Looks like my instrument cluster is dying a slow death,Speedo jumps on startup and a dead temp gauge now. Any suggestions as to replacement. And will an 86 fit a 88 240DL? I am thinking of doing the boneyard replacement. Any website/links that sell these things? Thanx ALL

My O.D. and Trip O.D. are both dead. I was going to start a thread about this... should I just replace the whole cluster?

boneyard for me and my '83 (245gl)

For both of you- the clusters are easy to replace. The 83 I think is the last year for the mechanical speedometer. It's somewhere in that range. 85 has an electronic speedo.
The 86-88 swap is not a problem, in fact there wouldn't be a real issue up to 92. The 93 has a slightly different speedometer and the "ABS" light.
The earlier cars have basically the same instruments but the speedo needs to be mechanical or electric depending on what you've got originally.
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 86 244DL, 87 244DL, 88 744GLE: 625K total

What do I have to swap to get electrical speedometer?
I've got 1980' 242dl.

In time, I will have b6304f engine and M90H transmission.

The '80 instrument cluster is different from the '81+ and switching to the later panel would be very difficult. A nice swap is the R Sport instrument panel which shows up occasionally on the classifieds and ebay. Fits 78-80. Not electric but very nice.

Skip

Northern European Auto recyclers in Seattle has 2 GT clusters on their shelf and for sale in great shape. I don't recall how much. I also don't recall their phone number but I feel I must plug them since It's been almost a week and I haven't paid for some parts I got from them. They're good folks and have anything you'll ever need for your Volvo.

Ken
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1987 240 dl wagon 'rustbucket'