Hi guys, In need of a 340 alternator from the 1.7 engine.

Has anyone got some second hand units for sale?

Many thanks

Can someone please point me in the direction of the exhaust manifold to front downpipe ''springs & bolts'' set.

For the 1.7 B172 engine.

Do you still have these?

My Volvo has started to get a bit of a lean on to one side, at the rear the car sits lower on the right than on the left. I can fit a finger or two between the arch and the tyre top on the left, there is no gap on the right. Is this likely to be because the leaf spring has gone soft or could my damp...

Thanks for your reply, I have changed the spark plug leads just as a matter of course (i thought i'd listed them, my mistake!!) But I soon changed them back to the originals after I noticed a fracture in one of the leads close to the spark plug insulation pocket. Is there any specific way to test th...

Ok, just to list what i've replaced/done so far. fitted: new camshaft seal new flywheel/crankshaft sensor - old got chewed up by flywheel after bolts came loose and it dropped new distributor rotor new distributor cap new ignition module new spark plugs new mechanical fuel pump new inline fuel filte...

Also interested!!!

Desperately looking for a carb to get some spares from!
Please let me know what you have!

Thanks for your replies, I've had a few conversations with Mac and Dai from classic swede in the past with some very sound advice given! But it seems the problem with my volvo is beyond my mechanical ability! I have a really nasty misfire and I realllllly cannot work out why! So I was pretty much re...

Are there any known specialists for the 340 in the UK?

Yeah mines definitely missing the sensor bit on the end.

That could certainly explain a few things.

Thanks for your help guys!

Thanks Dai, the ignition coil and diff casing gasket turned up earlier. Is there any sign of the missing bank transfer? I didn't check with the bank yet. From what you are saying then mine must be broken. There was no metal part sticking out, in fact there was a bit of a hole where something should ...

Ok so todays new saga was me trying to get the car started after a carb refresh and new ignition module. Ive put plug lights on the spark plugs and there is no spark getting to the plugs. Ive checked the rotor and dizzy cap, all looks good. So went round to check all the connections and came across ...

carb apart now, original floats weigh 10.9 grams rather than 6 - 6.3 grams... so massively wrong! carb base plate seems to be warped by roughly .5mm in both directions as well. so i will take it into the garage in the morning to get it flattened, a big heavy ally block and wet and dry it is. idle so...

to be honest I had it off yesterday when I was checking to see if the camshaft seal was weeping, everything looked ok. Might as well buy another set for a couple of quid off the local motor factors and hope for the best