The DAF Club,Nederland recommends 20w-40 for the 1.4
....in other words good old Halfords Classic Motor Oil.

John

Thanks for checking Mark.

John

1978 VOLVO 343 DL VARIOMATIC (DAF 77). TYPE: 343510 COLOR: “SILVER” (VOLVO PAINT CODE- # 130) with Blue Interior. NICKNAME: “MARILYN” SERIAL #: LC357979. ENGINE #: B14OS-000012475 (ORIGINAL MOTOR). PRIVATELY IMPORTED BY: ARNE JOHANSEN FROM SWEDEN. IMPORT (to USA) DATE: 1982. PAST OWNER INFORMATION: ...

I've just contacted Chris Moore about this (and a few other bits).
Hopefully I'll get a positive response soon.

John

B14.0Eeeeeeeh sooner or later, the rods will come out and play :mrgreen: Ha Ha Ha.... Yes indeed !!! :D I'm taking no chances with my B110, B130 or B14 motors...Lead substitute as well as an Ethanol neutralizer are used for those "french motors". :D The Ethanol count here currently is between 13-15...

OH well.....it's all good. :roll: I did order a 123ignition replacement dizzy (which was lost in the post! sm2 ) so I have had to rebuild another old one and swap the vacuum advance module. She seems to be running happy, for now, and plan on driving her to a major car show on the 5th of May. John

My suggestion.....

Change all the hoses first before attempting any further adjustments. It sounds as if an air leakage problem is causing your first problem.

John

One more request....dog danglies, I thought I was done. :roll: :roll: :roll: Does anyone have a set of wiper arm caps for a Type 1 not doing anything ?? ?? http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo185/TheBear54/IMG_0109_zps5c8e99bf.jpg They look so naked with their stalks and nuts hanging out in public....

Great....now that question is all squared away.



John

foggyjames wrote:I have a spare grille if you're stuck, John.
cheers
James

Thanks for the offer James. I was just hoping to pick up a spare (just in case), mine is still OK.

John

So why didn't you get that one for all the parts that you need(ed)? RJ, I just heard about the car a week ago. I did check on it and the scrap yard will not sell any parts, they want to sell the entire car for a crazy price ($ 1,400.00). The car is located about 350 miles from me so it is difficult...

Spent the morning going over the checklist Rich. 1. Float Chamber clean...no problem 2. Anti-Run Solenoid working...no problem 3. Dizzy was correct...although it was removed again and discovered another circ had fallen off (an old one) Now, I'll have to start from square one and reset the timing all...

Cheers Mark.

I only discovered the remnants a few days ago after I took the panel off to adjust the seatbelts. Imagine my surprise!

John

Did anyone save a photo of this car in their computer ???? Why do I think you did at time, John? :?: :? (Was this before/after the computer died?) It was on BC plates. I see more sighting of V300s in North America have been reported on the TurboBricks forum :wink: I wish I had saved a photo, looked...

That's just the point Foggy, it is all good fun. To those of us who regularly play the game Rich's rebukes are perfectly normal - a more anally retentive I have never met! (god-dammit the man even changed all my carefully introduced anti plagiarism spelling mistoooks in my carb article). I sometime...