What parts to keep?
So, many of you know that I totaled my '90 240, and since I got another of the same year, I've been keeping the original as a parts car, which has worked out well. My wife and I have now decided we want it out of the driveway, so I've been pulling off the parts that I bought new for it (water pump, fuel injectors, brake calipers, exhaust, fuel pumps, etc.). Today I pulled off the dash and console so I could reclaim the blower motor and fans that I bought new 4 years ago, and I wonder if there's anything else I should salvage while I'm in there; you know, things I might otherwise go to a junkyard for. I already saved a few bits of trim that weren't broken, the console lights that weren't burnt out, and the console switches. What other bits do you recommend I save? Door regulators and switches? Relays?
Most of the big parts are already off, with the exception of the engine itself, and I don't have the tools, space, or inclination to save that, and I am thinking along the lines of "how likely the parts are to be needing replacement". I'm going to save the timing belt because it's less than five years old, and all those little relays scattered under the dash just in case, because they are pretty robust, but do go out eventually. Also considering saving the valve spacers, but not sure if that would be helpful; they're probably just as worn as the ones in the other Volvo that'll need to be dealt with at some point.
As for space, I have a decent amount of room in my shed for tucking parts away in boxes or bins, so no worries there.
I guess I'm just asking if there's anything possibly important that I might overlook or miss; I'm not exactly an expert mechanic (yet), and I don't want to have to buy something that I could have saved while I had it in my driveway three days after I had it towed away.
Parts I've saved so far (starred parts are less than 5 years old, which is why I'm saving them):
Thinking of saving:
As for space, I have a decent amount of room in my shed for tucking parts away in boxes or bins, so no worries there.
I guess I'm just asking if there's anything possibly important that I might overlook or miss; I'm not exactly an expert mechanic (yet), and I don't want to have to buy something that I could have saved while I had it in my driveway three days after I had it towed away.
Parts I've saved so far (starred parts are less than 5 years old, which is why I'm saving them):
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Thinking of saving:
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Last edited by edvard; Jun 20, 2022 at 05:22 PM.
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