What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 19 May 2023, 08:13

Ugly but functional, eh, it's behind the dash anyway! All that matters is that it's solid!

ZionXIX wrote: ↑19 May 2023, 07:19 Has anyone else been following FCPs 850 project on YouTube? They just fitted a custom ITB intake that has individual throttles for each cylinder and it looks and sounds sick!

They start it up around 18:40

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I've followed this on and off, I appreciate his dedication to this build! Not many people mess with the NA engines. It's too easy to make power from the turbos in comparison.
It looks and sounds amazing though!

Post by **Sveedy** » 19 May 2023, 08:37

It's a sickness. A beautiful beautiful sickness !

Post by **abscate** » 20 May 2023, 02:42

Yesterdays objective.

Complete move out of garage and shed from Albany house, new owners moved in last week.

Amtrak to Albany , arrive 2100 hours

Next day start at 0630 with Bus to get Uhaul truck.
Finish at 2300 hours

Volvo content - borrowed Grunhilde to move boat to other driveway.

This morning I need 6 Aleve but the deed is done.

xanthefin · Post by **xanthefin** » 20 May 2023, 03:11

abscate wrote: ↑20 May 2023, 02:42 Yesterdays objective.

Complete move out of garage and shed from Albany house, new owners moved in last week.

Amtrak to Albany , arrive 2100 hours

Next day start at 0630 with Bus to get Uhaul truck.
Finish at 2300 hours

Volvo content - borrowed Grunhilde to move boat to other driveway.

This morning I need 6 Aleve but the deed is done.

You sir have busy schedule. Hope you get some rest too!

Post by **CIK7** » 20 May 2023, 19:35

ZionXIX wrote: ↑19 May 2023, 07:19 Has anyone else been following FCPs 850 project on YouTube? They just fitted a custom ITB intake that has individual throttles for each cylinder and it looks and sounds sick!

They start it up around 18:40

A while back, Donut Media featured a white volvo 240 build with a completely redone 2.9L i6 from a 960 with 6 of those ITBs. 320hp, 320tq

Post by **CIK7** » 20 May 2023, 19:42

Today I drove my Volvo to Tulsa to attend big bros graduation. Before I went there, I stopped at LKQ and salvaged dash pad, center speaker, and the Dolby frame mount. Took out both the wires for the center speaker and processor. Unfortunately, after removing airbag from dash, I forgot to grab both of those wires. I remembered when I was 5 miles from there. I should have gone back but Tulsa is hectic and woulve missed bros grad.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 20 May 2023, 21:19

Those dash pads and speakers are getting very hard to find. Always gotta grab them!

CIK7 wrote: ↑20 May 2023, 19:35
A while back, Donut Media featured a white volvo 240 build with a completely redone 2.9L i6 from a 960 with 6 of those ITBs. 320hp, 320tq

320 on an NA white block is very healthy. I belt it felt really great!

Post by **CIK7** » 20 May 2023, 22:35

Last night to prep for today's Tulsa trip, I applied new connectors to the factory horn wiring. Disconnected the afm horn wiring. Plugged factory wiring onto the pair of Wolos. Swapped 960 wheel for a base model wheel/airbag. Factory horn now works. Tested couple times last night and a few times today.

Oddball windshield washer fluid issue. I was driving to Talihina to clean some cars. Windshield appeared to have wet spots. Turned on spray. Would not turn off. Washer fluid was dripping into the car through my open windows. I pulled over. Turning car off then on did not fix it. Wipers and washer motor stuck on. Checked fuse. Was barely in (like tips of it touching fuse box). Removed then reinserted. Same issue. Removed fuse. Left out until I got home. Once home, I reinserted fuse. Wipers and fluid motor ran only for split second and turned off. Have not tested wipers/fluid since.

Post by **scot850** » 21 May 2023, 08:23

Don't understand why washer fluid would be dripping into the car unless the windshield has a leak in the seal, or your drains are blocked in the cowl area, or door seals are leaking. As to why the motor kept running, again, it is a fairly simple system. As you have a wagon, did both pumps run or just the front one? If both then you have a wiring issue probably at the switch end. If just the front one then more likely the switch end but I would check the connector at the pump. Weird the fuse was not fully home which may suggest something going on with the fuse box wiring?

If you are going to the junkyard again I would pull a spare switch as this will also potentially be the issue with the wipers too.

Lastly, if you are going back for the wiring, the car likely had the amplifier and harness as well. Again worth pulling as the harness is NLA.

Neil.

Post by **CIK7** » 21 May 2023, 16:28

scot850 wrote: ↑21 May 2023, 08:23 Don't understand why washer fluid would be dripping into the car unless the windshield has a leak in the seal, or your drains are blocked in the cowl area, or door seals are leaking. As to why the motor kept running, again, it is a fairly simple system. As you have a wagon, did both pumps run or just the front one? If both then you have a wiring issue probably at the switch end. If just the front one then more likely the switch end but I would check the connector at the pump. Weird the fuse was not fully home which may suggest something going on with the fuse box wiring?

If you are going to the junkyard again I would pull a spare switch as this will also potentially be the issue with the wipers too.

Lastly, if you are going back for the wiring, the car likely had the amplifier and harness as well. Again worth pulling as the harness is NLA.

Neil.

I edited that post just now. My windows were down. Shouldve said that to begin with. Sorry.

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