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Hello Dave,
I will have to remember that when the parts arrive and to warn him of the fragility of the connector pipe.
I had a 2006 XC70 for a while. Bought it for a thousand dollars with a broken front spring assembly. Owner neglected to tell me about the broken windshield but I bought it anyways. Anyways I had the windshield replaced and my mechanic fixed the spring assembly. Cost was less than two thousand for the pair and I figured I was okay but then it started to manifest blown head gasket symptoms. Using coolant and overheating. I tried to replace the head gasket but this was a job beyond my capacities and I finally gave up on it after having the head rebuilt for another thousand or so and I gave it away for a few hundred dollars, taking a bath financially.
There was a Volvo mechanic of some reputation who lived just north of Qualicum Beach and I had him do work on my 240 and this 940 from time to time but the last time I went there the gate was closed and I think something has gone wrong. He used to have a radar link to Volvo in Sweden so that he could keep up on and order parts, etc. He also used to teach Stateside from time to time. He had a three car garage on his property! I cannot remember his name, unfortunately, but he was a whiz of information on Volvos.
If you see a burgundy 242 GLT running around Victoria it is probably mine. I hope it is being well treated.
You must have been referring to Landsman Motors. I had him do some work on the 240 when it was giving me some baffling non-starts from time to time. He figured it out to be the automatic choke coil shorting from time to time when he car was hot. He was a great asset to Volvo owners in Victoria. Stan Rogers, the singer,had a brother who also did some singing but who had met the proprietor of Landsman back east before he came to Victoria and Rogers came to Victoria to get his Volvo serviced. His departure is a loss to all of us who own vintage Volvos.
Bob
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