Getting Rosalie the Volvo 740 Back on the Road

After the exhaust manifold was too distorted from heat to reuse, I find a replacement and also have some struggles fixing a blow and getting the downpipe fitted correctly. The old coolant temperature sensors also prove to be an issue so after some fixes there, Rosalie the half a million km Volvo 740 wagon returns to the road.

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[ruchmann]

Another brick saved by you. Nice job! Mine 940 it's doing well. Now we are in Paris crossing all the west of France without any problem carrying a big roofcase and two bikes in the rear.

[emootikoah]

Just got back from a lovely Welsh holiday and it's lovely to sit down and relax with one of your vids! Well done!

[MickeyMishra]

It's amazing how long Old Volvos last. however, salting the roads should be a sin!

[WhitelandRestorations]

Another car saved! Well done Sledge you're doing the Volvo world proud 👍

[fhwolthuis]

Love the license plate "BRO" 😂 You are a trooper, Sledge, working in these circumstances. Take care of yourself.

[dbt]

I think Rosalie is starting to become my favourite project for the channnel so far, it's good to finally see this big flowery brick up and running!

[Juancheros]

This is fantastic! Miss Involvo will be very happy to finally start driving Rosalie. Would be interesting to refit the deformed manifold back onto the old head to see how the head itself deformed.

[charlie]

Great job Sledge, all she needs now as an Involvo'd sticker!😁

[airjay]

You are Sledgend! Another brick saved, and a great tutorial for tinkering enthousiasts, keep up the good work, keep hydrated!

[mortimergladbreath]

Great work! Happy to see a 740 saved. They seem to be very rare these days in the states. Flower Power!

[LapLandSystem]

4:43 I love that casket looking like a cartoony fox going all :o a volvo!"

[englishgrandad]

You are a super trooper for doing all that.

[agenericaccount]

Absolutely wild, deforming the manifold

[jameskyle]

Great to see Rosalie on the road again. Wish more older Volvo's came with AC. Believe it was an expensive option. Had a 1986 740 GLE Estate in 2002. (D795 RJW) Had the red cloth interior and red plastics. Converted the manual sunroof to electric from a 940 and fitted Virgo alloys from a 240 GLT. My first paid for car. Cost me £425.00. 2.3 B230K. Must have another go at my "P reg 940 SE LPT auto. As air conditioning has a leak at the condenser clamp. Replaced various parts a few years ago like condenser and compressor but never got it fully working for long as leaked out.

[timbre]

Wonderful! Super and congrats on getting Rosalie to run - and so nicely as well!

[d.jbrickmocs]

Love how you save another 740! Really love those cars👍👍

[cheharrison]

Hay man, well done getting her on the road, I feel your pain working in the heat, I managed to give myself pretty serious sun stroke working on mine last week!

[marcinbujok]

Wow! What a champ you are! Working in these temperatures is a chalenge! You have saved another one BRO! That must feel great, isn't it? 😄

[HainjeDAF]

Great she's back. kudos man.

Removing the stud will have cost some swear words 🙂

[markjackson]

Well done mate, absolutely brilliant job.