I have been having loads fun trying to keep the 66 from overheating.  Especially sitting in traffic, on a 90° day.  I decided to throw a few parts at the car and see if that fixed the issue.  I purchased a new water pump (AC Delco), a new thermostat, upper and lower radiator hoses, and […]

It was a rainy afternoon on the way home from work and the wipers suddenly stopped working and I could spell hot wiring.  I just thought maybe they were a little stressed and I blew a fuse.  I checked the fuses they were fine, I could hear the motor strain when turned on.  So the surgery […]

It never ceases to amaze me the things I find wrong with this car.  I noticed the tail lights were sticking out about 1/4″ from the body.  I had too many other “real” issues so this was placed on the back burner.  Then I was walking past the car and my jeans caught the edge […]

I noticed a few guys out there were doing this modification so I decided to give it a go.  I will include a diagram, but in short here is how the PCV, Positive Crankcase Ventilation, works on my B20.  A small amount of unburned, or burned gas and air mixture gets pushed past the piston […]

After stopping for a load of petrol the 122 started shaking like crazy, I stopped at the nearest business and popped the bonnet.  The engine was barely running and shaking like crazy, it sounded like it was running on 3 cylinders.  I removed the #4 sparkplug wire, nothing happened; that cylinder is dead.  I removed […]

I have never adjusted the valves on my ’66 Volvo, so I thought I should take a look under the valve cover, they were starting to tick a little.  I discovered I have a B20B, not a B18, because the valve adjustment is different. A B18 it is .016″ – .018″ on my B20B it […]

The ’66 was really bouncy when I first purchased the car, the shocks were completely shot.  Also, this car has limiting straps on the rear attached from the axle housing to the body.  These are strips of rubberized cloth that actual limit how far the body can move away from the rear axle.  Mine looked […]

My ’66 Volvo has a 4 speed manual transmission, a M40.  The manual recommends 80w gear oil.  All “modern” gear oil is GL5, I had read somewhere not to use GL5 in this transmission.  So I emailed ExxonMobil and ask about Mobil 1 75w90 in this old transmission.  I actually received an email back from one […]

When I first purchased the Volvo I looked around the car to see if there is anything obviously wrong.  I noticed the pinion seal was leaking like crazy.  So, I thought I would “simply” change the pinion seal.  I placed the rear axle on jack stands and I was going to turn one wheel to […]

I noticed the car had a bumping noise going down the road.  It sounded like someone was hitting the bottom of the car with a rubber mallet.  I placed the rear axle on stands, pulled the choke and let it go in 4th gear.  Looking under the car the issue was very apparent, one or […]