turbo engine

apparently the volvo rear axle/gearing will fit but will higher the gearing, which might be good for someone like me with an empty van most of the time (1900 kg )but for someone with a heavy camper , might not be able to get up a fairly steep hill in 2nd gear.   

I'm considering changing the rear diff on mine. I feel like the gearing is pretty bad for what I need it for. Every gear could be just a "little bit" higher...

Have yet to put the bonnet and seats back in, but it's in and it runs beautifully. And no smoke on start up!! I'm one happy chappy. I can't believe it started first time and that I hadn't forgotten anything.

Glad you are getting there mate  . Enjoying you blogs as well.

Cheers
  
Allan 

tomschute wrote: nice one  Regarding gearing / diff discussion. After putting on 16" rims I would not suggest mucking with difs/gearing. I was suprised the difference just the small wheel diameter increase made. Not too drastic but 1st is now still to slow for take off - however 2nd is a bit high (poor clutch!). And top speed if anything is worse, much more difficult to get there - however revs are lower. I have currently got the slowest engine available mind! until my TD goes in.

 

Perhaps 15 inch wheels would be a better bet? There are some on ebay from a 91 model , will they fit?

BeJay wrote: tomschute wrote: nice one  Regarding gearing / diff discussion. After putting on 16" rims I would not suggest mucking with difs/gearing. I was suprised the difference just the small wheel diameter increase made. Not too drastic but 1st is now still to slow for take off - however 2nd is a bit high (poor clutch!). And top speed if anything is worse, much more difficult to get there - however revs are lower. I have currently got the slowest engine available mind! until my TD goes in.   Tom,        assuming same ratio tyre on both wheels (14" & 16") e.g. 205 x 80 then the difference isn't so small, it's actually 14%, which translates to actually doing 57 mph now as against 50 mph for the same engine revs in top gear. (explains why  2nd seems too high to pull away in and it struggles to pull it's revs in top)                                                                           cheers Jack.

That's all well and good although if you don't have the torque to spin those bigger wheels - i.e. the new higher gearing, you wont get to your 57!

When I reffered to the speedo not being much out I am only judgeing this against those speed signs you get flash up at the side of the road. At this speed you will not get such a difference though I suppose.

And as I said perviously as I have now lost top speed who knows what i'm actually doing. I feel like I spend a lot of the time sitting at 45 /50. Without getting my girlfriend to follow me i'll never know. I certainly cause a que on my way into town on a national speed limit!

I currently have the lowest powered diesel unit. But have a turbo lump ready to fit for the very reasons mentioned!

55 bhp ! , are you sure ? what is the engine ? mines your standard 85 hp 6 cyl diesel ,none turbo 2.4l i think, i'm pretty sure it'd pull another gear on a flat road. 55hp seams extremely low to pull a big van.

You bugger it was you that got in about the last second and got that volvo lol I was high bidder for a week, same reason as you did the volvo swap last year with a buggered engine, it let go on the way back from bug jam!, so needed one desperatly, but you snook in and got it LOL, could be a good thing I have managed to bag a volvo with a new pump and new head so hopefully this could be the one ! could you show how you have plumbed in the wasser stat for the cold start, I pick mine up on sat! well done on the job

fitted mine last weekend, starts fine runs sweet with no smoke but I will have to mess with the engine mound as the return oil pipe for the turbo has worn through as it is rubbing on the old mounting bracket, confident this one might be the one