Thanks for a good advice, Mac. As usual=))

Can you recommend me what are the top 3 reasons for loose steering?
I want to order some parts to fix most usual causes before i can get to somewhere where i can diagnose it
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Hi Guys, me again. So i did nothing with volvo during summer because i got this (and was riding top down all the time))): https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/149948/5852728.7/0_10bb9a_a94cd420_L.jpg But as the autumn came close i repainted the original bonnet (You know how you start a little job and the...

Thanks a lot, guys. Your attention is very important to me. Success story: i made it to the track day. So the engine was assembled and put inside the car with reasonable efforts because of polyurethane engine mounts. Engine run good but clutch disc was not disengaging properly. As if it seized on th...

thanks, bogbasic, much appreciated and raises the level of encouragement Sooo, i went to buy a set of piston rings back then. One oil ring was broken from the box and dealer refused to exchange so i had to buy 5th set of rings. With everything ready for the short block, i decided to take the head ou...

Ok, guys, it's time for an update. So breakup didn't go well and i didn't touch the car for half a year. Then i decided to continue with it and with help from my friends took the engine out. https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4008/5852728.4/0_f3d46_8ede1abe_M.jpg https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/15486/5...

i seem to fit all 340 pulleys to the engine and the 124 teeth belt fit alright. now need to put engine back into the car and check.

i checked the pictures and brackets for the pulleys differ massively between the versions. not sure i can interchange them. So i guess 125 teeth belt is my option?

Hi guys, i'm on the final stage of assembling my engine and need an advice. So i bought spare volvo 1.7 engine from 4xx. cam belt was 125 teeth. Then i had to fit this engine with my old crankshaft and head with camshaft from earlier volvo 340 1.7 which had 124 teeth. when i tried to fit new 124 bel...

Anybody?

HI guys, need little advice on milling the manifold flange on my 1.7 So i welded the crack on exhaust manifold of the first cylinder. On the flange, there is a 1-2mm gap between the flange of the 1st cylinder and the plane for the rest of the flange. Which i think tore the tube apart by bending it o...

I could not find bearings in stock by volvo's partnumbers so i bought bearings from Renault f3n. seems to be the same, also with locks as the ones that went out of new engine. STD for block and +0.25 for connecting rods, and STD for half ring thrust washers. will report after installation. the hard ...

i wish i were.
Spare crankshaft is now at machine shop. they'll try to machine big end bearings to first undersize and main bearings to what they think necessary. Crank that came with 4xx engine cut bearings to this:

Hi guys, need little advice on oversized bearings for the crankshaft of 1.7 i'm rebuilding my engine, is there only one oversize kind of bearings? or 30887704 is std size and there are 3287717 and 3344542 as oversize for the 4 bearings, other than main? on the picture these are parts n11 and 12. And...

Hi again, i think i'll ask in this same thread:

I found oversized pistons from renault. On paper, they are the same by all measures except for the gudgeon pin. It's not floating design, but fixed.
What do you think, is it worth to try them?

Regards, Andrew.

Thank you very much. That's what i thought as well.