I believe Volvo used a VW, or was it the Audi, 6 cylinder diesel which I have heard was not very bulletproof.
On 11/25/06, dave walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I bought an 84 240 in 85. It lasted ~10 years before it rusted away. The manual transmission had a bolt on electronic overdrive that gave you a 5th gear when you pressed the little square button on top of the gear shift knob. Reminded me of the James Bond ejector seat. Had to replace the leaking front crankshaft seal somewhere around year 8 or so. Easy to work on. Very simple design. No fancy electronics. Mirrors and windows were all manual on my base model. The diesels of that vintage were 6 cylinders and thus had a 260 designation on the title, but were not labeled as such on the vehicle. A friend had one. You needed a tailwind and steep hill to get the thing past 80 mph. -Dave Walton 87SDL, 94S350, 99E300 On 11/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are the Volvo 240 series a good car? I think they are 4 cylinders. I seem > to recall these being one of the high mileage gassers > > Friend of mine is looking around 1983-1989 vintage. > > Are they easy to work on? Any stories? > > Regards Tom Scordato > Bellefonte PA > 1979 240D > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
