Hi all!

I am happy to say I have purchased my first Volvo, a 1987 740 turbo auto wagon. It has 219k on the clock, purchased for the princely sum of $400, since the owner said after he ran it out of gas, it wouldn't start anymore. After a 55 mile flat-tow behind my Olds, we found that all it really needed to start again was gas. I had assumed the PO tryed that, evidently not.

What I have is a car that runs great, idles smooth, but has problems, and as a new Volvo-er, I have a couple questions.

1)Should it take so darn long to come on boost? The diesel pickups I have driven have all come on quicker.

2)On the driver side of the steering column, next to the fog switches, what is the switch with the Y shape icon?

3)Does anyone have a site up that shows in pictures, what it takes to clean out all the stuff for crankcase ventilation. I am used to GM cars, so all this terminology is greek to me, from "flame trap" to Lambda (pun intended)

4)for someone used to pushrod valvetrains with hydraulic lifters, what is involved in setting valve lash, and changing the timing belt? Anyone in or near Flint, Michigan (Kettering) willing to loan me this special tool thing in exchange for a case 'o' beer or similar?

5)the power steering seems to squeal when i turn tight... does anyone have tips for adjusting the belt? Also when accelerating rapidly, I hear what I think is this power steering belt noise, but I am told turbo cars can make squealing noises, does the wastegate whistle (different from the deceleration whirp irp irp irp)?

Thanks

Kurt