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Yep. Power stage. Since I couldn't re-tow it with AAA I had Daisywagen, the 'good' local Volvo place it was towed to, throw in a new power stage ($120) and a set of plug/coil wires. With an hour of $85 labor it came to $315. Man, I wish I'd gone to Pik-A-Part. It's running pretty good now, but sometimes it idles neatly at 1000RPM and sometimes it 'searches' between 1400 and 1500 RPM. According to the Volvo mechanic I need to do the usual 30k routine maintenance stuff, replace some bits of the exhaust system, the right front brake caliper, and do the timing belt, but the car's in pretty good shape for being a $500 1985 740T with 208k. Now that I can make it there I'm going to have a friend of mine give me a hand with all of this upkeep.
So. I just called someone with a 1985 740T that needs a new wiring harness. I'm thinking a parts car is going to be my best option to keep my hunk of Swedish Iron rolling. The potential parts car has had its engine replaced recently; the PO let the oil get low. It would come with two Garret turbos, both of which match mine, as far as I can figure. Both cars are sedans, and it sounds like the parts car has been garaged more than mine has. However, it's an automatic, so I won't be able to steal transmission parts (except the overdrive bits, perhaps?). I told the guy I might be able to pay him $50 for the spare turbo or $250 for the whole car when payday rolls around. Is this worth bringing up to my landlord?
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