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Old 07-27-2015, 03:34 PM
RedArrow RedArrow is offline
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Vehicle: 1986 Volvo 745 TD
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Default Investigating the d24:)

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Originally Posted by BluevanACD2005 View Post
What was it out of? I notice the right side of the oil pan is very shallow compared to a D24 from a volvo. If you cannot salvage the engine as a whole, you may have a lot of decent parts still.
Spencer; An accident-victim 1981 Volvo car is the sad donor. I am slowly collecting information about its shady history. As those `secrets` resurface, my project gets interesting for real.
About the oil pan, idk, will have to compare them but I think it is the factory setup (i have pictures taken from bizarre angles).


And finally; yes, many good parts are still present!
It wasn`t me who trashed the rest of the vehicle (i would have kept more of the crutial things {if they were still usable..?...} )


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Originally Posted by BluevanACD2005 View Post
internal inspections would be the most tell tale... once you pull the head and the pan, you should know right away if it is savable. The outside only says so much.
Absolutely true about that. I spent some time with the initial cleaning of the motor and got disappointed by the end so I decided to postpone the thing ( f.ck, i saw way too much carnage already...such a shame)
The engine turns over btw. I can`t wait for the freaking weekend for further inspection, maybe a possible tear down of the accessories and possibly the head with the pan. Till then it`s soaking in wd40 all over.
Multiple spots indicate that terrible awfulness, long-term neglection then unskilled tinkering have been going on.
I have now the strange feeling that after seeing the head I will close the book.

What do you guys use as the best engine stand for these engines? the ones i have are pieces of crap. Thanks for reading. Wish me `luck`.
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