back of the block is next to impossible to source. Even going for used, they get thin and easily damaged during removal. When my indie was doing my exhaust manifold he cautioned about that pipe and said he's welded up replacements using stainelss steel and the orginal fittings. My original thankfully survived the ordeal.

Glad you've found a good mechanic up there. They're getting harder to find. In Victoria we lost one of our best long time indie garages a year or so ago due to retirement, an ex-Volvo factory tech in Sweden and long time Volvo club member. Half the time just driving up and he knew what was wrong. Could lays his hands on an engine and do the diagnosis. Fortunately still a few other good shops here. Unfortunately for them, I can count on one hand the number of times my 940T has been in a shop over the past 20 years and only a few times more for our 940 NA.
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Dave -still with 940's, prev 740/240/140/120 You'd think I'd have learned by now

Hello Dave,

I will have to remember that when the parts arrive and to warn him of the fragility of the connector pipe.

I had a 2006 XC70 for a while. Bought it for a thousand dollars with a broken front spring assembly. Owner neglected to tell me about the broken windshield but I bought it anyways. Anyways I had the windshield replaced and my mechanic fixed the spring assembly. Cost was less than two thousand for the pair and I figured I was okay but then it started to manifest blown head gasket symptoms. Using coolant and overheating. I tried to replace the head gasket but this was a job beyond my capacities and I finally gave up on it after having the head rebuilt for another thousand or so and I gave it away for a few hundred dollars, taking a bath financially.

There was a Volvo mechanic of some reputation who lived just north of Qualicum Beach and I had him do work on my 240 and this 940 from time to time but the last time I went there the gate was closed and I think something has gone wrong. He used to have a radar link to Volvo in Sweden so that he could keep up on and order parts, etc. He also used to teach Stateside from time to time. He had a three car garage on his property! I cannot remember his name, unfortunately, but he was a whiz of information on Volvos.

If you see a burgundy 242 GLT running around Victoria it is probably mine. I hope it is being well treated.

You must have been referring to Landsman Motors. I had him do some work on the 240 when it was giving me some baffling non-starts from time to time. He figured it out to be the automatic choke coil shorting from time to time when he car was hot. He was a great asset to Volvo owners in Victoria. Stan Rogers, the singer,had a brother who also did some singing but who had met the proprietor of Landsman back east before he came to Victoria and Rogers came to Victoria to get his Volvo serviced. His departure is a loss to all of us who own vintage Volvos.

Bob

Dear muskox37,

Hope you're well and stay so!

The part I think you seek is atop the engine, at the front of the head. It is black rubber and is part of the Pulsesair pollution-control system. See: https://www.volvopartswebstore.com/products/Volvo/Hose-Genuine-Classic-Part/1100977/1266666.html .

It is #1266666. It should be available from a US-based Volvo dealer, for about $40.00.

Hope this helps.

Yours faithfully,

Spook

Hello again, Spook!

I ordered the part from a local Volvo dealer and the cost is $52 Canadian so not too bad a price given your estimate. I am taking the car to a local mechanic these days but he is not connected to the Volvo network so I am finding the parts and will take them to him to have them installed. Getting lazy in my old age.

Nice to hear from you again.

Bob

Anyone have any thoughts about the need to repair this old piece of plastic? You could probably rig something that would be good enough.

The vacuum line nipple on the Valve at the top of the black rubber part is broken. I don't think it matters much
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89 240 wagon, 94 940, 300K, 94 940, 141K

I am just going by the advice of my locak mechanic to get rid of a chk, chk, noise and I suspect it is not terribly healthy for the car to keep running in that condition. . . and it is time I spent a little money on the old bus! Been a real performer for me over the years.

Dear j.pelchat,

Hope you're well and stay so! The connector is made of rubber. Once it fails, it starts to crumble - to break into small pieces - so can't be "repaired".

One might be able to use copper plumbing tubing and fittings to fashion a replacement connector unit.

Volvo supplies a brand new replacement, for about $40. It seems far easier to buy the precise part, rather than trying to cobble-together a substitute.

Hope this helps.

Yours faithfully,

Spook