Ive got a 1982 245 wagon that i love to death.

My Volvo guy says that i need new torque rod bushings but i want to try and do it myself. Im not all that mechanically inclined but i did manage to remove/install my drive shaft when i needed new U-joints amongst other things. Does anyone have any links to how to stuff like this? I have a chilton book but doubt it even attempts this.

The shop wants 300$ + to do this and the parts are only 25 bucks.

Also does anyone know how to adjust the fuel/air mixture on one of these wagons. Every time i push in my clutch my idle drops and acts like it wants to stall (including 1 dash light flickers for a quick sec when it almost stalls). I dont even know what my "throttle body" looks like but i have cleaned the air idle control valve.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Q

 

correction, i now know what my throttle body looks like and i have previously cleaned that as well, if you count taking off the rubber bubble and spraying carb cleaner up into the throttle/intake.

 

You wont need it but you'll definitely want to have an air compressor for the bolts holding the torque rod/bushings. As long as you have a decent jack and set of jack stands it won't be too difficult to figure out...especially if you've already done a drive shaft install.

As far as your idle dieing with the clutch...i always forget the array of sensor these cars have but the problem might have to do with any number of them. Mass Air Flow, Idle Position Sensor, dirty Exhaust Gas Recirculation valve, Auto ShutDown relay (if it even has one?), fuel pump relay....the list goes on. Is '85 too early for the OBD I diagnostic? That'd be where I'd start. Pull the codes and see what pops up.

 

No codes on an '82.

It would be nice to know what kind of ignition system you have. K-Jet or LH-1.0 or what. Is the engine a B21, turbo, or what.

A good site for K-Jet help is k-jet.org

 

duh...where'd I get '85?

 

I believe OBD1 was late 89.

 

thanks everyone for the reply's . Here are 2 pics of the car in question.

http://s596.photobucket.com/albums/t...rent=volvo.jpg

http://s596.photobucket.com/albums/t...ent=volvo2.jpg

I will start with sensors. I replaced the oxygen sensor today but didnt seem to make much difference.

Q

 

It looks like you have the B21F with K-jet and Chysler ignition. Are the digits 6 and 7 of your VIN number "49"?

Does your timing belt cover say "88K"? If so thats when the belt was (most likely) replaced.

Clean fuses 5 and 7, replace the fuel filter.

 

Thanks again for the replies , i replaced the fuel filter under the hood about a month ago. Again thanks for all your help.

Matt