OT- Carfax Request for 1990 Volvo

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

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.