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David
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- Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: My GT lives again!
- Replies: 16
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- Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: My GT lives again!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1601
Re: My GT lives again!
If you haven't yet, check your fuse 4...
David
David
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: My GT lives again!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1601
Re: My GT lives again!
Interesting. Yes, I think the passenger door lock does always feel more weighted. If there's no noise at all in the passenger door then it might be the motor gone then. At least if it's that it's the same on all 480s as far as I know,... I think you'll have to start looking into the door interiors a...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: My GT lives again!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1601
Re: My GT lives again!
Ah...it should disarm the alarm...interested to know what you discover - beginning to think control unit...
David
David
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: My GT lives again!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1601
Re: My GT lives again!
Just to be clear, Ben, the motor is in the passenger door. The driver's door lock is mechanically operated by locks, but the control unit signals the passenger door motor to unlock the passenger door. If the control unit is faulty, therefore, locking/unlocking driver's door will give you silence, bu...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:24 pm
- Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
- Topic: Number Plates
- Replies: 8
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Re: Number Plates
- my slightly sad confession is that I wish we were still allowed to use the pre-1974, old-style silver letters on black background plates. reckon they'd be set off nicely on Lily, my green GT...
It is, indeed, an interesting item to have found, thanks Edie!
David
It is, indeed, an interesting item to have found, thanks Edie!
David
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 5:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: My GT lives again!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1601
Re: My GT lives again!
Central locking - switch inside driver's door lock; central locking motor in passenger door. Does the driver's door lock when turning the key? It should as its is mechanically fixed. When you turn the key does the inside courtesy light come on (before opening door)? Can you lock/unlock the passenge...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Pud the Celebration - previously known as R2...
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7507
Re: Pud the Celebration - previously known as R2...
And for those wondering about the light coloured patch, Pud was the victim of an attempted theft, the damage from which is what caused her write-off and subsequent long, long sleep in a barn. The idiots obviously thought that the lower metal panel was part of the boot lid and bashed it about somewha...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Pud the Celebration - previously known as R2...
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7507
Re: Pud the Celebration - previously known as R2...
Thanks all for your kind comments and encouragement - much appreciated! :) Just a morning spent on Pud today, before heavy rain and cold winds drove me back indoors. I was lucky enough to secure a replacement OS rear light unit from eBay the other day, in better nick than the existing one. Strangely...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 4:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: My GT lives again!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1601
Re: My GT lives again!
Well you said sing out! :lol: Having driven the car a few times since getting it back on the road the following issues has developed and made themselves known to me. -The central locking has stopped working -The indicators have stopped working -Knocking noise when steering and moving. But not when ...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 4:04 pm
- Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
- Topic: Number Plates
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3027
Re: Number Plates
Indeed, and for those of us old enough to remember (and even owned: just one, my Cortina MkV which was my first car) it was the same with the previous suffix plates - the last two letters of the block of three gave you the place of origin
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:43 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: Latest ebay offering
- Replies: 4
- Views: 838
Latest ebay offering
I rather think the bodywork issues, if nothing else, make this one too far gone to be a potential "Rescue Car", but it might be of interest to someone on here, if only as a potentially cheap purchase of a source of many spares... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-480-ES-2-0-1998cc-Spares-or-repair-Pr...
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Pud the Celebration - previously known as R2...
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7507
Re: Pud the Celebration - previously known as R2...
Meanwhile, inside the car, I have swapped over the blower fan switch for one with an "off" setting - I know it needs to be on at least "1" for the air con to operate, but I like a window open when possible and the air con (even if it was working, which it isn't) won't operate at much under 9 degrees...
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Pud the Celebration - previously known as R2...
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7507
Re: Pud the Celebration - previously known as R2...
So over the last week or so work has intermittently continued on Pud, and I have to say I am very pleased with how she is coming together now! :D At the front end of the car, I have cleaned, re-sealed and adjusted the long-range auxiliary lights, repaired the broken pop-up cover so Pud now has her o...
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:51 pm
- Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
- Topic: 1.7 480
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3933
Re: 1.7 480
Ah...sorry to hear that story; it's getting all too common in recent times
Thanks for placing the car - as I recall that one was a nice one...
David
Thanks for placing the car - as I recall that one was a nice one...
David
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:48 pm
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: The Wolf roams
- Replies: 207
- Views: 142070
Re: The Wolf roams
:lol: I talk to mind too - praise them and encourage them, apologise if the fault is mine (eg staying in too high a gear for the hill I'm asking her to climb). Mind you, I have also found that threatening a car with either being replaced or - even more dire - the scrapyard can sometimes shake them o...
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Scrap or restore? Honest opinions needed!
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5191
Re: Scrap or restore? Honest opinions needed!
There are relays in the driver's footwell (pop off the side panel like where the bonnet release is on the side) and also under the bonet, under a triangular panel up near the scuttle. Clean, cross fingers, repeat! I'd second that! Plus, make sure your battery earth lead is making a sound connection...
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:18 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Scrap or restore? Honest opinions needed!
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5191
Re: Scrap or restore? Honest opinions needed!
Alfie
If you do reach the point where you want to have a blitz on breaking this one, I'd be happy to come across and give you a hand if you liked...
David
If you do reach the point where you want to have a blitz on breaking this one, I'd be happy to come across and give you a hand if you liked...
David
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:19 am
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: The Wolf roams
- Replies: 207
- Views: 142070
Re: The Wolf roams
glad you got it safely sorted and quickly.
A rare case of "Volvo Info Centre 1, human 0" - look on the bright side of your misfortune; such a moment should be cherished
David
A rare case of "Volvo Info Centre 1, human 0" - look on the bright side of your misfortune; such a moment should be cherished
David
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:48 pm
- Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
- Topic: The Wolf roams
- Replies: 207
- Views: 142070
Re: The Wolf roams
Good stuff!!
Check the bridge at fuse position 23...
David
Check the bridge at fuse position 23...
David