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#226 of 265 Re: Volvo 740/940 [hpmctorque] by texases

Dec 04, 2010 (9:50 am)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Dec 04, 2010 7:13 am)
I've read a few horror stories from 740/940 owners, with the general impression they're money pits. But 3rd hand info...

#227 of 265 Re: Volvo 740/940 [Mr_Shiftright] by isellhondas

Dec 04, 2010 (10:11 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 04, 2010 9:47 am)
I had forgotten about that. Yes, they were the same engines!
 
Delorean must have designed the car than then looked around..." Oh, I'm going to need engines for these"
 
Of course Peugeot was there for the rescue.
 
At least Tucker found some Helicopter engines that I heard weren't bad!

#228 of 265 Re: Volvo 740/940 [isellhondas] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Dec 04, 2010 (10:35 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 04, 2010 10:11 am)
The Delorean was supposed to be turbo-charged but the engine deal fell through, so he had to scramble for what was available.
 
Tucker converted the helicopter engine from air to water-cooling and also changed camshafts, etc. But apparently it was a sturdy motor. He actually bought the company.

#229 of 265 Re: Volvo 740/940 [Mr_Shiftright] by isellhondas

Dec 04, 2010 (10:48 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 04, 2010 10:35 am)
Yep, in his scrambles, he couldn't have picked a worse engine.
 
Didn't Howard Hughes have something to do with those Tucker engines?

#230 of 265 Re: Volvo 740/940 [isellhondas] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Dec 04, 2010 (10:56 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 04, 2010 10:48 am)
I don't think so. "Aircooled Motors", which made the Tucker engine, was formerly owned by Republic Aircraft. The Tucker family held onto the company for a while after Tucker's death. Eventually it was sold and moved to Poland.

#231 of 265 Re: Volvo 740/940 [Mr_Shiftright] by isellhondas

Dec 04, 2010 (10:57 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 04, 2010 10:56 am)
OK, thanks. I don't know why I thought there was a connection.

#232 of 265 Re: Volvo 740/940 [isellhondas] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Dec 04, 2010 (11:00 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 04, 2010 10:57 am)
Maybe there is---I just never heard about it in the research I've done on Tucker.

#233 of 265 Re: Volvo 740/940 [texases] by andre1969

Dec 04, 2010 (12:40 pm)

Replying to: texases (Dec 04, 2010 9:50 am)
My neighbors had a 1989 740 wagon. They bought it used in 1992, and got rid of it in 1998, with around 90,000 miles on it. It was starting to get expensive towards the end of its life, and every month or so had to back to the Volvo dealer, to the tune of around $1000 per visit. They replaced it with a Subaru Legacy Outback, and have stuck with Subes ever since.
 
And for some reason, back then, none of the local mechanics wanted to even look at it, so their only choice was to take it to the Volvo dealer, which was 20-some miles away. Is there anything about a Volvo that's so exotic that your run-of-the-mill mechanic wouldn't want to mess with it?

#234 of 265 Re: Volvo 740 [Mr_Shiftright] by hpmctorque

Dec 04, 2010 (1:01 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 04, 2010 9:38 am)
That's what I suspected. It also occurred to me that, more likely, she loves her 740 so much, for whatever reason, that she's blind to its weaknesses.

#235 of 265 Re: Volvo 740/940 [isellhondas] by hpmctorque

Dec 04, 2010 (1:06 pm)

Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 04, 2010 9:43 am)
I thought the 544 was a step up in price from the VW Beetle.

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