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mush
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Post by mush » 17 Jan 2004 04:56 am

First of all, great forum you have here. Bit
too late for me tho.
I have '82 340 with B19A, some kind of factory made mix up of 340 and 360.
Had it for couple of years, no bigger problems during that time. Served me well through the
winters and summers, real reliable partner.
But after almost 400000km it has, it's time to let go. It just simply rusts away, nothing much to
do anymore. Northern winters and it's salt baths have done their work. Technically it would
have many happy km's to come, but the rest of the car is simply dispappearing.
After being unused for few months, last week I got out and tried to start it. It was -10C cold,
but it started up like it was just driven there. Just amazing.
Maybe there will be some parts of it that can live on with some other car, but our journey
together has come to the end.
Greetings from Finland

quentin
Posts: 54
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 02:25 am
Location: Créteil (France)

Post by quentin » 17 Jan 2004 10:15 am

Hy,
I have a 1982 345 GLS with the B19A. If yours is metalic grey, we have the same.
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i don't want to be a pain, but did you sent your car to the scrapyeard ?
I'm looking for some parts, just in case :roll:

mush
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Post by mush » 17 Jan 2004 10:49 am

Mine is 343 and white (with brownish areas). And I still have it,
I doubt I can't even move it before springs, it's so well fronzen to the ground. All the parts
are available... you just are so far away :?
Do you have a problem with getting right spare parts too? They always sold me wrong things
in the shop. Since it is technically 360, but still they didnt believe and I got 340 stuff (brake
shoes, bearings and stuff like that) :P
From last summer:
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Yours seem to be in fine condition :D

quentin
Posts: 54
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 02:25 am
Location: Créteil (France)

Post by quentin » 17 Jan 2004 06:12 pm

Last thing I both from the Volvo shop was the exaut pipe nad
..... it was the wrong one sm1
For the spare parts, I don't want to bother you, it's just that it's getting hard to find some in
the scrap yards down here in France.
I'll let you now when spring is back sm15

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