Rev 13, the Volvo addition

for those with Volvo LH 2.4

-'till next time, when I'll be in DC.

Fun b230+16v+T vids while looking for sounds

YoshiFab's open external wastegate



In a BMW (starts at 1.24, 2.45, 4.10)



In a Box


not a b230+16v+T but I am so going to do this... (1.54)

Bored Sunday

After a ridiculous round of Formula 1 in S. Korea I figured that I should finally port my intake intake manifold to properly mate to the 960(?) throttle body rather than the stock 16v 740GLE throttle body. 

Forgot to take some before shots, but here is the aftermath.

Valve Relief

The Valve relief valve finally came in and I had a chance to take photos and document the process to make future users of the tool's life a bit easier.

Start with the block, all dirty and grimy.



then clean the pistons off to insure a great seat of the drill and why not?




Then make sure that you have everything needed




After setting the pistons at their highest and lowest points tape off the top of the block with your favorite tape; this eases cleanup and protects the oil and coolant holes from collecting unwanted metal shavings







Cut some slits so that you can bolt in the tool and tighten down the bolts



Check to make sure that the proper depth is met



Tighten your favorite drill to the valve relief drill



The key to drilling the reliefs is that you go slowly (low rpm) and let the drill do all the work; i.e. do not put much, or any, downward force on the drill.


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Rinse and repeat that on all of the bits. After completion remove the tool and look at the damage you have done



Put just the bolts back in to make sure that none of the shavings get into them, and brush them off




Remove the tape to reveal your relived piston (eh eh; get it, get it? it is relieved because it wont get slapped by a valve! bah!)



Now re-tape the now exposed cylinder to protect it from the subsequent drilling. After that has been completed do the exact same process, minus the depth check, on all of the cylinders. Once completed it should look just like this.






Now pour your self a stiff cocktail, beer, or non-alcoholic beverage and move onto something else.

-'till next time

Lapse in rain

Since today was quite a nice overcast day I figured that before the rain picks up again I should fab a new hatch window.





It didn't cost me a dime, actually I made money on installing it, as I sold the old glass for $100 and this only cost me $50. Total weight savings of 5lbs, so it really wasn't worth it, but hey it is still 5lbs.

Also after removing the not so magical 3MM blue masking tape it took some paint off as well, so it looks like I am going to have to re-paint the rear hatch. The question now becomes re-paint it satin black, or change it to Pac-Man yellow?

The day has a couple more hours of light, so maybe after a quick snack I'll head back out to the car to double check my wiring measurements and really nail down the gauge size for the chassis diagram.

-'till next time

Silhouette Model 229

Just got a pair of Silhouette model 229 glasses shipped from Egypt. I still have to get my prescription put in them, but for now here is how they sit on my face.







Just heard back from Josh at YoshiFab as well, and it looks like the valve relief tool should be coming in on Thursday! So if all goes well I should be putting the engine together within the next week.

-'till next time

Springs out and in; engine out

Finally got around to swapping to the ford vs1632 valve springs on the 16v Volvo head, also did a bit of cleaning while everything was out.

checking for leaks in the valves, and soaking the grime...



the tool



before



Spring compressed and spring retainers out




just sitting there



1/4th of the way done



valves out, and a bit of cleaning



valves cleaned and installed



3/4ths done



how to install valves








All done


Then tonight I pulled my engine and tranny in a little less than an hour, I am pretty stoked.





-'till next time.