By Jonny Lieberman
May 5, 2008 - 1,693 Views
The boys hauled the V8olvo (an '84 Volvo 244 with a Ford V8 of some vintage stuffed under the hood) up to Thunderhill for some pre-race diagnostics. The good news: we have good handling, sufficient power and adequate brakes. If you think I'm holding my cards close to my vest, I am. The bad news? A cooling problem and the oil pump seized. But that was before the crew pulled off three heroic 14-hour days in a row. Now we have the radiator from a 560SEL chilling down all 302 cubic inches. In fact, the V8olvo is in such dominating shape that it received a paint job. Yes sir, that's a Swedish Rebel Flag. With the 13 stars of the CSA. Representing what, we have no idea, but Judah Benjamin would be proud.
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May 5th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Perfect! From the hit Swedish TV show “The Dukes of Hagfors“.
May 5th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Thank goodness for Wikipedia; otherwise I would never have known about JB, a confederate member of the tribe. But shouldn’t the stars have 6 points?
May 5th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
SherbornSean:
D’oh!
May 5th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
my SHO forum tells me they are fielding a car!
May 5th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
It’s official, I know what engine I am putting in my 245 if the engine ever gives up the ghost.
Are you guys running widened steelies in the front?
May 5th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
What does an oil pump for a 302 cost? $15 from Pep Boys? It’s got to be cheaper than the oil in the sump…
May 5th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Sammy:
Sadly, unlike Chevy and Mopar, Ford V8 parts don’t mix and match over the decades
So, while the part is cheap, finding it is difficult.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:15 am
heh heh, classic 302 failure. Add valve seals to the shooping list. One of them came loose and jammed the pump.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:41 am
Actually, finding another oil pump was easy and free- had a couple of old engines in pieces in the shop. It was the distributor (which had the pin holding in the drive gear get sheared off when the pump seized) that required a trip to the junkyard.