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Hi Everyone,
I’m a regular visitor to the 900 forum, but this will be my first post of many in the 200 section. I am the proud new owner of a 1983 244 turbo that I bought for $300 last weekend. Now the daily driver Passat sits in the driveway and there are two Volvos in the garage- the way it should be. As you can guess, any $300 vehicle is going to have some issues- I plan to slowly go through the car over the next year and hopefully get it to the point where it’s a fun extra car for my wife and I (or a backup for when something goes horribly wrong while I’m working on one of the other two vehicles). I’ve spent the last few weeks reading posts & archives on 200 turbos and just got the Bentley manual. I’ve also purchased a book on Bosch Fuel Injection, hoping to learn a little more on K-jet and CIS. I have a couple of questions on items I’m working on right now:
1. The brake calipers and rotors are very rusted, although they seem to be functional. Would I be better off buying new calipers or rebuilding & repainting the existing ones?
2. Between the distributor and the thermostat, I have two vacuum hoses that aren’t connected. Both hoses go back 2-4” to the same “T” connection, which then runs back under the intake manifold and appears to go into the block. One of the unconnected hoses has a small cylinder connected in line that is about 11/2” in diameter and ¾” thick. It has “CARB” written on one side and “DIST” written on the other. I plan on replacing all the vacuum hoses I can get at, but I can’t figure out what these hoses are supposed to be connected to.
I also have an intercooler, but I want to get some of the more basic things taken care of before I tackle that project. Any other recommendations for going through these cars would be greatly appreciated. This is my first project car, but I have a lot more confidence going into it knowing that I can use a resource like the Brickboard. Thanks in advance for everyone’s help!
PS: I also want to mention what a pain it was to find a 240 turbo in the Midwest (Michigan). I looked for almost a year on Autotrader, IPD, Turbobricks, Brickboard, local classifieds between here and Chicago. I saw a total of 4 cars- 2 were completely rusted, 2 were in good shape, but were priced at $3000-$4000. My car was bought by the previous owner off of ebay from someone in Baltimore. You guys on the east and west coast are spoiled with your selection of 240 turbos!
John
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