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volvo 240 project car: need advice 200 1987

posted by  chris herbst on  Wed Jan 30 16:32 CST 2002
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That is a GREAT story. I found a car like that for my brother. $1400 bucks with a new... well, a new EVERYTHING. And the problem with it was the MAF. $75 and that was that. New clutch, rear main, idle air ctrl, battery cables, spark wires, distributor (the whole thing), sensors, etc. Funny.

To convert the A/C and not get threatening phone calls afterwards, you should really change all the system O-rings, which is kind of a hassle of a project. The receiver-dryer has to go also, since it's been unused for quiet some time. Then you need to add the ester oil to the system, preferably flushing the old stuff out. That's the basic job. You can go further if you want to. That's assuming it doesn't leak. I think you'd do just as well saving the time and selling w/o working A/C, than fixing it and having the system take a dump in a month, and having people calling you all the time to complain.

Just my thoughts, though. You CAN make that K-mart system work, although I'd recommend selling it after using it!

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Chris Herbst, near Chicago, IL. 93 940, 91 240, 90 240, 88 740, 87 240






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