Hi Guys I need some help,I need to get or fabricate a trailer hitch for my 1969 142.Does any one have any insight on this? The trailer will be quite light,But...
Hi in which part of the world are you? I have got a spare towbar, volvo original, that I took off my '72 164 and will fit any pre-1973 140/160. It is the...
Jean Louchet
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Nov 3, 2003 9:11 pm
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Hi Jean I'm in Canada,quite aways from you!! Did the unit you mean attach to the "struts" that hold the bumper to the car? I looked underneath the car,and...
If you delete this ... you seriously don't have a heart. This is 100k Hong Kong send to the world people's emails, Forward in Nov. My dear internet friend: ...
Hi... My rear door seals leak so badly, my floor got soaking wet... I had to discard the carpet! Does anyone know the best place/price for door seals? I need...
Hi, I have never seen rear door seals leak so badly as you say... are you certain the seals are the culprit? Water on the floor on a 140 or 240 geneally comes...
Jean Louchet
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Nov 4, 2003 8:08 pm
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Hi you can buy new door seals from Brookhouse volvo in the Uk I have just bought a set and fitted them. make sure the groove at the bottom of the door is not...
martin.willmore
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Nov 4, 2003 8:17 pm
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Jean, Might be the drain holes! Rear floors were soaked on *both* sides of my stateside LHD, and it happened after a really heavy rain, so it is water, coming...
... Both sides? That may be a leaking sunroof as well - that's a lot of water coming in - far more than would splash in through the edges of the doors....
The sills / rockers are the part of the car body just under the doors. They are covered on their upper face with a removable aluminium (until 1970) or plastic...
Jean Louchet
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Nov 4, 2003 11:20 pm
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Hello sorry for bad english I have done a homepage there you can read a lot abot Volvo 140-modell but only on Swedish!! It also have a lot of pictures on volvo...
peter holbrant
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Nov 5, 2003 1:44 am
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Hello Peter. I visited your homepage and enjoyed looking around. Photos speak all languages! Please tell me, are the wider steel wheels available aftermarket...
Jean, I did as you recommended -- my wife sprayed water from the hose directly into the the grille between the wipers, whilst I unplugged the holes -- some of...
Hello Steve The wide steel Wheels 5½ inches are one originalpart on 140 GT modell and 140 fuelmodell also 164 (but you could buy it over disk on volvo as ...
peter holbrant
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Nov 5, 2003 9:07 am
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Great site Peter!, keep up the good work :) ... From: peter holbrant To: volvo100list@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:44 AM Subject:...
Hello All... Well, as it turns out it was not the door seals after all. I visited my local junk yard, where I found a near-perfect set of 240 door seals. I got...
... the hinges are massive swedish steel, I guess one would fold the door before the hinge... Anyway do not attempt to bend the door itself, it could only...
Jean Louchet
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Nov 5, 2003 11:18 pm
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... I allways use fishoil for my rustproofing needs, a bit messy but does a great job. It works best on surfaces which allready have rusted and you are tryng...
I also have a leak coming from the firewall area in the upper LH corner under the dash. I have a 71 164. I get a puddle on the LH side if parked on a decline. ...
I am also in America and have a LHD. No leak on the right side. Tim. ... upper right ... LH ... the ... the ... the ... the ... you ... news! ... recommends ...
Hi guys! these lights are gone and all of the fuses seem to be ok! I recently got into the blower motor bushings lubrication (tricky but very doable with some...
I have been restoring a 1974 164E since August 2000. it was in a bad way when I got it for $300-00 but I have done a few long trips in it, to my delight....
Dennis, At the base of the distributor is where the pulse is generated for the injectors. Look for a loose wire or badly damaged contact points. You should be...
Hello all, I have had my 1969 164 in a repair shop in Crawfordsville, Indiana for a year and a half. I found him listed in the Brickboard. He has been working...
I'll be interested to see what replies come in. I also have a '69 with a fully rebuilt & balanced motor, which has a steady 14-15 lbs vac at idle.( I am in the...
It sounds like to me a camshaft profile problem. Possibly a lobe worn improperly, or something of the like. I would install a stock camshaft replacement or...
Another thing to make sure of with your vacuum problem: Not enough back pressure (missing muffler/ exhaust) can effect this adversly! Try putting on the stock...
