Volvo Findings! (What have you found on FB/Craiglist/Kijiii/other)?

[bmdubya1198]

the only place oil and coolant can mix on a P2 is in the engine.

Compression 1 - 5: 60, 30, 0, 60, 90 PSI. Antifreeze in the crankcase, antifreeze in multiple cylinders and in charged air pipe. Got to be in the upper end.

Discovered why the kid let the let the brake calipers hang. He sold the 17" Pegasus and stuck 16" wheels on. The 16" do not clear the calipers.

Yup, that makes sense. And WOW, that's definitely got a bad head gasket! Cracked liners sound even more likely here. Time to source a new engine, I think.

[RickHaleParker]

Yup, that makes sense. And WOW, that's definitely got a bad head gasket! Cracked liners sound even more likely here. Time to source a new engine, I think.

Cracked Cylinder wall and a blown head gasket, possible but highly improbable.
Will find out when I pull the head.

[bmdubya1198]

Cracked Cylinder wall and a blown head gasket, possible but highly improbable.
Will find out when I pull the head.

Well, I'm thinking it's probably a cracked cylinder wall. Probably not both.
Either way, I'm interested to see what you find out. With those compression numbers, there was a major failure!

[RickHaleParker]

Either way, I'm interested to see what you find out. With those compression numbers, there was a major failure!

With them numbers and #3 being zero. My biggest fear is a head warped too far out of true to repair. There are no Rs or T5s around here to pick.

[erikv11]

the only place oil and coolant can mix on a P2 is in the engine.

Compression 1 - 5: 60, 30, 0, 60, 90 PSI. Antifreeze in the crankcase, antifreeze in multiple cylinders and in charged air pipe. Got to be in the upper end.

Discovered why the kid let the let the brake calipers hang. He sold the 17" Pegasus and stuck 16" wheels on. The 16" do not clear the calipers.

Wow, he sure did a number on it.

People will usually pay a fair bit for those calipers if you decide to bail on it ...

[RickHaleParker]

People will usually pay a fair bit for those calipers if you decide to bail on it ...

That is my insurance. If I rebuild and recondition the calipers I could turn a profit on the calipers alone.
I seen piston kits for the R calipers somewhere.

PS: ViVA Performance S60R/V70R Brake Caliper Rebuild - Seal Kit $29.99. Pistons $25.00.

[bmdubya1198]

A part out could probably get you your money back easily, so there's that as a backup plan at least. Otherwise, I could probably get you an R head... the only problem would be shipping it.

[erikv11]

I once shipped someone from the forums a head. The key was access to a table saw. Cut a box out of scraps of thin plywood and screwed the panels together. Also used the saw to cut large, well-fitting pieces of 2-inch blue foam board to line the inside of the box. Measure twice cut once. Can't remember how I shipped it probably UPS ground, it went to the east coast.

[bmdubya1198]

I once shipped someone from the forums a head. The key was access to a table saw. Cut a box out of scraps of thin plywood and screwed the panels together. Also used the saw to cut large, well-fitting pieces of 2-inch blue foam board to line the inside of the box. Measure twice cut once. Can't remember how I shipped it probably UPS ground, it went to the east coast.

Good to know! It could probably be shipped in one of those big 27 gallon totes, I think it might actually fit into one of those. FedEx or UPS would be the best option.
I remember Robert having a video on shipping transmissions, and how he had shipped an M56 like that.

[RickHaleParker]

Cut a box out of scraps of thin plywood and screwed the panels together.

Wood Shop instructor taught us Elmer's glue is stronger then nails, screws or the unglued wood.