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Geek, Bill...Geek! Nerds went out with regular gas. :)

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:

> I can see why Bill Gates excepted you as a nerd, now.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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> Earle Horton wrote:
>
>>I had a 1961. ;o)
>>
>>Earle

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03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Earle Horton

"Lon Stowell" <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net> wrote in message
news:LCWtb.171870$ao4.561797@attbi_s51...
> Approximately 11/16/03 18:36, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:
>
> > I had a 1961. ;o)
>
> The old cool one, looked kinda like a late 40's Merc? [aka the
> PV544] or the one that began the ruinous path down the road to
> yuppiemobile, the 122S?
>
It was a PV544 type, with the engine (B18?) out of a 122S. I got it for
free from a hippie who lived in Virginia who had had some problems with it.
After I took a few things apart I found out that the lower radiator hose
fitting was on the wrong side, and that someone had assembled the synchros
in the wrong order, and that they were chewed up as a result. Damn those
synchros were expensive. It's a good thing I worked for a Volvo dealer at
the time. (Clarke Motors in Winchester, VA--Dodge, IH, Volvo, I worked on
the IH and Dodge Trucks.) I took care of the lower radiator hose by
replacing it with a three foot section of one inch heater hose looped over
the top of the engine. Once I had it filled with coolant it worked by
syphon effect. The car actually ran quite well. I still don't know why I
got rid of it, except I have this disorder that makes me want to buy cars
all the time. The longest I ever owned a car before the Wrangler was a
Dodge A100 I had for eleven years.

Earle

Earle Horton

"Lon Stowell" <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net> wrote in message
news:LCWtb.171870$ao4.561797@attbi_s51...
> Approximately 11/16/03 18:36, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:
>
> > I had a 1961. ;o)
>
> The old cool one, looked kinda like a late 40's Merc? [aka the
> PV544] or the one that began the ruinous path down the road to
> yuppiemobile, the 122S?
>
It was a PV544 type, with the engine (B18?) out of a 122S. I got it for
free from a hippie who lived in Virginia who had had some problems with it.
After I took a few things apart I found out that the lower radiator hose
fitting was on the wrong side, and that someone had assembled the synchros
in the wrong order, and that they were chewed up as a result. Damn those
synchros were expensive. It's a good thing I worked for a Volvo dealer at
the time. (Clarke Motors in Winchester, VA--Dodge, IH, Volvo, I worked on
the IH and Dodge Trucks.) I took care of the lower radiator hose by
replacing it with a three foot section of one inch heater hose looped over
the top of the engine. Once I had it filled with coolant it worked by
syphon effect. The car actually ran quite well. I still don't know why I
got rid of it, except I have this disorder that makes me want to buy cars
all the time. The longest I ever owned a car before the Wrangler was a
Dodge A100 I had for eleven years.

Earle

Earle Horton

"Lon Stowell" <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net> wrote in message
news:LCWtb.171870$ao4.561797@attbi_s51...
> Approximately 11/16/03 18:36, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:
>
> > I had a 1961. ;o)
>
> The old cool one, looked kinda like a late 40's Merc? [aka the
> PV544] or the one that began the ruinous path down the road to
> yuppiemobile, the 122S?
>
It was a PV544 type, with the engine (B18?) out of a 122S. I got it for
free from a hippie who lived in Virginia who had had some problems with it.
After I took a few things apart I found out that the lower radiator hose
fitting was on the wrong side, and that someone had assembled the synchros
in the wrong order, and that they were chewed up as a result. Damn those
synchros were expensive. It's a good thing I worked for a Volvo dealer at
the time. (Clarke Motors in Winchester, VA--Dodge, IH, Volvo, I worked on
the IH and Dodge Trucks.) I took care of the lower radiator hose by
replacing it with a three foot section of one inch heater hose looped over
the top of the engine. Once I had it filled with coolant it worked by
syphon effect. The car actually ran quite well. I still don't know why I
got rid of it, except I have this disorder that makes me want to buy cars
all the time. The longest I ever owned a car before the Wrangler was a
Dodge A100 I had for eleven years.

Earle

MacIntosh

As long as it isn't that nasty PRV v6.
I think the PRV "blessed" the 260, 760, and 860. The CFI is both a bugger
to work on, and a bugger to pay for parts... not to mention the
cams/followers take a bow at about 80K. Basically a junk motor from my
unhappy experience, Though not in volvos... still the same motor.


"Dave Shannon" <daveshanremovethecable@coxcable.net> wrote in message
news:qPCtb.2116$vJ6.2073@fed1read05...
>
> "JC" <bassettdude@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:c8cb2ccb.0311151959.34177e82@posting.google.c om...
> > Hello all, I am still running my 96 ZJ into the ground but am
> > contemplating the purchase of a 1990 Volvo 740 with
> > 155k miles on the clock but appears to be in good shape for a second
> > work vehicle.
> > I would be greatful if any of you with CarFax accts would be so kind
> > as to run
>
> At 155K a Volvo 740 or 240 is barely broken in if it has been maintained.
> Try alt.autos.volvo for more information.
> Dave Shannon
> 3 Volvos all with over 200K
> '01 TJ, 14K.
>
>

MacIntosh

As long as it isn't that nasty PRV v6.
I think the PRV "blessed" the 260, 760, and 860. The CFI is both a bugger
to work on, and a bugger to pay for parts... not to mention the
cams/followers take a bow at about 80K. Basically a junk motor from my
unhappy experience, Though not in volvos... still the same motor.


"Dave Shannon" <daveshanremovethecable@coxcable.net> wrote in message
news:qPCtb.2116$vJ6.2073@fed1read05...
>
> "JC" <bassettdude@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:c8cb2ccb.0311151959.34177e82@posting.google.c om...
> > Hello all, I am still running my 96 ZJ into the ground but am
> > contemplating the purchase of a 1990 Volvo 740 with
> > 155k miles on the clock but appears to be in good shape for a second
> > work vehicle.
> > I would be greatful if any of you with CarFax accts would be so kind
> > as to run
>
> At 155K a Volvo 740 or 240 is barely broken in if it has been maintained.
> Try alt.autos.volvo for more information.
> Dave Shannon
> 3 Volvos all with over 200K
> '01 TJ, 14K.
>
>

MacIntosh

As long as it isn't that nasty PRV v6.
I think the PRV "blessed" the 260, 760, and 860. The CFI is both a bugger
to work on, and a bugger to pay for parts... not to mention the
cams/followers take a bow at about 80K. Basically a junk motor from my
unhappy experience, Though not in volvos... still the same motor.


"Dave Shannon" <daveshanremovethecable@coxcable.net> wrote in message
news:qPCtb.2116$vJ6.2073@fed1read05...
>
> "JC" <bassettdude@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:c8cb2ccb.0311151959.34177e82@posting.google.c om...
> > Hello all, I am still running my 96 ZJ into the ground but am
> > contemplating the purchase of a 1990 Volvo 740 with
> > 155k miles on the clock but appears to be in good shape for a second
> > work vehicle.
> > I would be greatful if any of you with CarFax accts would be so kind
> > as to run
>
> At 155K a Volvo 740 or 240 is barely broken in if it has been maintained.
> Try alt.autos.volvo for more information.
> Dave Shannon
> 3 Volvos all with over 200K
> '01 TJ, 14K.
>
>