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

[abyssalsoul]

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.

[shieldaigbencher]

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

[howesitgoin]

I have a new saying. Maybe forever. Awesome

[enriquelopez]

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

[philliptodd]

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

[fannycraddock]

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

[RichieRouge]

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

[lucindas]

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

[RichieRouge]

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!

[danjones]

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.. 🤫

[DaveBenson]

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

[corychecketts]

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

[charlie]

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!😉

[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.

[cheharrison]

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. 🤘

[mattwelch]

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

[fhwolthuis]

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

[hungryboy]

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

[BeardedWrencher]

"it smells like a hamster cage" 😂😂😂

I appreciate the longer videos ! I'm glad you made it safe to the UK!

[marcinbujok]

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