Volvo Community Forum. The Forums of the Volvo Owners Club

Forum Rules Volvo Owners Club About VOC Volvo Gallery Links Volvo History Volvo Press
Go Back   Volvo Owners Club Forum > "Technical Topics" > PV, 120 (Amazon), 1800 General

Notices

PV, 120 (Amazon), 1800 General Forum for the Volvo PV, 120 and 1800 cars

Information
  • VOC Members: There is no login facility using your VOC membership number or the details from page 3 of the club magazine. You need to register in the normal way
  • AOL Customers: Make sure you check the 'Remember me' check box otherwise the AOL system may log you out during the session. This is a known issue with AOL.
  • AOL, Yahoo and Plus.net users. Forum owners such as us are finding that AOL, Yahoo and Plus.net are blocking a lot of email generated from forums. This may mean your registration activation and other emails will not get to you, or they may appear in your spam mailbox

Thread Informations

Reviving a barn find P1800ES

Views : 7144

Replies : 66

Users Viewing This Thread :  

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old Sep 29th, 2020, 02:40   #21
142 Guy
Master Member
 
142 Guy's Avatar
 

Last Online: Yesterday 16:59
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Kwas View Post
P;

Good info from 142G, but if you are not yet familiar or comfortable enough with the powerplant to remove (and more importantly, correctly replace and retime) the Distributor...I would just note, that Dist does not need to be removed for pre-oiling...simply disable FI (no fuel!), disable Ignition (no sparks!), pull Spark Plugs (no compression for Starter to turn against), pour an ounce of engine oil down each pushrod hole (to get oil in Lifter/Cam area, I guess you've already poured some into the Cylinders), then crank away for 15 Sec or until Oil Pressure comes up on gauge.

Viola!
Ron

The trick with spinning the oil pump allows you to have oil flow to the mains and cam bearings without having to spin the crankshaft. Your method will work; but, the first few spins of the crankshaft will be without any oil or with whatever residual oil was left from 20 years ago.
142 Guy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 29th, 2020, 16:35   #22
Ron Kwas
Premier Member
 
Ron Kwas's Avatar
 

Last Online: Today 09:52
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Connecticut, USA
Default

142g;

I am aware of that, but since there are no compression or power strokes, whatever (little) remaining oil-film there remains, is not stressed in the least, and new oil will be supplied in seconds.

Cheers
Ron Kwas is online now   Reply With Quote
Old Sep 30th, 2020, 12:34   #23
morwenna240
Senior Member
 

Last Online: Mar 23rd, 2024 20:59
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: heptonstall
Default

D'accord! i was just going to say that, Kwas. While i tend to agree with 142, as promoting best practice an future engine health, my 145, having sat for a similiar period, fired straight up (single stromberg), ticked over like a watch an pulled strongly. I guess it's down to individual car circs.
morwenna240 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 29th, 2020, 08:57   #24
P1800 ES
Junior Member
 

Last Online: Mar 17th, 2023 07:04
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: St Albans
Default

Realised just now that I updated the wrong thread so posting my update here:

Thought I’d post an update on what’s been going on with the car as it’s been a while.

Working, families, emergency DIY at home and bad weather prevented us from getting to the car for the past month or so, but we found time this weekend to drag it out and give it a clean.

The car was parked up in 1994 so we were excited to remove 26 years of dust and grime.

This was just a first pass over the car to see what we are working with and it’s a lot better than we thought. The entire car is well preserved, it’s totally solid throughout and there isn’t a dent or scratch in sight.

We also found all the carpet, interior trim and missing brightwork to make it a 100% complete car.

The paintwork should look new with a bit of polishing and the brightwork should respond well to buffing. The carpets will get a good shampooing and should come up well too, and with a bit of love the interior should look equally good.

We also found time to siphon fuel out the tank to make it easier and safer to remove, fitted new tailgate struts as they were knackered and connected a new battery. We didn’t turn the car over as there’s still some way to go until we do that, but everything works. Wipers, all the lights, dash lights, stereo etc…

Oh… and the car was hiding a dirty little secret… It has an aftermarket sunroof which will no doubt upset the purists, but it’s a period correct mod and we quite like it.

I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Here it is before we cleaned it.
P1800 ES is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 29th, 2020, 08:57   #25
P1800 ES
Junior Member
 

Last Online: Mar 17th, 2023 07:04
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: St Albans
Default



























P1800 ES is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to P1800 ES For This Useful Post:
Old Oct 29th, 2020, 08:58   #26
P1800 ES
Junior Member
 

Last Online: Mar 17th, 2023 07:04
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: St Albans
Default

We first went over the bumpers with wd40 and wire wool which removed a lot of the pitting, but there is some permanent damage which we'll live with for now.

The interior just got a wipe down for now and then the exterior got a good wash. This was by far the most satisfying car wash I have ever done with each swipe of the sponge washing away the decades of grime that had collected.

There wasn't time to do anything else at this stage and we're going to focus on getting it running before we detail the car properly.

Here it is after cleaning:































P1800 ES is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to P1800 ES For This Useful Post:
Old Oct 29th, 2020, 09:38   #27
Dippydog
Premier Member
 

Last Online: Mar 24th, 2024 19:47
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: S****horpe
Default

That looks amazing already.I shall follow this thread with much interest.
Dippydog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 29th, 2020, 13:12   #28
Army
marches on his stomach
 

Last Online: Feb 11th, 2022 04:15
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Somewhere in the Netherlands
Default

X2

That looks really nice.

Re:- detailing and Re:- Getting an engine that's been sitting for ages back running =>

Do you need tips / advice or are you as the Americans sometimes say "all set"?

(No point teaching Grand Mothers to suck eggs eh?)
__________________
1961 Volvo PV544 the quick and easy in between project(!)
1981 Mercedes 300D <=> 230 diesel to petrol conversion project
1965 Series 2a Station Wagon mega build
1992 Mercedes 190E The car that works!
Army is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 29th, 2020, 16:51   #29
142 Guy
Master Member
 
142 Guy's Avatar
 

Last Online: Yesterday 16:59
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Default

Time to update the thread title because your car doesn't qualify as a real 'barn find'. You need some serious rust and a really deteriorated interior to qualify as a legitimate barn find. A mouse nest in the car wiring adds serious credibility to the barn find status.

Your car's external condition looks like a time warp to 1976 and you just acquired it from the used car lot at the local Volvo dealership. Working electrical bits after 26 years is incredible. The fact that the body and interior appear to be in very good condition will save you time and money. Any expenditure on restoring the engine, even a complete rebuild will be a pittance compared to the cost of major body restoration.

As they say at the vintage car auctions, "well bought".
142 Guy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 29th, 2020, 22:54   #30
Bigbunt
Bigbunt
 

Last Online: Today 02:20
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Guilford, Connecticut
Default

Man, that had to have been the most satisfying car wash of all time! So good! I have to agree with 142 Guy; if the engine and drivetrain are anywhere near running, you've got yourself a real prize. Actually, even if the engine is a brick it's great, and a chance to mod it a little.

Congratulations on a real beauty!
Bigbunt is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 10:05.


Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.