• Volvo 66 operation, pit stop in Belgium

Posted: **14 Oct 2006 12:06 am**

Today I saw James, Andy and V6man on the way for Germany... with the Volvo 240 and a Volvo 66 on the trailer

Very short meet but very nice!

I have a funny little video when James leaves my house... And it's not the "Duvel" effect, he was the only one drinking a Cola

http://www.volvo300mania.com/videos/james_volvo66.wmv

Posted: **14 Oct 2006 12:14 am**

Hahah!!! Watch Andy's face! It's superb, and you can hear exactly what he's thinking!!!!

Glad the 240 has made it that far

Posted: **14 Oct 2006 12:19 am**

Chris_C wrote:Glad the 240 has made it that far

It's a Volvo engine - not these Renault things

Posted: **14 Oct 2006 12:21 am**

Well in fact we don't know! Until Belgium YES, but until Germany, maybe not lol (especialy with James behind the steering wheel lol

) Just joking man when you will read this

I hope everything is ok!!

Posted: **14 Oct 2006 11:42 am**

LOL, Aymat, Steve and myself all said exactly the same thing as soon as we saw the clip!

James, don't forget you're dragging something behind you there! Let's hope that the temp needle keeps down, as it was getting somewhat warm just as a 240, let alone a 240 plus trailer, then a 240, plus trailer, plus Daf 66! Oh and Andy is in charge of fuel, so all should be fine on that front! Have a great trip and a safe one!
Pete

Posted: **14 Oct 2006 12:16 pm**

I reckon the gauge reading high was the gauge itself rather than anything in the cooling system - having quizzed Foggy about it he's already looked over/replaced all the parts I suggeted

Posted: **14 Oct 2006 04:33 pm**

SteveP wrote:It's a Volvo engine - not these Renault things

Whilst thats true... It's owned by Foggy

SteveP wrote:having quizzed Foggy about it he's already looked over/replaced all the parts I suggeted

Hmmm, are you sure? He must think that the 240 is special, I've never seen him replace anything on his 300's

Posted: **16 Oct 2006 11:26 am**

That wasn't close, there was a good two or three inches spare!!

If you want to know about close ask him about a certain Autobahn exit............

Posted: **18 Oct 2006 07:03 pm**

Loads of room chaps! I don't think I'd manage to drive a trailer hundreds of miles without wrecking countless cars if I didn't live by the 'this is wider than the towcar' rule

It still needs choke when the needle is over halfway....surely a sign that the gauge is wrong? There's almost certainly a problem with the cooling system too, but the gauge is making it look worse than it is. Now we're back it'll get all new hoses, a water pump, and a new radiator. Then it's time to look at what's causing the wierd suspension noises which started soon after leaving Aymat.

All things considered, it did bloody well, whisking us across Europe at speed, towing a great deal of weight, and even returning acceptable MPG given the conditions (20MPG with over a ton on the back). There were bound to be some issues, but even with Rupert's driving it managed to find a Halfords outside which to pop a hose

cheers

James