Struts-suspension upgrade on '92 240

whole roasted children replete with apples in mouths -
and babies? heads stuffed with wild rice. Or keep it simple with a
hearty main course such as stew, lasagna, or meat loaf.

Some suggestions

Pre-mie pot pies, beef stew, leg of lamb, stuffed chicken, roast pork spiral ham,
Cranberry pineapple salad, sweet potatoes in butter, vegetable platter, tossed salad with tomato and avocado, parsley new potatoes, spinich cucumber salad, fruit salad
Bran muffins, dinner rolls, soft breadsticks, rice pilaf, croissants
Apple cake with rum sauce, frosted banana nut bread sherbet, home made brownies
Iced tea, water, beer, bloody marys, lemonade, coffee

The guests select food, beverages, silverware... everything from the buffet table.
They move to wherever they are comfortable, and sit with whoever they choose.
Provide trays so your guests will not spill everything all over your house from
carrying too much, nor will they have to make 10 trips back and fourth from the
service stations.



Roast Leg of Amputee

By all means, substitute lamb or a good beef roast if the haunch
it is in any way diseased. But sometimes surgeons make mistakes,
and if a healthy young limb is at hand, then don?t hesitate to cook
it to perfection!

1 high quality limb, rack, or roast
Potatoes, carrot
Oil
celery
onions
green onions
parsley
garlic
salt, pepper, etc
2 cups beef stock

Marinate meat (optional, not necessary with better cuts).
Season liberally and lace with garlic cloves by making incisions,
and placing whole cloves deep into the meat.
Grease a baking pan, and fill with a thic

 

My 1992 240 needs new struts. This set has about 70,000 miles on it. The car
has 215,000. Has original springs. Is getting very "bouncy" out on road.
Questions: Should I replace the springs at this mileage while I replace
struts? Also, I'm thinking about getting a set of Bilsteins(it's my
understanding that Bilstein makes the OEM strut). Should I just stick with
the OEM stuff or is there any way to upgrade my suspension?
I also have a worn tie rod on one side.
Thanks for any suggestions.
JB

 

I'd be looking to buy some new springs if I were you.

 

into patties or stuff into natural casings.



Stillborn Stew

By definition, this meat cannot be had altogether fresh,
but have the lifeless unfortunate available immediately after delivery,
or use high quality beef or pork roasts (it is cheaper and better to
cut up a whole roast than to buy stew meat).

1 stillbirth, de-boned and cubed
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 large onions
bell pepper
celery
garlic
½ cup red wine
3 Irish potatoes
2 large carrots

This is a simple classic stew that makes natural gravy,
thus it does not have to be thickened.
Brown the meat quickly in very hot oil, remove and set aside.
Brown the onions, celery, pepper and garlic.
De-glaze with wine, return meat to the pan and season well.
Stew on low fire adding small amounts of water and
seasoning as necessary.
After at least half an hour, add the carrots and potatoes,
and simmer till root vegetables break with a fork.
Cook a fresh pot of long grained white rice.



Pre-mie Pot Pie

When working with prematurely delivered newborns (or chicken) use sherry;
red wine with beef (buy steak or roast, do not pre-boil).

Pie crust (see index)
Whole fresh pre-mie; eviscerated, head, hands and feet removed
Onions, bell pepper, celery
½ cup wine
Root vegetables of choice (turnips, carrots, potatoes, etc) cubed

Make a crust from scratch - or go shamefully to the frozen food section
of your favorite grocery and select 2 high quality pie crusts (you
will need one for the top also).
Boil the prepared delicacy until the meat starts to come off the bones.
Remove, de-bone and cube; continue to reduce the broth.
Brown the onions, peppers and celery.
Add the meat then season, continue browning.
De-glaze with sherry, add the reduced broth.
Finally, put in the root vegetables and simmer for 15 minutes.
Allow to cool slightly.
Place the pie pan i

 

The springs rarely fail, if the front of the car isn't sagging or lopsided
just stick with the springs you have. IIRC Boge makes the OEM shocks,
Bilsteins are top of the line. If you can afford the Bilsteins get them,
you'll be pleased with the handling, if you like the stock ride the Boge
shocks are ok, just a bit mushy.

 

2 side corners in,
wrap till remaining corner is left.
Brush with egg, seal, and allow to sit on the seal for
a few minutes.
Fry the rolls:
325° if using egg roll wraps, 350° for spring roll wraps.
Deep fry in peanut oil till crispy golden brown, drain on paper towels.



Lemon Neonate

Turkey serves just as well, and in fact even looks a bit like a
well-dressed baby. By the time you turn the child?s breast into
cutlets, it will be indistinguishable. The taste of young human,
although similar to turkey (and chicken) often can be wildly
different depending upon what he or she has consumed during its
10 to 14 months of life...

4 well chosen cutlets (from the breasts of 2 healthy neonates)
2 large lemons (fresh lemons always, if possible)
Olive oil
Green onions
Salt
pepper
cornstarch
neonate stock (chicken, or turkey stock is fine)
garlic
parsley
fresh cracked black pepper

Season and sauté the cutlets in olive oil till golden brown, remove.
Add the garlic and onions and cook down a bit.
Add some lemon juice and some zest, then de-glaze with stock.
Add a little cornstarch (dissolved in cold water) to the sauce.
You are just about there, Pour the sauce over the cutlets,
top with parsley, lemon slices and cracked pepper.
Serve with spinach salad, macaroni and cheese (homemade) and iced tea...



Spaghetti with Real Italian Meatballs

If you don

 

What the?!

 

I always thought KYB Gas Adjust shox were a good value and worked well on 240s.
Not very expensive and do a great job.

 

I some KYB's on my 740 and they work pretty well. I've heard they often fail
early though, so far so good with mine.

 

I've been wondering the same thing

I've got 5 e-mails in my inbox with this crap, plus they are all duplicated
on this newsgroup, and the Volkswagen newsgroup
(rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled) I also frequent

Seems all recent posting from certain people get a responce in that persons
name on the newsgroup (about some cooking recipe for humans), plus an email
from (news.karlvalentin.de.autoreflector)

 

This is going round the groups. Someone spooffed your address.
--

Stewart Hargrave


For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my name

 

yes, I got the strange message in my inbox.
so I added < and > to e-mail address..they can be removed to actually get to
the inbox.
Thanks for the opinions about struts.
I've been looking at the Bilsteins.
I also need new strut mounts.
Some manufacturers offer kits.
I read one advertisement that said something about having to add an
adjustment to the toe-in if you bought there product.
I'm not aware of any changes a new strut mount kit would offer that requires
toe-in changes. But I am not experienced in this. Any suggestions?

 

lopsided just stick with the springs you have.

Interestingly enough, I've have the front springs fail in two of the
245s that I've owned.

The first time was in a '79 245DL, and it happened just as I got off of
the expressway on the off ramp. On that occasion, I think that it was
simply due to age (about 13 years old).

The second time was in an '85 245 GL, in winter, after the vehicle had
been parked for about a week during a particularly cold snap when it
was around minus 40. I had been hauling some ceramic tile for my
bathroom the week previous.

On both occasions, I was able to drive the vehicle home.

Unlike the time I was driving down a rural concession road in my GMC
van and the front wheel flew off with a POP! and I slid down the road
leaving a trail of sparks as the vehicle tried to catch up with the
wheel which had gone on ahead.

A lineman working up on a pole practically fell off of his perch when
he saw the incident. The new guy at the tire shop had apparently
forgotten to torque the lug nuts back on after doing a tire repair.
That time, I had to walk home.

 

But of all the things to send with a spoofed addy, a recipe for something??

 

Perhaps all bets are off in a very cold climate or one where they salt the
roads? I've never even heard of a spring failing around here, I'm sure it's
happened to somebody but nobody I know. I've heard of the spring cup on the
strut tube rusting out but again I've never seen it personally.

 

They're probably sending car repair tips to the cooking groups.

It may be someone trying to emulate HipCrime, the infamous usenet
vandal who used to periodically try to flood usenet and stop it
working. Fortunately my server seems to be stopping most of these
getting through.

--

Stewart Hargrave


For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my name

 

Spring cup. Yup. Have had that fail on me too.
Right after I replaced the springs on the '79 245.

That time, I drove the vehicle home too but the spring, without the cup
to hold it in place, wore a nice groove into the sidewall of the tire.

Ever since then, I've make a point of telling the undercoating guys to
make sure that they spray the cup interior when I take it in for the
annual spray.

 

I've had front springs break on both my 240 turbos - both while the car
was parked. There was a tell-tale pile of rust dust on the driveway,
and a grinding noise while turning - the break both times was near the
top, hard to see and the "new" top of the spring was not in the seat
anymore. Both times you could see a small area of rust in the break -
less than 5% of the break area where the flaw was, with the rest of the
break being clean and fresh.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

 

Boge was OEM. Boge turbo is stiffer than OEM, IIRC (the pro gas is the
OEM style). Bilstein touring about same price as Boge turbo, but much
stiffer. Someone from this group has a web page on 240 upgrades.
Suggests that Bilstein struts w/ OEM shocks is a good mix for normal
(non-rally) driving. I haven't tried that combo. I have Bilstein all
around on '92 240 and while handling is great, it's very firm.

 

Here's the site:
http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/~amh110/Technical_pages/volvo_sports_handling.htm