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First Time Volvo Owner

posted by  RWM on  Fri Feb 11 13:58 CST 2005
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Earlier this week I purchased a 1991 740 S/W. It has an auto trans. 159,000 miles.

The car will be used by my 18 year old son. He wasn't real keen on it being a station wagon but it is black with all of the side and rear glass very darkly tinted so it has some youth appeal. Plus he figures that he can put a killer sound system in the back.

This is the first Volvo I have ever owned. My only previous Swedish car was a 1969 SAAB 99 that I had in college 33 years ago.

The body is in good shape and the car runs OK. I intend to immediately replace the timing belt, do a tune up, and change all the fluids and filters.
I've only found two problems: the fuel gauge does not work and the clock (which runs) cannot be reset.

I would appreciate any advice anyone has about those two problems and any other possible problems areas I should be concerned about or any preventive maintenance I should do.

Thanks






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