Superb early 744GL, 53k from new.

[Prufrock]

Jon.
700/900 Register Keeper VOC.

[hutch63]

hi
i did email you not sure if it got through.
maybe a call on 07739098928

regards
hutch

[Prufrock]

Originally Posted by hutch63

hi
i did email you not sure if it got through.
maybe a call on 07739098928

regards
hutch

We've had a chat.

Jon.

[Prufrock]

Jon.
700/900 Register Keeper.

N.B Ron would prefer buyer to be VOC member.

[Prufrock]

Unashamedly bumping.

Jon.
700/900 Register Keeper VOC.

[Steve940estate]

I can only guess what it might be worth, sadly more than I would have if I sold all of the cars I have I think !

I like the uncomplicated engine bay, I assume it's carburetted, I didn't realise any came like that.

[Prufrock]

Originally Posted by Steve940estate

I like the uncomplicated engine bay, I assume it's carburetted, I didn't realise any came like that.

Steve, early 740s (GLs and GLEs) had carburettors.

Jon.
700/900 Register Keeper.

[irish boy]

And the carb set up is reliable enough? I have memories of reading on here about a bad carb came on some models that was hard to set up/get running correctly….could be my imagination tho!

[Prufrock]

Originally Posted by irish boy

And the carb set up is reliable enough?

I have recently purchased a 1986 744GLa with the B230K and it has original carburettor - the car never fails to start, no problem. I also have a 1986 745GLa with a B230K that has been in my family for over 28 years.

Jon.
700/900 Register Keeper VOC.

[volvo always]

Originally Posted by Prufrock

I have recently purchased a 1986 744GLa with the B230K and it has original carburettor - the car never fails to start, no problem. I also have a 1986 745GLa with a B230K that has been in my family for over 28 years.

I'd take either of my 700s anywhere, in fact the 745 has been to Spain and the south of France.

I've mentioned many times my preference for early 740s with the B230K, much less trouble than cars with fuel injection: especially the B200E.

Jon.
700/900 Register Keeper VOC.

My 1986 740 GLE with pierberg 2B5 carb was ok and started having spluttering problems and stalling and was advised by the Volvo dealership the carb is knackered so had installed a weber manual choke conversion kit by a Volvo specialist.
The independent volvo specialist rang to say the carb is installed but it's still stalling. Turned out that the green fuel pump relay was faulty!
It ran really well with the weber carb and would do about 80mph in 3rd for about 18 months. The weber carb jets kept blocking with crud and would remove them and clean them even with a new filter. The symptoms would be erratic idle and the rev counter bouncing wildly up to 3,000rpm
Never got to the bottom of it as it got so bad and worse cleaning wouldn't work. Ended up trading the car for a new one. In the 2 weeks wait for the new car it ran perfect
I feel the Pierberg carb was better than the weber.
Didn't the carb 740 continue until 1990-91?
My 240GLT with B230E has been faultless


I loved my 740 GLE called "Roger" D795RJW" as it was my first car and loved the comfort and space and liked tweaking it like adding an electric sunroof motor from a 940etc. It had the red cloth interior that I liked.

James