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Volvo 164E - catastrophic engine failure :( 140-160

posted by  ojdorson on  Fri Jul 25 00:00 CST 2014
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My '75 164 had a real bad time on the highway recently. I just heard that the engine is going to need to come out and get rebuilt. If you all have ideas for what I should do while it's out (camshafts, exhaust, etc.), let me know. The shop has also floated the idea of putting in a T5 engine built up pretty well. Having previously owned an 850r, I love this idea but it would require significantly more money in R&D. But, then I'd end up with much better fuel economy and might I also get better A/C performance, too?

I am *not* on an unlimited budget and this is NOT a project I'd anticipated, so I'm now torn between these two options. If any of you have resources on a swap that would significantly cut down on the R&D labor required, I'd appreciate that, too!

While keeping it "original" is a desire of mine, I am really very okay with making things a LOT better and I'd be happier doing it with a Volvo engine swap than a non-volvo. Dropping in a Ford crate motor is *not* how I want to do this.

More importantly... does anyone have a line on a donor car with B30F and an m410?

Thank you all, very much!






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