the volvo has a SERIOUS set fo problems.
-from 1987-1990, they had very serious wiring harness problems. this one did not appear to, but the way the car works says otherwise.
immediately upon turning the key, i smelled ALOT fo gasoline. the engine dieseled something fierce at ALL rpms. the passenger side window did not roll down with the pass. window switch that was on the drivers door. there was no headliner. maaco paintjob. the only thing on the instrument cluster that worked was the tachomoter...i have NO way of telling how many miles are actually on this car, or even how much gas it has. the motor looks clean, small leaks here and there (valve cover). its an automatic, tranny shifts good. hole in exhasut manifold. no rust. it had been in a minor accident, rendering the right hand turn signal useless. what wiring i could see looked excellent, until i got UNDER the car. the wires that ran to the fuel pump were falling apart. the insulation had completely disentagrated and they were now bare. no volvo for me. i called the local dealer and the repair runs $4500 parts and labor, its worse than the pre 98 tours, because EVERY WIRE IN THE CAR was made with the same insulation, so they all must be replaced (yes i said every wire). i have a sneaky suspiscion that the reason the gauge sluster didnt work is because of these wiring harnesses.
so i offed him 700 cash. he turned it down...not my problem.
the 626 i am probably nto gonna get. my boss has a 1990 lexus (camry equivalent) with 130,000 miles he will sell to me (and only to me) for $2,000. so im gonna go that route. i may be on a bike for a little while, but hey...no biggy
lexus:
looks just like that.
can you ask your father in law what would cause that gauge cluster to be out and how much to fix???
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