I purchased my 93 Volvo 940 Turbo Sedan new. I said it was the last car I will ever buy, and I'm sticking to it.
Over the years I haven't lived near a dealership and relied on mechanics but now I'm doing it all myself. Chilton book, owner's manual and lots of youtube.
I had it overheat and the last mechanic put in a new radiator, I wasn't 2 miles from his shop and it basically burnt up. It was literally the week of shut downs due to the pandemic and I didn't have the where with all to deal with the mechanic or the Volvo. It sat in my driveway until April this year.

I removed the head took it to get skimmed and valve job and now I'm putting it all back together. But as long as I was that deep in, I found so much more that I wanted to tackle. There are 2 things I'm looking for help/advice with here.

Are there any tricks to installing the valve cover gasket? I already broke one as it has to bend in two spots. I was gingerly with it but simple broke as I was sliding it over the studs. Wondering if I can hit it with a heat gun lightly to give it some flexibility?

And I need a power steering adjustment tensioning bolt, just the long bolt M6 x 1.00 x 80mm any leads on this? I have located the alternator tensioning bolt but all websites say it is not interchangeable with the power steering bolt. Or is it?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Pam

 

The head - if it was overheated - need to be be Straightened first (not "shaved", because the top is warped also!) . The top of the head (with the cam bearing in it ) is just as warped as the bottom of the head. Never the less - that's done and your cam is trying to rotate in a warped/not straight head.

The valve cover gasket is breaking because - it's very old and the cardboard/paper has dried out. Find a new source with parts that are not many years old. And use a tiny blob of silicone where it bends around the cam bearing caps.

The long 6mm bolt for the adjusters - I only stocked 1 bolt (1336962) , and used it for alt, ps, and ac applications on many Volvos.

 

Thanks Hoonk for the quick advice and guidance. I do have a fresh gasket, RTV silicone and ordered that bolt!

The top of the head (with the cam bearing in it ) was inspected and it was solid and not warped, so I'm feeling pretty confident that I'm good there. I believe the over heating was due to the thermostat but hard to say there was so much more that needed replacing. Could have been any number of thing. PCV was completely clogged as well as the oil cooler.