Trying to make these 34 Year Old Volvos Better

The Volvo 240 AND 740 get love in this instalment. On the 745 I "Service" the noisy blower motor/heater fan, fix an exhaust heat shield rattle, replace the automatic shift mechanism bushes, re glue the glovebox lid trim and fit a snazzy new (but old style) lace up steering wheel cover. The 244 gets new original 52mm gauges, I rig up the oil pressure sensor and gauge and install a new "big" tachometer into the instrument cluster. Finishing off with a spot of Owatrol's "Polytrol Colour restorer" on the rear lights, bumper and trim. Oh and a quick mention about Calcium batteries in older cars.
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Blower motor
8:58 Exhaust Heat Shield Bodge
10:02 Shifter Bushes
11:09 Glove box lid glue
13:17 Lace up steering wheel cover
14:57 Calcium or Lead acid batteries?
17:16 Volvo Gauges
19:24 Oil pressure gauge and switch
21:47 Restoring the plastics (again)
#volvo #volvo240 #volvo740

[@RichieRouge206]

That full compliment of gauges is just the best thing ever!

[@bobjohnson1587]

The best thing ever is deep dish apple pie, but those gauges are pretty good, too! lol

[@mattwelch4025]

Gauge envy.... is that a thing?

[@philliptodd8242]

Great to see all these small jobs. Lots of us have the same repairs to do! Keep 'em coming!

[@fannycraddock99]

'Over excited ghost' - love it. Sledge, you must be the worlds most patient man.

[@Involvod]

Haha, thanks 😄

[@howesitgoin739]

I have a new saying. Maybe forever. Awesome

[@lucindas2931]

This was really interesting! I would rather watch a compilation than shorts any day!

[@Involvod]

Haha me too, cannot get into shorts for the life of me!

[@pez_projects]

"i don't think i can do anything with this" proceeds to fix it no dramas

[@enriquelopez9124]

That is an exciting tutorial on how to make small fixes both on the 740 & the 240.

[@shieldaigbencher]

I love these old Volvos but just for now, I’ll keep my V90 thanks.

[@RichieRouge206]

Isn’t satisfying fixing things yourself? Top job on the blower motor and cost you virtually nothing where most people would have thrown it away. Great result!

[@Involvod]

Thanks man yeah it felt good to save a proper solid original product, even though it was very heavy, a plastic one would have saved a lot of weight 😄

[@Gothamauto]

@@Involvod I am wondering about the possibility of carefully drilling through the stamped motor casing at the other end of the shaft, spraying a bit of grease in there and sealing the hole with RTV or tape. Obviously not necessary in this instance, as that bearing was not noisy on your motor.

[@Gothamauto]

OOPS. I see now that you were able to lube both ends of the motor.

[@DaveBenson]

Always love your videos, great pace and information. Even the smaller jobs like this are a reminder to get out and keep wrenching!

[@Involvod]

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying them

[@BeardedWrencher]

"it smells like a hamster cage" 😂😂😂 I appreciate the longer videos ! I'm glad you made it safe to the UK!

[@Involvod]

Thanks Luke!

[@corychecketts]

I appreciate you making these videos. They always give me motivation to work on my old brick.

[@Involvod]

Thanks Cory!

[@charlie225]

Hey Sledge, great to see u take care of these issues that happen to our old Volvo s, hope all is well at ur new home, be well my friend!😉

[@Involvod]

Thanks man 👍

[@mattwelch4025]

I wish I had seen this before I replaced the blower on my 740. Great video... lots of good information!

[@Involvod]

Thanks man!

[@danjones2913]

Between here and whiteland restorations, I’m getting a decent volvo fix! The gauges are a perfect fit, I’ll have to show you my plans now that they aren’t needed.. 🤫

[@Involvod]

Definitely! Thanks again man, I don't think I said thank you publicly in the video either 🤦🏻‍♂️ Too excited!

[@fhwolthuis]

Nice video, doesn't really matter what you do it's always entertaining and educational 😀👍🏻

[@Involvod]

Thanks Frank, always appreciated! 🙏

[@englishgrandad3298]

Really enjoyed that mate.

[@Involvod]

Thanks! 😀

[@cheharrison7107]

Ay'up buddy hope you're good, the timing of that jazz music was spot on, I know I'd need to listen to a bit when I get round to my 240's heater fan. It sounds like a stuck baby elephant 😂 keep well mate. 🤘

[@Involvod]

Haha, yeah quite the job on the 240 I hear!

[@hungryboy424]

Nice one, can't wait for the u.k . ones up and running ! Safe driving on your way here !

[@Involvod]

Thanks!

[@GwenGreenberg]

My first Volvo (1981 GLT Turbo) had a similar guage layout which I loved. The vacuum guage was labeled "TURBO" which was supposed to correlate with how much turbo boost you were using.

[@Involvod]

Super cool aren't they!

[@RichieRouge206]

This is great! Brilliant compilation fella! Glad it seems to be going well moving back! Keep me posted how you are getting on!

[@abyssalsoul6216]

For the blower motor I was able to dab a bit of high temperature grease on the shaft near the bottom bearing and that freed up things.

[@Involvod]

Nice!

[@dreamsun69]

Always make me chuckle in the first 30 seconds

[@Involvod]

Appreciate you bro! ❤️

[@RichieRouge206]

Those toenail clippers of Mrs Involvo’d were a bit dainty? 🤣

[@marcinbujok7388]

Love all the small jobs! So satisfying! The blower fan access is just amazing! The array of gauges looks splendid! Thanks for this compilation!

[@Involvod]

Thanks mate!

[@WhitelandRestorations]

Loving all the jobs before hitting the road! Can't wait to see the car in person one day 👍

[@Involvod]

Thanks! Very soon 😁

[@briangleeson1528]

"If you're watching this, I'm not longer here..." Ha! Anyway, that was a great compilation of videos! I was really excited to see the oil pressure segment. Do you remember what part number that pressure sensor is? I need to get one for my car. I spend more time watching your videos than actually working on my 240.

[@Involvod]

Haha, thanks! I'm not sure what the Volvo Genuine number is, but I got one from Skandix and the number is 1081608

[@ulfnilsson5351]

Hey Involvod, when ever i have had a flat tire. I find a little skrew in the tire. Now I finally know where that little skrew has bin before, it held a heatsheild in place, til it fell of.

[@Involvod]

Haha, good point 😂

[@DaveBenson]

Great tip on the color restorer. Made a huge difference on my '94 940!

[@Involvod]

It's great stuff isn't it, I'm keen to see how long it will last

[@davidlovatt2335]

Many thanks Sledge for another quality video. The content was spot on. You are a brave man with the toe nail clipper comment on screen. I am not currently a volvo owner but you are making me want to own one. Love your road trips and your spannering. Trust and hope that all goes well for you and Miss Involvd back here in the UK.

[@Involvod]

Thanks! Glad I could inspire you, grab one whilst you still can 😀

[@SimpsonsClassics]

The sound that was making you could put a nice rap beat and made a good song from that lol great video as ever sledge.

[@Involvod]

Thanks Marc!

[@remembergodisalwayswithyou6862]

Love from morocoo ❤ have a good day brother ☺ nice car.

[@Involvod]

Thanks! You too!

[@remembergodisalwayswithyou6862]

@@Involvod you're welcome ☺

[@emootikoah8156]

The 240 really is coming together nicely, hopefully I can see it myself some day! :)

[@Involvod]

Most definitely!! 👍

[@aiasibor1234]

i have the same problem with the blower. Already fixed by myself.

[@mathuetax]

Wow, I wish the blower motor on my 142 was quite that easy :D Interesting that they used the extremely common GM/Delco motor, that model was used for decades and in every product line from the mid 1960s probably through the early 1990s (The mount flange would change to plastic at some point)

[@Involvod]

Thanks for the info, I was surprised to see an American made part in there. Seems like a quality product!

[@mathuetax]

@@Involvod They are a fairly robust part so long as the ventilation for the brushes/commutator isn't admitting water or abrasive. It is a fairly high current draw blower which is why it is an unsealed unit, you need the armature cooling. (the downside of how powerful it is . . . it is often wired just on the edge of what is should be. It isn't too uncommon to find wiring/fuses blocks that look like they have had high current degradation) The choice of that blower will mean they'll be available new and used for years to come, much like the ubiquitous Delco 10/15si alternator which has been fully cloned.

[@Schwedenstahl245]

Volvo actually made an adapter to connect the standard oil pressure warning light to an aftermarket oil pressure sender. I don't have the part number for it, but it's a male bullet to a female spade connector (if I recall correctly). Also, for routing the yellow gauge wire (or whatever color you choose), I recommend instead of going underneath the crank gear to along side the right front inner fender, underneath the coolant overflow, underneath the strut tower to along the firewall. This will keep the wire clear of road debris and oil / heat from the engine. Last, you can still buy the clear tail light reverse lenses separately and replace just them (vs. replacing the entire tail light).

[@RichieRouge206]

That glue - well Araldite anyway - smells like a barn fire in Oklahoma mixed with stale cornbread 🤣

[@schande]

replaced the blower motor on my '93 240 polar last year. had to remove just about everything to get to it.

[@Involvod]

Oh yeah, they say they built the 240 around the blower motor 😄

[@patrickphippspa584]

Great episode! Love all the tips and tricks. Not sure I know what the lens restorer is but they do look great. Love the gauges and I think I'll have to glue my glove box as it's starting to do what yours did. Next tips and tricks, might show how to reach up and grab that blue box under the dash on driver's side that acts as the very annoying "chime" and throw it in the lake/pond/canal/ etc..That is literally one of the Very first things I do as that thing makes me crazy. How can you hear either of the fuel pumps when that stupid thing is dinging all the time? Thanks buddy. Another wonderful video.

[@user-76122]

Volvo 242L 1978.👍

[@user-by5wk8uy2c]

I love you man please keep it up

[@Involvod]

Much appreciated! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@iridiumvalkyrie9017]

Aaahhhhhh the blower motor just died on my 240 and I don't like any of the videos on KZbin and I was wishing you had done this job so I could feel the inspiration and trust the guide but my mechanic told me I can't do it so I'll be dropping $1000 for that fix and I still haven't restored the ac 😭

[@SevenFortyMotorsports]

over excited ghost haha

[@aiasibor1234]

there are thousands things to do in a 34 years old Volvo. But my Volvo in any state does not do any noise when driving. even with some loose parts of the interior

[@ched999uk]

You confused me at first being back in Germany :-) Great little vids. How's things going now you are back in the UK? Job and accommodation sorted?

[@Involvod]

Haha yeah I'm confused myself, back in Germany next week to collect car no.2 and Miss Involvo'd! Got a job and house sorted so we're looking good so far, thanks for asking. Just need that Volvo garage 😀

[@timbre7999]

Super video! Description of epoxy smell "like a hamster cage that hasn't been cleaned... for months" LMAO. And 'Grandma's Grocery Getter' LMAO again. Wonderful. And so glad you're not into TT or shorts ;) How is it to be back in the UK?

[@Involvod]

Thanks man! So far so good in the UK, about to jump on a plane back to Germany for another road trip!

[@timbre7999]

@@Involvod Best of luck with the next trip.

[@aiasibor1234]

It's true, 34 years old makes all the plastic to break easily, and rubber parts too. It,s a nightmare.

[@iandennis7836]

"Toenail clippers "? You're in for it now...........😁

[@Involvod]

😅😅😅

[@Sam-km8vo]

Love the gauge set up in the 240. I don’t know if you know this but you can get extra gauges for the 740. My one had voltmeter and oil pressure gauge. Most popular in the USA on the us spec 740 and 760

[@Involvod]

That would be so cool, even rarer than the 240 though I don't think I've ever seen them!

[@Sam-km8vo]

@@Involvod I retro fitted them as my original cluster had a faulty fuel gauge and temperature gauge and every single cluster from uk I bought were all buggered. I went on eBay and found a us spec cluster with voltmeter and a rare oil pressure gauge. There was a choice of gauges you can have like oil temperature outside temperature and turbo boost fitted to turbo cars

[@Involvod]

@@Sam-km8vo nice, I'll definitely keep my eyes open for a set!

[@RichieRouge206]

I’ve heard that noise on failing fan motors before, it’s horrendous lol

[@mayflowerlash11]

Re the calcium battery, is a newer alternator with 14.8V output a possible solution? Or is it an expensive solution? Cheers.

[@Involvod]

Most people fit a different voltage regulator, seems to be a relatively easy and cheap solution 👍

[@sebastianrukke7656]

You scared me at the start

[@Involvod]

Sorry 🤭

[@Phiyedough]

I don't think I would have used that much grease on those motor bearings as it could get thrown off onto the windings or brushes.

[@Involvod]

Good to know! 😉

[@bennyhuxen9929]

My Volvo top engine oil comes to top engine and smoke comes out oil stick opened cap hot doesn't overflow engine kills idle anybody help please,