Bought another Turbodiesel

[77volvo245]

Found this 1984 760 with a M46 last weekend. It used to be a TBer named Tyler. He was from Corvallis, OR then moved to California and was force to sell the car. A guy bought the car and found out after only four months he it has a blown headgasket. Then the car sat in the guy's driveway for a year beacuse the guy could not afford a shop to do the work.

I ended of paying only $500 for the car.

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[lalozf]

nice and cheap, it is very low of suspension.
is that rear alloy painted in white, I would like to see it, maybe I could do it if it matches ok?

[axL_]

looks nice just lower it a bit in the rear

[77volvo245]

nice and cheap, it is very low of suspension.
is that rear alloy painted in white, I would like to see it, maybe I could do it if it matches ok?

Only the rear left wheel is painted white. Im not sure what suspension in the front, the car is lower than my 240 diesel with 2.5 coils cut. Ill be cutting one coil in the rear at least to even the car out.

[Jason]

Sits about like my car... Man it looks good though, especially for 500 bucks! Even with a blown head gasket. Its a M46 too! Whats the interior like? Outside looks like its in real nice shape.

Jason

[77volvo245]

Sits about like my car... Man it looks good though, especially for 500 bucks! Even with a blown head gasket. Its a M46 too! Whats the interior like? Outside looks like its in real nice shape.

Jason

The interior is alright condition, inside it's read leather. When I got the car it was covered in moss, took me couple hours to clean the outside. I actually bought this car for my dad to drive to work and back instead of driving his large SUV 40 miles everyday.

[Jason]

Sweet! My car has the porno red interior too! (or at least its porno red according to the guys from Europe lol)

Jason

[v8volvo]

Nice find. Glad the car got picked up by someone who will care for it.

The HG is not really that big a job, especially if you have an engine hoist to aid in removing the head with. I'm doing one today, took just a couple hours to get the head off yesterday and will put it back together this afternoon. How did it fail -- oil in the coolant, or losing compression, or external leak? Either way it would be good to repair it ASAP, otherwise damage to hoses, bearings, etc may result from the fluids mixing. The car I took apart yesterday had about half a quart of oil in the water, and some of the hoses have been damaged as a result. Don't forget to do a new front timing belt, tensioner, and water pump at the same time.

How many miles on it? Running and driving? Looks identical to my white '83 sedan, which also has a red interior. I didn't like the appearance at first, but the look is growing on me.

[v8volvo]

You've got an all-metal radiator in that car, those are rare. Take care of it. I'll buy it from you if it ever goes bad or you want to trade for a good normal one.

[EvoStevo]

You've got an all-metal radiator in that car, those are rare. Take care of it. I'll buy it from you if it ever goes bad or you want to trade for a good normal one.

Are those the same as the ones found in 240s? If so, I think I have a couple extra in my garage.

[77volvo245]

Are those the same as the ones found in 240s? If so, I think I have a couple extra in my garage.

No, the 340 radiators are not the same as 740s. The D24t radiators are longer.

[axL_]

You've got an all-metal radiator in that car, those are rare. Take care of it. I'll buy it from you if it ever goes bad or you want to trade for a good normal one.


whats so good about those radiators?

[v8volvo]

whats so good about those radiators?

Just that you can rebuild them as many times as you want so they will essentially last forever. All the new ones you can buy nowadays are the cheap crappy aluminum-core kind with plastic end tanks and hose necks. Those can't be rebuilt and the plastic necks get brittle and can easily be broken off. When parts for these cars get more rare -- as they are already beginning to do :eek: -- it will be good to have parts that can be rebuilt and fixed rather than ones that have to be replaced because they are not rebuildable. Soon enough, there will be NO new radiators available for D24Ts and so your only option will be to adapt something that doesn't fit quite right, have a custom unit built for major $$, get something from a junkyard that is already half broken...... or, if you are lucky and happen to have an all-metal radiator, just have your existing rad recored and put it back in with little expense and hassle. That is why the metal radiators are desirable.

[77volvo245]

Nice find. Glad the car got picked up by someone who will care for it.

The HG is not really that big a job, especially if you have an engine hoist to aid in removing the head with. I'm doing one today, took just a couple hours to get the head off yesterday and will put it back together this afternoon. How did it fail -- oil in the coolant, or losing compression, or external leak? Either way it would be good to repair it ASAP, otherwise damage to hoses, bearings, etc may result from the fluids mixing. The car I took apart yesterday had about half a quart of oil in the water, and some of the hoses have been damaged as a result. Don't forget to do a new front timing belt, tensioner, and water pump at the same time.

How many miles on it? Running and driving? Looks identical to my white '83 sedan, which also has a red interior. I didn't like the appearance at first, but the look is growing on me.

This was Tyler's old car and he did most of the work. What I was told he took material off the the head gasket for some reason and I think that why it failed. There is excess pressure coming out from the water reservoir, it seems not to overheat while idling. I only drove the car around the block once it seems to drive decent. There is no water in the oil or anything like that. The car only has about 35K, Kevin posted a video of it running in the showroom if you have not seem it yet. 740 are really growing on me now but I still like my 240s.

[Slobodan]

Did the head gasket on it. Put a composite 2 notch on there with a reamed out 80 head and N/A cam shaft. The JunkYard head had the shims WAY to tight! I had to loosen them all up ALOT. used ATF to clean the valve seats. man... We hit 700 PSI on one cylinder and the rest were ~500PSI this was before I ran it and DEAD cold outside temp was 30F. but then again, once we got the head on and torqued I put ATF down all the intake ports and rolled the engine over by hand a couple times forwards and backwards with injectors in. Then I took the injectors out poured more ATF down the injector ports and let it set for a couple days, then we turned it over again and let it sit some more. we spun it over a while with the starter to get the excess ATF out and to lube up the valves and get them cleaner checked the valve lash like 3 times during all this and they got looser and looser. this junkyard head decked out perfectly flat. but some of the valves had this junk on them. it seems weird but just needed cleaned.

All in all not bad. Soon I'll have the AFTER video up.

[77volvo245]

I found an 1980 240 n/a diese! at the junk yard. The car has been sitting for awhile. Alot of moss on the car the tags say 2003. The timming belt wasn't broken I tired turning over the car by hand and wouldnt budge. The block was really clean I pulled the valve cover off, and I was amazed the head has been recently been rebult. I took off the head and I notice the hold motor is a rebult. This head saved me alot of Money and time than going to a machine shop and getting the head resurface, and waiting for a week to get it back.

I change to oil yesterday with lubro moly fully synthetic diesel engine oil. Its slowly getting back on the road again. I will post more pictures later. Thanks Kevin for helping us...

[piper109]

I remember when Tyler did the headgasket on that white car. It was about two years ago.
He borrowed my tool to lock the crankshaft pulley in position so he could change the timing belt.
He had overheating problems afterwards too, pulling heavy loads up long hills I think. He used an Evans waterless coolant at one time.
I think you will find it still has the automatic transmission rear axle so at 80 mph you will be turning 3700 rpm. My auto to stick swap 745 is just the same. Makes the car quite peppy and the engine does not seem to mind the rpm.

Steve

[77volvo245]

I remember when Tyler did the headgasket on that white car. It was about two years ago.
He borrowed my tool to lock the crankshaft pulley in position so he could change the timing belt.
He had overheating problems afterwards too, pulling heavy loads up long hills I think. He used an Evans waterless coolant at one time.
I think you will find it still has the automatic transmission rear axle so at 80 mph you will be turning 3700 rpm. My auto to stick swap 745 is just the same. Makes the car quite peppy and the engine does not seem to mind the rpm.

Steve

Kevin and I tried to unbolt the crank pulley and it was way to tight. We could not even get it off with an impact gun. Im not sure what we are going to do. I need to have him do the final stage 3 of the torque spec on the head bolts. While we are at it, going to replace water pump and timing belt. Kevin has a crank holder tool but needs to find it.
Since the headgasket replacement there has been no problems of overheating at all. The gearing of the rear end did felt different from my 240 with a D24.

[77volvo245]

Been cleaning the engine bay. I was thinking of keeping the A/C thought it would be nice to have, but it was always getting in the way. The D24T radiator was in very poor condition so I rerplace a radiator from a 960 instead. The radiator from the 960 is the exact same size only a little thinner and was able to use the E-fan from that radiator. The 960 radiators don't have a spot for overflow tank on the radiator So I bypass it though the VW water oil cooler.

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[piper109]

Interesting that you are using the electric fan. I have looked at doing that on my 92 conversion.
I still have the turbo gas radiator which is a wee bit thinner than the diesel but I also have an intercooler in there thats not being used. The electric fan was standard in 92.

In order for it to fit, I will have to remove the mechanical fan pulley and shaft on the alternator bracket and get a shorter belt to run the power steering pump directly off the crankshaft.

My biggest problem is that the std cooling fan is controlled by the gas engine ECU so I would have to arrange a temp switch on the plumbing somewhere and the rad has no orts for a switch. It looks like you have a big fitting assembly in the top rad hose. Is that how you do it? What switch do you use?

It is also switched on by the a/c and I have preserved that system (not hooked up) although the a/c does not get enough cooling without the helper fan in front of the rad at present.

I presently just have the 1985 stock mechanical fan and shroud on the 92 rad.
Canning the a/c is not an option for me in SC.

Steve

[77volvo245]

Interesting that you are using the electric fan. I have looked at doing that on my 92 conversion.
I still have the turbo gas radiator which is a wee bit thinner than the diesel but I also have an intercooler in there thats not being used. The electric fan was standard in 92.

In order for it to fit, I will have to remove the mechanical fan pulley and shaft on the alternator bracket and get a shorter belt to run the power steering pump directly off the crankshaft.

My biggest problem is that the std cooling fan is controlled by the gas engine ECU so I would have to arrange a temp switch on the plumbing somewhere and the rad has no orts for a switch. It looks like you have a big fitting assembly in the top rad hose. Is that how you do it? What switch do you use?

It is also switched on by the a/c and I have preserved that system (not hooked up) although the a/c does not get enough cooling without the helper fan in front of the rad at present.

I presently just have the 1985 stock mechanical fan and shroud on the 92 rad.
Canning the a/c is not an option for me in SC.

Steve

The radiator Im using is from a 960, they are the same thickness and width as a 92+740/940 N/A gassers. The height of the 960 Rad is the same as the stock D24T and would go through the core support. The only difference with the 960 radiators like I said before is the overflow tank inlet on the cold side of the radiator. You would need to bypass it because there isn't one.

Here is the other modification would have to do with any of these gasser radiators. The bottom coolant hose will not reach with the lack of angle of the bottom outlet.

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If you find one of these at the junkyard you want to grab the relay as well. You would find it on the right side behind the headlight. The housing I have holding my censor is from a Saab. You can get any censor from any part store. The E-fans are two speeds my censor is hooked up to high speed and that would be the white wire and I have my low speed on a switch on the dash and that is blue. I would recommend hooking up a inline 30 amp fuse. It's not to hard to wire up took me a good 30 minutes.

[77volvo245]

Just had Kevin do the final torque spec on the head bolts yesterday. Rechecked the valve clearance and pump timing.

[piper109]

Hmm I have a copper elbow fitting very simillar to yours along with a piece of straight rubber hose. I will post a photo too when I figure out how to.
I am using the 92 Turbo gas radiator. I am using the diesel std lower hose and I adapt it, not quite the same but similar.
I also have the fan relay you mentioned. That is standard on the 92 740 turbo gas. On this particular year however, as I mentioned before, the fan relay is controlled by the gas engine ECU (also by the a/c) in lieu of a temp switch.
Obviously I am not using that ECU so at present I have no way of switching on and off the electric fan based on temps.

Where is your fan switch? Is that what I see in the rad top hose ?

Thanks,

Steve

[77volvo245]

Where is your fan switch? Is that what I see in the rad top hose ?

Yes, that is the switch.

[piper109]

Thanks, could you please give me some info on the switch? I have not located a part number yet, other than the one that fits a grommet in the rad.

Thanks, Steve

[77volvo245]

Thanks, could you please give me some info on the switch? I have not located a part number yet, other than the one that fits a grommet in the rad.

Thanks, Steve

I grabbed mine at the local junkyard. You would find them in the Nissen 3 row radiators. The one I have on my car turns on at 82C.

Here is a example of the radiator on my 1979 242 GT

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[cuaz64]

Cool looking car! Good luck!

[77volvo245]

Been cleaning the engine bay a little more. Painted the valve cover and timing belt cover as well.

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[77volvo245]

Here are the most recent pictures that were taken last weekend.


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[v8volvo]

Looks good. Sorry I couldn't make it to the show, looks like it went well. I'll be sure to get down to the IPD garage sale.

Glad you guys stopped by though. It's always good to have as many D24Ts as possible in one place. :D

Get your cold start working and your alt compensation circuit wired up, then time it to .93 and I bet you'll be much happier with the way it starts and runs.

[Jason]

Taylor I see you have the for racing only power steering delete.... (no belt) Lookin good though, those wheels look pretty bad ass painted. The window tint looks good on the white car too, thats next on my list for the car intself once it warms up a little, I'm tired of the fishbowl look.

What do you have on it for springs? It sits pretty low! I cut mine and i'm happy with the look but as low as yours it I would be worried about scraping stuff I have hit shit with my front air dam already!

Stick a couple pics up in the showroom section too!

Jason

[77volvo245]

Taylor I see you have the for racing only power steering delete.... (no belt) Lookin good though, those wheels look pretty bad ass painted. The window tint looks good on the white car too, thats next on my list for the car intself once it warms up a little, I'm tired of the fishbowl look.

What do you have on it for springs? It sits pretty low! I cut mine and i'm happy with the look but as low as yours it I would be worried about scraping stuff I have hit shit with my front air dam already!

Stick a couple pics up in the showroom section too!

Jason

I just got so used to driving without power steering in my 240 and the 760 with the bus steering wheel. I really don't mind not having power steering. I really want a to make a braket or find a non A/C power steering braket for the greenblocks so the pump is located lower in the engine bay.

The springs in the front are the same since I bought the car. The rear are wagon springs that I cut a coil off on both sides.

Looks good. Sorry I couldn't make it to the show, looks like it went well. I'll be sure to get down to the IPD garage sale.

Glad you guys stopped by though. It's always good to have as many D24Ts as possible in one place. :D

Get your cold start working and your alt compensation circuit wired up, then time it to .93 and I bet you'll be much happier with the way it starts and runs.

I really want to try and organize something for IPD and see how many D24Ts we can get at one place. I should have my 240 with the D24T ready in time. Thanks for letting me take pics of the return line of the D24T with the D24 oil pan.

[v8volvo]

What do you have on it for springs? It sits pretty low! I cut mine and i'm happy with the look but as low as yours it I would be worried about scraping stuff I have hit shit with my front air dam already!

Scraping its guts on the pavement has already been an issue for this car. I can personally attest to that. :p

I really want to try and organize something for IPD and see how many D24Ts we can get at one place. I should have my 240 with the D24T ready in time. Thanks for letting me take pics of the return line of the D24T with the D24 oil pan.

The more the better. :D I'll be there with one of mine. Too bad I can't bring more than that. Unless I use a trailer... or two or three...

[v8mad0]

Looks nice

[RedArrow]

I just love all those piping mods you guys have in your cars all over the place!
:)) This thread is full of that. Thanks for the ideas