Recent content by Volvo740turbo

I would never turbo a 6.2

He would be upset im sure if i did that before i made the purchase... i personally would rather see the insides but if it were me selling it i probably would get mad if someone asked me for the same favor

I wonder if they installed it backwards or didnt reinstall the starter correctly

Im looking to buy an engine for my m1009, the owner has agreed to let me pull the pan to look for damage, besides obvious bits and peices and bent rods and a starter bolt to test the threads on the block are there any really easy things im not aware of to look at when making a used engine...

Bummer, thanks for the input..i guess ill be pulling the glow plugs then

Added a holley electric lift pump, trying to bleed air without blowing the starter or batteries,,,is this even possible without cranking the engine till the starter fails ? Or without killing batteries?

I have an electric fuel pump to feed the injection pump is there a way to get the system to not have any air in the lines without having to crank it?

Wow so many spelling errors :(

Within the last month I have installed a new flex plate transmission and converter, new fuel filter and lines, electric pump running directly from a can of clean diesel, I have no fuel coming out of the lines going to the injectors. I have searched but I'm not seeing definitive ways of testing...

Installed a th400 bought from orlieys auto parts. 3 year unlinited miles warranty Cheaper to buy new than tonsend it to the transmission shop who messed it up for me for 900 dollars last august

Local law enforcement doesnt care for mine at all

Are the hoses on the regulator reversed?

Napa ignitions suck..I just bought one and it doesn't do anything..I put the old one back in it that I just had to " turn hard" to get to I work...pulling the cylinder out and using long needle nose pliers to engage the starting process you will find out if it's going to do it all the time or not.

My cucv, volvo and miata all are daily driven, the cucv is my primary driver ( i use it to deliver pizza) the volvo is there for fun and sits more compared to the other 2 but i run it every few days. On a side note the cucv has been a daily driver for 6 years now. And after my 2nd trip to the...