John_Smith
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- Oct 10, 2010
Good Evening friends,
It's been a little while since I've kept track of everyone on TB, but I wanted to show you all something I found on CL last week. 1990 780 Bertone. It is easily the cleanest Volvo I've ever acquired.
It was for sale as needing a new fuel pump. The PO said that it left him sitting at the grocery store a couple times and he was scared to drive it. It had a $1000 price tag, and I paid it eagerly. I didn't get to hear it run but due to the fact that it was so clean and had 104k on the odometer, I was sold on it.
The PO paid for the tow to my house, and I immediately checked the obvious. I turned the key on with my hand on the Fuel pump relay and it did not click. $49 dollars later, and the car is running again. Running.... very poorly. It does not seem to be hitting on all cylinders at the moment. I will have to do more trouble shooting later.
I have lot's of work to do checking into the new car. I have never owned a 7 series before so this will be a learning experience. You can see from the pictures all the bells and whistles this thing has.
I will not post all of the pictures so it doesn't take forever to load. But you can click the link below to see the album.
There is no rust on this car. The paint is 5x as nice as my 240's.
I do not know if the odometer works or not. but I believe that this mileage is actual.
Missing the headliner and cover to the sunroof motor. I have no idea what this piece looks like. Maybe someone can help. The PO said that the sunroof leaked in and that's why he removed the headliner. He also put caulk in one corner of the sunroof. I am hoping I can just clean the drains and remove the caulk and be good to go.
The tan leather is in great shape!
Cracks in the dash and wood grain. Nothing too major.
Melted fuse in the fuse panel. I think this will interchange with a JY 740.
7" wide multi-x wheels will do just fine.
Not a good photo, but this BOV is different than my old B230FT engine had. I know I have much to learn about this car.
I will post more as I troubleshoot and update this car.
The only negative thing about this situation, is that my wife will not like 2 Volvos living outside forever. I will eventually have to make a decision.
It's been a little while since I've kept track of everyone on TB, but I wanted to show you all something I found on CL last week. 1990 780 Bertone. It is easily the cleanest Volvo I've ever acquired.
It was for sale as needing a new fuel pump. The PO said that it left him sitting at the grocery store a couple times and he was scared to drive it. It had a $1000 price tag, and I paid it eagerly. I didn't get to hear it run but due to the fact that it was so clean and had 104k on the odometer, I was sold on it.
The PO paid for the tow to my house, and I immediately checked the obvious. I turned the key on with my hand on the Fuel pump relay and it did not click. $49 dollars later, and the car is running again. Running.... very poorly. It does not seem to be hitting on all cylinders at the moment. I will have to do more trouble shooting later.
I have lot's of work to do checking into the new car. I have never owned a 7 series before so this will be a learning experience. You can see from the pictures all the bells and whistles this thing has.
I will not post all of the pictures so it doesn't take forever to load. But you can click the link below to see the album.
There is no rust on this car. The paint is 5x as nice as my 240's.
I do not know if the odometer works or not. but I believe that this mileage is actual.
Missing the headliner and cover to the sunroof motor. I have no idea what this piece looks like. Maybe someone can help. The PO said that the sunroof leaked in and that's why he removed the headliner. He also put caulk in one corner of the sunroof. I am hoping I can just clean the drains and remove the caulk and be good to go.
The tan leather is in great shape!
Cracks in the dash and wood grain. Nothing too major.
Melted fuse in the fuse panel. I think this will interchange with a JY 740.
7" wide multi-x wheels will do just fine.
Not a good photo, but this BOV is different than my old B230FT engine had. I know I have much to learn about this car.
I will post more as I troubleshoot and update this car.
The only negative thing about this situation, is that my wife will not like 2 Volvos living outside forever. I will eventually have to make a decision.