Volvo 244 DL leak problem

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I have had my volvo for about 1 year and it has a little under 270,000
miles on it. It runs beautifully, and I have had only one majore
problem with it. The headgasket blew but I fixed it. Now, I am getting
water on the inside of the car on the drivers side on the floor. I was
thinking about getting the windshiled resealed, but I cannot afford
it. Could I just put some sort of sealent around the edges to attempt
to fix this problem, or is it something different? Also, I was
thinking about adding an OverDrive to this car. It is a 1976 and I was
wondering if there is such a thing, and how much it would cost, also
the amount of time.
 
John_K said:
I have had my volvo for about 1 year and it has a little under 270,000
miles on it. It runs beautifully, and I have had only one majore
problem with it. The headgasket blew but I fixed it. Now, I am getting
water on the inside of the car on the drivers side on the floor. I was
thinking about getting the windshiled resealed, but I cannot afford
it. Could I just put some sort of sealent around the edges to attempt
to fix this problem, or is it something different? Also, I was
thinking about adding an OverDrive to this car. It is a 1976 and I was
wondering if there is such a thing, and how much it would cost, also
the amount of time.
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Can't really help you with the leak, hopefully you get it figured out
though.

As for the OD, yes you can add one, but it would involve replacing the M45
transmission with an M46, it's not really all that hard though. You'd need
the transmission, driveshaft, OD wiring, and possibly a few other small
bits. Should be doable in a weekend but you should allow some more time in
case you get stuck or break something. How much it costs is entirely
dependant on your local wrecking yards, there's a yard near me that charges
$55 for transmissions and probably $25 for the rest of the parts, but some
yards want astronomical prices for this stuff.
 
Désolé tout en français... il faut déboucher les petites fentes au niveau du
bas de caisse 4 de chaque coté.
Cordialement.
MEvide.
 
Sometimes this is caused by the heater valve having suffered with the
overpressure caused by the blown headgasket. Is your DL manual or auto? If it is
auto there is most likely an o/d unit already fitted. If manual then you will
need to fit a shorter propshaft to allow for the extra length of the
gearbox/overdrive combo. IIRC your car has a BW35/55 gearbox which is
three-speed auto and may have an o/d if you have four useable gears. If manual
then it may be a four-speed box without o/d.

Cheers, Peter.

: I have had my volvo for about 1 year and it has a little under 270,000
: miles on it. It runs beautifully, and I have had only one majore
: problem with it. The headgasket blew but I fixed it. Now, I am getting
: water on the inside of the car on the drivers side on the floor. I was
: thinking about getting the windshiled resealed, but I cannot afford
: it. Could I just put some sort of sealent around the edges to attempt
: to fix this problem, or is it something different? Also, I was
: thinking about adding an OverDrive to this car. It is a 1976 and I was
: wondering if there is such a thing, and how much it would cost, also
: the amount of time.
 
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