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by Fuse
26 May 2013 01:03 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Mouldy Members
Replies: 18
Views: 10944

Re: Mouldy Members

Yay!

I did shower this morning so apparently it's not mold.. :D

Nowadays I might not post that much during the weekdays as I did when I did have excessive amounts of spare time :D but will at least check the site every day if there's something which needs attention. :-P


-Marko
by Fuse
26 May 2013 12:31 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Genuine R-sport kit
Replies: 22
Views: 15665

Re: Genuine R-sport kit

Nice find! I'll vote 1981 or 1982 343/345 OR 1983 / 1984 360 GLS with B19A, but preferrably with a B23 bottom end and carbs re-jetted to suit the increased displacement. ;) It doesn't sound much but the extra ~0,3 litres does make a difference even in the stock form. Even more with a nice exhaust sy...
by Fuse
26 May 2013 12:21 pm
Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
Topic: turbo 200e using B19 parts???
Replies: 7
Views: 8486

Re: turbo 200e using B19 parts???

Internals are not interchangable between the blocks as the big end and crank lining are different and also the crank it self, but you can use the B19 block with the B200 head. :-P B19 has stronger con rods also so it's a plus. B2x0 series has weaker 9mm con rods untill about year models 90/91, after...
by Fuse
26 May 2013 11:23 am
Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
Topic: Fuel pump relay
Replies: 2
Views: 4597

Re: Fuel pump relay

Stock fuel pump relay isn't a normal relay as it's a 5-pole relay and one of the poles is for the RPM signal. The relay won't power the fuel pump unless the engine is turning, so it won't power the pump with just the ignition on, the engine has to be turning also. Fuel gauge meter is just a variable...
by Fuse
26 May 2013 12:34 am
Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
Topic: correct lubes for trans+final drive
Replies: 30
Views: 25338

Re: correct lubes for trans+final drive

Back in the day ATF was the recommened oil, mostly because it was pretty much the only everywhere commonly available oil which will function withouth any doubt at sub-zero temperatures with these kind of gearboxes. Mineral oils were widely used as engine and gearbox oils back then and believe me, if...
by Fuse
25 May 2013 09:11 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Photos
Replies: 647
Views: 141740

Re: Photos

Jani those ant pictures are amazing! I haven't done much photograhpy lately. I'll have to redeem myself. :-P Few random shots and most of these are taken with a cellphone cam. :oops: Ice and fire. Burning of some cut down hawthorn and old parquet flooring. Pic taken with a Canon Powershot SX200 IS. ...
by Fuse
25 May 2013 12:31 am
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: What's happening in garages?
Replies: 12
Views: 11224

Re: What's happening in garages?

360 has been hibernating. Though there's some light ahead as I've bought ~200 euros worth of car polishing products, so the 360 will be polished at next month and I'll get it through MOT. It'll be nice to be driving the 360 again. 8) I've done some minor stuff for the S90. Like this a must-have whis...
by Fuse
16 May 2013 07:18 am
Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
Topic: B200E flame trap
Replies: 5
Views: 6772

Re: B200E flame trap

Here's a thorough explanation of the crank case ventilation system for the OHC redblock engines. :-P

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/faq/EngineS ... A_Treatise

-Marko
by Fuse
08 May 2013 08:22 am
Forum: Tell us more about your project Volvo 300
Topic: Fuse's 360GLT
Replies: 125
Views: 71721

Re: Fuse's 360GLT

Hot galvanized sheet metal is quite "neat" to weld. Electro galvanized becomes messy more easily as the galvanization burns away from larger areas more easily. Hot galvanized is more durable also as the zinc layer is thicker. Both are "self-correcting" to some point, hot galvanized better because th...
by Fuse
06 May 2013 05:42 pm
Forum: Tell us more about your project Volvo 300
Topic: Fuse's 360GLT
Replies: 125
Views: 71721

Re: Fuse's 360GLT

Main reason for galvanized is because I happen to have that in storage. :-P Better to store than normal mild steel, as the normal mild steel gathers surface rust very quickly from air moisture alone. But even though weld seams will be non galvanized, there's still some advantage when replacing large...
by Fuse
04 May 2013 10:32 pm
Forum: Tell us more about your project Volvo 300
Topic: Fuse's 360GLT
Replies: 125
Views: 71721

Re: Fuse's 360GLT

Everything's been delayed but the car hasn't been abandoned! I've been quite busy with other stuff so the car has been hibernating through the winter. I did start and ran it for a while regularly during the winter though to keep everything in order. It started every time untill the 2004 labelled bat...
by Fuse
04 May 2013 09:25 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Other Volvo love
Replies: 111
Views: 52607

Re: Other Volvo love

Aaand now it's spring. :D I got the new summer wheels on finally as the tires arrived from Germany. https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/459906_10151562100082710_874944453_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/901252_10151562100052710_163514943_o.jpg Older pi...
by Fuse
19 Apr 2013 09:19 pm
Forum: Bodywork, interior, electrical equipment, accessories
Topic: Damn that blower gone again.
Replies: 130
Views: 56596

Re: Damn that blower gone again.

Heater blower in a Volvo 240 has same kind of standard high-power resistors without any thermal cut off as stock, so it's most likely a design issue with the soldered unit like Ride_On stated aboce.


-Marko
by Fuse
14 Feb 2013 03:57 am
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: Average cruising RPM for 360 GLT
Replies: 10
Views: 8899

Re: Average cruising RPM for 360 GLT

My GLT is about the same with 3,64 diff and 185/60/R14 tires.

Our GL with 185/65/R14 and 3,27 diff had about ~2600rpm @ 100km/h.



-Marko
by Fuse
05 Feb 2013 08:37 pm
Forum: Bodywork, interior, electrical equipment, accessories
Topic: Light wight flywheel
Replies: 28
Views: 15940

Re: Light wight flywheel

That's not a B200 flywheel!!!

That is for B18 and B20 engines, which are all iron OHV engies used in older Volvos like PV, Duett, P1800, Amazon, 140 and early 240... Totally differen't engines than B200 and B230 series redblocks.

-Marko