Recently fitted Bridgestones and am very pleased with them. IMHO these are superior in wet conditions and run quieter than Michelins. Definitely less ABS/TC...
13916
bruce doherty
airsterm1
May 1, 2009 10:21 pm
i want $1250.00 will talk$ nice car ... From: servant38@... <servant38@...> Subject: Re: [volvo_owners] 89 740 for sale To:...
13917
sergio cuquerella
sergei27free
May 2, 2009 12:13 am
Hi guys, so I did disassemble my spare Dizzy and made sure everything was complete and lubed and did the Dizzy change... After some pain full time learning...
13918
Lake City Boop
lakecityboop
May 3, 2009 7:21 pm
It is over 1,100 miles to Boston, not sure how I would get 2 cars home IF I decided to buy your car once I inspected it. Like I said, it is just too far of a...
13919
Don
flusho2002
May 5, 2009 10:57 am
The "UP" arrow on the dash of my 740 is on constantly. Have any of you had this problem and, if so, what's the fix? Thanks. Don...
13920
ALAN STAMPER
alandstamper
May 5, 2009 11:24 am
Your car has an electrically operated overdrive, and the arrow means that is turned off. Usually it's a bad relay that's the issue. You can probably find...
13921
bruce doherty
airsterm1
May 5, 2009 9:46 pm
hi its most likly the over--drive relay or maybe the soleniod poss[bly fuse issue check it out ... From: Don <flusho2002@...> ...
13922
roylowenthal
May 6, 2009 2:03 am
Fuse #12 supplies power to the overdrive solenoid & indicator light; if the fuse was bad, the light wouldn't come on. The relay is a likely problem, it's...
13923
DanGTO@...
May 10, 2009 11:10 am
That is incorrect. The arrow is telling you when to upshift in the manual transmission cars. OD shows up as a green light or something else when you click...
13924
sergio cuquerella
sergei27free
May 10, 2009 3:41 pm
as far as I remember the OD on my 940 auto tranny used to be on when the OD was not engaged and off when so... and it is a orange light or yellow with an arrow...
13925
cucmbere
May 12, 2009 5:44 pm
Hi, I want to ask anyone who knows is it possible to fix this problem with the "pin of the door" not popping up for unlocking a door. The problem is that when...
13926
roylowenthal
May 13, 2009 2:18 am
There's a link to Volvo North America publications site in the "links" section, if you get the relevant body manual, it'll show you how to get access to & fix...
13927
cucmbere
May 13, 2009 2:51 pm
Hi Roy, Thanks for the link but I am from Norway and only US and Canadian residents may reg. on the site you mention. Bob....
13928
Chris Merrifield
merrifield2421
May 14, 2009 12:13 am
Anyone know where I can find the original high mileage medallions that Volvo used to issue? I found a 200,000 on ebay and I'm also looking for a 100,000 one....
13929
roylowenthal
May 14, 2009 12:34 am
I'm guessing the Volvo Norway site probably has a link to a corresponding section. http://www.volvocars.com/no/Pages/default.aspx Roy...
13930
Dennis
chimeralabs
May 14, 2009 3:24 am
I adopted a one year old female Wolf Akita. My male Wolf Dog promptly taught her to rest and relax on the roofs of my "classic cars". She chose a 1972 pale...
13931
servant38@...
lindsay_s2004
May 14, 2009 8:05 am
i just happen to have 100,000 medallion. idont know if they still do but ill look up the place i got it and post it. may take a day or 2....
13932
Kevin Lawton
kevin520234
May 14, 2009 12:31 pm
As I understand it t be, the bronze mileage award is for 150,000 miles, silver for 300,000 miles and gold for 500,000 miles. My 1990 240 GL has just got...
13933
Chris Merrifield
merrifield2421
May 15, 2009 12:56 pm
13934
Kevin Lawton
kevin520234
May 15, 2009 2:35 pm
I don't think that we have special mileage awards here in Britain - I thought they were the same over the whooeof Volvo-land ? Anyway, maybe using...
13935
Chris Merrifield
merrifield2421
May 15, 2009 2:50 pm
13936
Ally Cole
allylcm03
May 15, 2009 7:55 pm
I've got 240 Volvo with 316K. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
13937
servant38@...
lindsay_s2004
May 16, 2009 8:09 am
my kinfolk live in gloecester,london,cheltenham...
13938
Flinkfelt
caddidj
May 16, 2009 8:15 am
I've had 2 740 wagons, both were over 300,000 when 1 got into an accident, and the other was sold. It's still running strong. Now I have a pair of 850 GLT...
13939
Kevin Lawton
kevin520234
May 16, 2009 1:33 pm
Excellent, and congratulations ! Did you get your bronze and silver high-mileage awards ? Kevin Lawton(0161 654 8944 & 07973 303785...
13940
airsterm1
May 18, 2009 1:06 am
this car is a real puff. no rust dents anywhere,under side is clean interior is mint,body has two tiny dimples in it i need to sell asap would like to sell...
13941
John Burger
johnburger608
May 31, 2009 2:25 am
I have a 1988 240 DL wagon, with at least 275K on it (odometer stopped working last September). It recently has shown signs of a worsening oil leak. A mechanic...
13942
Ron Johnson
ukuleleron
May 31, 2009 11:30 am
... Wife's 954 leaks oil from around the sump gasket, the level is well below the dipstick before the oil warning light shows. It first shows occasionally on...
13943
Michael Harris
michael368063
May 31, 2009 11:37 am
If its a front oil seal, it can be replaced with the engine in situ. Rear one will necessitate gearbox removal.... BUT... You should be able to locate the leak...
13944
Kevin Lawton
kevin520234
May 31, 2009 4:36 pm
John, I have a 1990 240 GL so almost the same. A twenty-year-old engine can leak from anywhere, but ninety percent of the time this can be reduced to a...
