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Another question or two about 740 Turbo wagon
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Vash The Stampede - 27 Jul 2004 01:29 GMT Is this a belt driven engine, or a chain? If chain driven, are they still using pressboard gears?
Also, is it interference, or not?
don hodgdon - 27 Jul 2004 03:43 GMT > Is this a belt driven engine, or a chain? > If chain driven, are they still using pressboard gears? > > Also, is it interference, or not? Belt-driven overhead cam.
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Bev A. Kupf - 27 Jul 2004 03:48 GMT > Is this a belt driven engine, or a chain? Belt.
> If chain driven, are they still using pressboard gears? > > Also, is it interference, or not? Non-interference. There is an interference version (DOHC, 4 valves/cyl) of the Volvo red-block 4-cyl engines, but I don't think a turbo version of it was ever made.
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Tim \(Remove NOSPAM. - 27 Jul 2004 10:30 GMT > > Is this a belt driven engine, or a chain? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 4 valves/cyl) of the Volvo red-block 4-cyl engines, but I > don't think a turbo version of it was ever made. Yes there was- for the italian market, where anything over 2 litres is severely taxed. There was also a 2 litre turbo 5 cylinder 850 T5 made for the same market instead of the 2.3.
Tim..
Bev A. Kupf - 27 Jul 2004 13:31 GMT On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:30:12 +0000 (UTC), Tim (Remove NOSPAM. (the.farm@NOSPAMbtinternet.com) wrote:
>> Non-interference. There is an interference version (DOHC, >> 4 valves/cyl) of the Volvo red-block 4-cyl engines, but I >> don't think a turbo version of it was ever made. > > Yes there was- for the italian market, where anything over 2 litres is > severely taxed. Neat. Didn't know there was a turbo version of the B204 - I'm assuming it was underbored to be 2.0 litres, so was a B204 derivative and not a B234 derivative?
> There was also a 2 litre turbo 5 cylinder 850 T5 made for > the same market instead of the 2.3. I do recall your mentioning this one previously here, but thanks for reminding me about it again, Tim.
Beverly
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Tim \(Remove NOSPAM. - 28 Jul 2004 00:03 GMT > On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:30:12 +0000 (UTC), > Tim (Remove NOSPAM. (the.farm@NOSPAMbtinternet.com) wrote: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > assuming it was underbored to be 2.0 litres, so was a B204 > derivative and not a B234 derivative? Not sure, but I would imagine Volvo just slapped the 16v head ontop of the original 8v B200F / E block rather than shrunk a B230. (which I suppose a B200 is?!)
Tim..
Peter Milnes - 28 Jul 2004 02:07 GMT It has a camshaft drive belt which should be changed every 50,000 miles. It is supposed to be non-interference as it has a low compression ratio to suit the turbo.
Cheers, Peter.
: Is this a belt driven engine, or a chain? : If chain driven, are they still using pressboard gears? : : Also, is it interference, or not? Vash The Stampede - 29 Jul 2004 02:13 GMT > Is this a belt driven engine, or a chain? > If chain driven, are they still using pressboard gears? > > Also, is it interference, or not? Thank you all, guys. We took the car in trade yeaterday. I was moving it around the lot and hit a bumpb, and the front end jounced a bit. It did it again when I hit another bump. I also noticed, not a grinding sound, but more than a whirring sound from the engine bay. I was beginning to think, just mark the car up at $695 (the price at which you *don't* have to warranty a car in my state) and let it rip!
But, I needed to come home today to grab some stuff, so I slapped the tag on the Volvo and went for a spin (17 miles one way) car ran pretty good, the jouncing from the front was gone!
One thing I am assuming: this car has an independant rear suspension (?) It was wet today so I didn't get a chance to crawl underneath it and look.
Last time I heard this kind of sound from an engine, it was an '89 Celica. A friend of mine who is a real Celica nut and a mechanic said "don't keep it, it's going to blow". I sold it three weeks later, 3 months after that, KABOOM! (course, the kid who bought it had lead in his right foot!)
Peter Milnes - 29 Jul 2004 03:15 GMT All wagons up till 1994 had live rear axle (like 200). Only 960/V90 wagons from 1995 had IRS.
Cheers, Peter.
: > Is this a belt driven engine, or a chain? : > If chain driven, are they still using pressboard gears? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] : it, it's going to blow". I sold it three weeks later, 3 months after that, : KABOOM! (course, the kid who bought it had lead in his right foot!) Vash The Stampede - 29 Jul 2004 05:28 GMT > All wagons up till 1994 had live rear axle (like 200). Only 960/V90 wagons from > 1995 had IRS. > > Cheers, Peter. Thanks, Pete, but, not the answer I wanted to hear!
I asked because the rear wanders a little bit, but I have come to realize this happens a lot with IRS (90 240SX, 85 Toy Celica GTS)
Since this is *not* IRS, I guess it means I should be looking for trouble with the rear end, hopefully nothing more than shocks/springs...
James Sweet - 29 Jul 2004 05:46 GMT > > All wagons up till 1994 had live rear axle (like 200). Only 960/V90 wagons from > > 1995 had IRS. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Since this is *not* IRS, I guess it means I should be looking for trouble > with the rear end, hopefully nothing more than shocks/springs... Chances are the bushings back there are shot, the good news is the parts are cheaper than shocks and springs.
Peter Milnes - 30 Jul 2004 01:34 GMT Better still try renewing the bushings. You will be surprised at the renewed stability.
Cheers, Peter.
: > All wagons up till 1994 had live rear axle (like 200). Only 960/V90 wagons from : > 1995 had IRS. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] : Since this is *not* IRS, I guess it means I should be looking for trouble : with the rear end, hopefully nothing more than shocks/springs...
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