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Originally Posted by ISO740GLETD
3. Service - who can service this engine? Certainly not the local Volvo dealer.
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Not necessarily. Ask the oldest mechanic there in their service dept. if they still have the special tools for the D24 and are able to do a timing belt change, compression check, water pump change, valve adjust, etc.
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Originally Posted by ISO740GLETD
4. Rest of car - it is 35 years old. I guess this is my least concern because parts or the 700 series in general seem readily available. I would try to fix things myself. Are there a lot of videos on how to fix common things that break on all 700 series cars?
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Not so many videos but a lot of good info here on the engine and related aspects. For the rest of the car brickboard and turbobricks are good sources. Almost anything that can happen with a Volvo somebody has BTDT and written about it. They tend to look down on the D24 engine however, as they don't consider it an "Heirloom Volvo" engine.