My New Volvo 740GLE!

A quick look at my latest junker.

[dandandan]

They are a handsome beast, good purchase!

[benturner]

Good to see another post after a while. Hope your doing well

[Involvod]

Nice vid, really enjoyed it. I've never had a B200 or even driven one but I heard alot about it being not enough for these, I didn't know the specs so thanks for sharing those. Would love to see more on this one!

[tompasAnKkX]

That sound from the main fuel pump due to the pump in the tank not working so the main pump has to work much harder. I had the same problem with my 1988 Volvo 745 GLE.

[stevefreeman]

I bought 90 740gl here in Canada last year. It been a GREAT CAR . I bought it $750. I got a great deal on far below retail. my has 141, 000 miles now. Last owner paid 3200 for it 3 years ago. She done a lot of maintenance on it and then she got sick and passed away. He just wanted it gone, Iand I bought it sight unseen. She showed me a couple of pictures and the receipts on the repairs, and I decided to buy it quick before it is gone. It needed a new brake caliper and rotor. I drove 250km home and found out the caliper was seized. Off. I have never heard of a caliper seized in the off postion before. The car has been no surprises at all.
The cam in your car is the one i want for my 740. My is car is a dog, 2.3 113hp. I think it is VLX cam or that is what IPD calls it.

[woofusdad]

Never mind all that . . . have you got the Dolomite’s engine in yet.

Seriously though, impressive video and narration. . .cars ain’t bad either.

[michaeltutty]

I find it very interesting how spec changes from one market to another. Here in Canada, the smallest engine in a 240 was the 2.1 litre until 84. After that, and in the 7 and 9 series, the 2.3 was the smallest engine. That 740 is well bought. With that few miles it is barely run in. My 1990 240 Estate with the 2.3 litre and Aisan-Warner AW-70 is now at about 385, 000 miles. On a good long motorway run, I regularly see 35 miles to the Imperial gallon. It loves to cruise at a license endangering 85 mph. If the AW-70 in your other 740 was not locking the torque converter, something was wrong with it. It is meant to drop into overdrive at 37 mph, and the torque converter is meant to lock up at about 50 mph. Mine still does.
The single sweep and intermittent wipe both use the park circuit in the wiper motor. In other words, time for a new wiper motor.
One thing to remember is that the estates specify a different size tire than the saloons. The wagon should be running a 195/75R14, which is getting difficult to find. A set of 15 inch wheels gives much wider selection in the 205/65R15. Better tires are available for less money, plus the car will ride and handle properly on them.
It is funny, just half an hour ago I was wondering if you were still around, Alistair. Scrolling through YouTube, and there you were. Great to see you back.

[willswheels]

Good to hear from you again! It’s been a while,
Nice car the 740, had a 740 estate like that myself but in silver and a 2.3 and with a manual gearbox.
Mine had electrical issues as well which I never got to the bottom of, mine would cut out and I’d have to take out the electrical tray in front of the gearstick and play around with the electrics to get it going again, mine had that same buzz under the floor as well.
Very roomy barges and very useful for house moves etc.
Have you still got the Acclaim and the Green Dolomite?