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howard
Are the 940s prone to rusting in any particular areas of the body? Thx
much.
much.
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Michael Cerkowski
howard said:Are the 940s prone to rusting in any particular areas of the body? Thx
much.
The series isn't really ancient yet, but I don't recall seeing a single
rusty 940...
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~^ beancounter ~^
same here...can't say i ever saw one rust......
i would guess one back east, with > 300k miles
on ought to tell us...
i would guess one back east, with > 300k miles
on ought to tell us...
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Bigjon
howard declared:
I have a 1992 940, not a spot of rust anywhere, even clean underneath !!
Are the 940s prone to rusting in any particular areas of the body? Thx
much.
I have a 1992 940, not a spot of rust anywhere, even clean underneath !!
T
Tony Stanley
~^ beancounter ~^ said:same here...can't say i ever saw one rust......
i would guess one back east, with > 300k miles
on ought to tell us...
"Michael Cerkowski <mjc1@" <"DESPAM>albany.net"> wrote in message
I thought they were galvanised, anyway most of the older volvos I've had
did't start rusting untill at least 10-12 years old and they were not
galvanised.
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Gunnar Eikman
Same story here. 1992 wagon with no rust. When I cleaned it about two
years ago using a high-pressure nozzle a chip of paint broke off from
the left front door. I applied a few drops of paint, but no rust seems
to develop. That's the only visible damage to the paint after 11 years
on the roads, with salt in winter. It has been taken care of, but not
meticulously.
The 940 (and later 740) bodies were made from zinc coated steel. I don't
think it is correct to call it "galvanized", because that usually means
that the steel has been dipped in melted zinc. For car bodies I think
the zinc is not so thick and gets applied in some electrolytic process.
Volvo are not alone with this material. Audi were the first I think.
Did you see a rusty Audi from early 90's?
Our other car, the 240 has had a lot of welding done to it by a previous
owner. Too bad Volvo did not make the 240s of the zinced steel...
The hood on all 940s and the rear door on the 940 wagons _never_ will
rust, because they are aluminum! It does not rust, but corrodes in other
ways. Occasionally you see 940 wagons with paint chipping from the rear
door. Aluminum is supposedly harder to paint. Even when the paint falls
off, the rear doors dont go brown, the bare metal is greyish.
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Gunnar
240 Turbo Wagon '84 200 K Miles
940 Wagon '92 150 K Miles
on Swedish roads
years ago using a high-pressure nozzle a chip of paint broke off from
the left front door. I applied a few drops of paint, but no rust seems
to develop. That's the only visible damage to the paint after 11 years
on the roads, with salt in winter. It has been taken care of, but not
meticulously.
The 940 (and later 740) bodies were made from zinc coated steel. I don't
think it is correct to call it "galvanized", because that usually means
that the steel has been dipped in melted zinc. For car bodies I think
the zinc is not so thick and gets applied in some electrolytic process.
Volvo are not alone with this material. Audi were the first I think.
Did you see a rusty Audi from early 90's?
Our other car, the 240 has had a lot of welding done to it by a previous
owner. Too bad Volvo did not make the 240s of the zinced steel...
The hood on all 940s and the rear door on the 940 wagons _never_ will
rust, because they are aluminum! It does not rust, but corrodes in other
ways. Occasionally you see 940 wagons with paint chipping from the rear
door. Aluminum is supposedly harder to paint. Even when the paint falls
off, the rear doors dont go brown, the bare metal is greyish.
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Gunnar
240 Turbo Wagon '84 200 K Miles
940 Wagon '92 150 K Miles
on Swedish roads
T
Tony Stanley
Gunnar Eikman said:Same story here. 1992 wagon with no rust. When I cleaned it about two
years ago using a high-pressure nozzle a chip of paint broke off from
the left front door. I applied a few drops of paint, but no rust seems
to develop. That's the only visible damage to the paint after 11 years
on the roads, with salt in winter. It has been taken care of, but not
meticulously.
The 940 (and later 740) bodies were made from zinc coated steel. I don't
think it is correct to call it "galvanized", because that usually means
that the steel has been dipped in melted zinc. For car bodies I think
the zinc is not so thick and gets applied in some electrolytic process.
I heard 240 where galvanised from the middle of the doors down.
My 300 series from the 80s were electro-zinc but did rust eventually.
Galvanised lasts much longer.
Doing a search on volvoclub shows exerts from brochures quoting 65%-80% of
the body is galvanised in the 80s.
Volvo are not alone with this material. Audi were the first I think.
Did you see a rusty Audi from early 90's?
Our other car, the 240 has had a lot of welding done to it by a previous
owner. Too bad Volvo did not make the 240s of the zinced steel...
Apparently floor panels where galvanised on 140s.
The hood on all 940s and the rear door on the 940 wagons _never_ will
rust, because they are aluminum! It does not rust, but corrodes in other
ways. Occasionally you see 940 wagons with paint chipping from the rear
door. Aluminum is supposedly harder to paint. Even when the paint falls
off, the rear doors dont go brown, the bare metal is greyish.
Bare aluminium can corrode bady, but usually in the presence of steel in an
electro chemical reaction. The al gearbox mounts on the 360 eventually
splits and drops due to the steel cased bush that bolts onto it. Takes
about 10 years. But yes generally al is less active than steel.
S
Stewart Hargrave
Because there's more to the internet than hits alone, Gunnar Eikman
wrote:
Can't comment about 940s, but the bonnet (hood) of my 740 is steel.
The tailgate is ally, though, as is the sunroof panel. IIRC the petrol
flap is plastic.
Certainly is. The reason naked ally doesn't crumble away to corrosion
in the same way that steel does is because it very quickly gets a very
thin surface coating of oxide (corrosion) which 'seals' it against
further corrosion. Unfortunately, this also makes it difficult to
paint, since it is very hard to get paint onto the ally without there
being an intermediate layer of oxide.
--
Stewart Hargrave
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wrote:
The hood on all 940s and the rear door on the 940 wagons _never_ will
rust, because they are aluminum!
Can't comment about 940s, but the bonnet (hood) of my 740 is steel.
The tailgate is ally, though, as is the sunroof panel. IIRC the petrol
flap is plastic.
It does not rust, but corrodes in other
ways. Occasionally you see 940 wagons with paint chipping from the rear
door. Aluminum is supposedly harder to paint.
Certainly is. The reason naked ally doesn't crumble away to corrosion
in the same way that steel does is because it very quickly gets a very
thin surface coating of oxide (corrosion) which 'seals' it against
further corrosion. Unfortunately, this also makes it difficult to
paint, since it is very hard to get paint onto the ally without there
being an intermediate layer of oxide.
--
Stewart Hargrave
I run on beans - laser beans
For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my name