The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

re: some kindergarten questions for a volvo 240 novice 200

posted by  Volvo From Heck on  Wed Mar 23 13:28 CST 2016
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Oct 13 20:56 CST 2014
[RELATED]

From whenever Volvo went to the B23 (1983?) they changed the rear axle ratio from a 3.9 to a 3.31. That makes a big difference. My first experience with an '84 with stick shift owned by a service customer left me wondering if something was wrong with it. I understood better on learning of the axle change. The solution--a heavy foot. Mash the throttle and run it up to 5,000 rpm in 1st -- the motor will love it and you'll get going better. My 104hp '80 M46 245 has no trouble keeping ahead of most traffic.
I would guess that your problem is not what my wife's best friend experienced with her first car--a Hillman convertible with a column shift. I came home from school for the holidays and Andrea was anxious to show me her car. She took me for a ride--and I had to ask--why not use 1st gear?--she looked puzzled--the previous owner had shown her how to drive it---apparently he didn't know it was a four speed :-) Dave






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.