Thanks Peter. I have been searching the forum for the last two hours and have found several accounts of the same tale of woe. Any help additional info you can send along would be great. The Volvo specialists have had the car for two days and have no solid ideas at this point so your letter is very w...

Use wD 40 it will disolve the rtar and it won't hurt the cars paint. Just wipe off

Hi Nell, I see no one responded to your question. That's a drag. I'm having the same problem with my '89 240 exactly as you decribe. Did you ever find out what was wrong?

Doug in Houston

Hi I'm surprised no one has replied to you. This ia a simple fix if you have basic skills and basic tools. First go to e bay. You can pay as little as 10.00 used, I did, or as much as $45 for a new one. Take off your interior door panel and it's obvious what needs top be removed and replaced. Should...

Hey, I screwed up and hit new topic I guess for my reply to you. Please see my reply to you for an idea in new post. I must have hit the wrong button Good luck

Here is a thought. Most good professional radiator shops have a heat sensor gun. It's hand held and wireless it looks like a large glue gun with a small LCD screen on it. Take your car in and ask them to shoot a reading at your therostat area and intake manifold. If it's around 190 to 200 you should...

:? :? Hi all, New user here. We have had 4 Volvo 240s over the years. Great cars!! Now my 16 year old has a '89 240 GL. It's a beater, doesn't look great but has a great interior and runs well 99.9% of the time. Here is the problem that maybe someone has experienced. At first this problem occurred o...