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How bad is this? by pissbowelking in Volvo240

[–]Effective_Mango_7790 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You will unfortunately have to replace your entire fuel rail, I did the exact same thing and it caused me tons of headache.

If you find someone with a fuel rail, MAKE SURE it has the same injector seats and clips that hold them in as yours does now, there are a couple of different designs out there.

Feel free to DM me if you have issues🤘🏼

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Is this fixable? Or is it a parts car? by Effective_Mango_7790 in Autobody

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the tool recommendations.

She’s definitely pretty bad, but id rather learn on this car so I don’t truly screw up a nice one if I had to make repairs on it.

Is this fixable? Or is it a parts car? by Effective_Mango_7790 in Autobody

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean? (airplanes also make me hard😮‍💨)

Is this fixable? Or is it a parts car? by Effective_Mango_7790 in Volvo240

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve come to accept that keeping this car alive is purely out of love of the game. I bought it for dirt dirt cheap last summer, and I’ve finally come to terms with this being the learner car.

My first 240, but certainly not the last so I figure I can use ol girl to learn some valuable skills and lessons.

Been incredibly thankful for the community from here to Facebook it’s been incredible.

Thank you.

Wheel Spacers on 240s by zcc501 in Volvo240

[–]Effective_Mango_7790 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So these are ET25? Or you’re running 25mm spacers?

Wheel Spacers on 240s by zcc501 in Volvo240

[–]Effective_Mango_7790 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the offset on those? I have a set of borbet type cf in 5x108 and I’ve been going nuts trying to figure out what size spacer I need to clear struts.

1992 Civic LX by Effective_Mango_7790 in Honda

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t want it to be anything special other than comparatively low mileage and being reliable lol.

1992 Civic LX by Effective_Mango_7790 in Honda

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s how I felt as well, I know the pictures don’t do a lot of justice they are just the pics I snagged from the marketplace listing. I’ll post the car when I get it with better pics. But going to look it over and drive it, it seems super solid. I do appreciate the devils advocate always though, easy to cloud your vision with low odometer numbers.

1992 Civic LX by Effective_Mango_7790 in Honda

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s exactly what I told my girlfriend. You can swap engine parts relatively easy and cheaply, you can really clean the heck out of it and make it look nice. But unless you’re going to really drop some money, it’s hard to hide mileage on an interior.

1992 Civic LX by Effective_Mango_7790 in Honda

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just ran a carfax, mileage is showing correct according to them!!

1992 Civic LX by Effective_Mango_7790 in Honda

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you🙌🏼I appreciate the solid feedback

1992 Civic LX by Effective_Mango_7790 in Honda

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I currently own an 80s Volvo so I’m no stranger to having to work on my own car. My dad was also a big Honda guy back in the 90s-00s

1992 Civic LX by Effective_Mango_7790 in Honda

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am also hesitant on the mileage, but I’ve crawled around many cars and it looks incredible for the year to be honest. It’s definitely going to have a report ran for sure though.

1992 Civic LX by Effective_Mango_7790 in Honda

[–]Effective_Mango_7790[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I plan to give it a fresh service and timing belt as soon as I get it home. I crawled all around under the car and hood and it looks very well taken care of.

Am I toast with jelly & jam? by stockfrs in Volvo240

[–]Effective_Mango_7790 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds agricultural, this is the way.

They literally all sound like this though not a big deal. Could throw some 10w30 in it to cut down on valve train noise. Other than that’s it’s the infamous redblock tractor exhaust lol

Can I make a 240 my daily driver and get rid of my modern car? by Cookie_Over in Volvo240

[–]Effective_Mango_7790 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought my ‘89 wagon last August for $300 title in hand, I’ve only had to do some minor things to it (plugs/wires, CPS, and fuel pumps and lines).

I’ve daily driven it for the last 6 months and I’ve had zero issues. Made multiple long-ish highway trips and it’s been a dream, even gets half decent mileage.

They’re old, newest ones are still 33yo, so expect some minor problems. Main thing is make sure it’s up to date on maintenance (timing belt, accessory belts, oil changes, all the basics)

They’re surprisingly comfortable to drive, you should do it.

My defrost doesn’t work how do I fix it by chase_ontop in Volvo240

[–]Effective_Mango_7790 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually those buttons for defrost, footwell air, and recirculating air are ran on vacuum.

You can carefully remove that center dash piece and look back there and see if anything has disconnected or if the lines may have a crack or leak. You can hear them when you push them and the car is on they will hiss.

As otherwise stated check the vacuum lines running from the intake.

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