Volvo 244 1983 - Blown head gasket
Postat: 18 januari 2018, 10:51
Hi All,
Newly joined this forum as I moved from The Netherlands to Sweden last November. Bit about myself;
30 yrs old, recently moved from Amsterdam, NL to Göteborg, SE
I Work at Volvo Cars Göteborg as Sr. Business Analyst
Car-o-graphy - amongst other vehicles I've had:
1992 Volvo 940
1998 Volvo 460 Phase II
2017 Volvo V40 (all the new goodies on it like Narvi Rims, Amazon Blue, tinted windows etc.)
Currently:
2017 Volvo V60
1983 Volvo 244 GLE
Now, we drove our 1983 from NL to Sweden but during that trip our head gasket was blown, causing heaps of white smoke (coolant in engine) coming out of the exhaust. In Göteborg I am now searching for a good place to get this fixed for a decent price. Just went to a Mekonomen garage but their price went a bit through the roof. It's either that, or I will be giving it a try myself (whilst I've never done more than bodywork).
Question: Is there anyone that can provide me with some good tips on how to go about this and perhaps have good tips for an old Volvo loving mechanic who loves to fix blown head gaskets? I've already found the parts on http://www.vp-autoparts.com.
Thanks a lot in advance!!
Best regards,
Peter
Newly joined this forum as I moved from The Netherlands to Sweden last November. Bit about myself;
30 yrs old, recently moved from Amsterdam, NL to Göteborg, SE
I Work at Volvo Cars Göteborg as Sr. Business Analyst
Car-o-graphy - amongst other vehicles I've had:
1992 Volvo 940
1998 Volvo 460 Phase II
2017 Volvo V40 (all the new goodies on it like Narvi Rims, Amazon Blue, tinted windows etc.)
Currently:
2017 Volvo V60
1983 Volvo 244 GLE
Now, we drove our 1983 from NL to Sweden but during that trip our head gasket was blown, causing heaps of white smoke (coolant in engine) coming out of the exhaust. In Göteborg I am now searching for a good place to get this fixed for a decent price. Just went to a Mekonomen garage but their price went a bit through the roof. It's either that, or I will be giving it a try myself (whilst I've never done more than bodywork).
Question: Is there anyone that can provide me with some good tips on how to go about this and perhaps have good tips for an old Volvo loving mechanic who loves to fix blown head gaskets? I've already found the parts on http://www.vp-autoparts.com.
Thanks a lot in advance!!
Best regards,
Peter