Finally happy with my Disco!
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Finally happy with my Disco!
I just completed a ~ 7000 km round trip from eastern Canada to Florida, hauling a car trailer both ways. The Disco was stellar, it made a great tow vehicle, even hauling a 2500 lb car on a 2200lb car trailer. The only issue I had was that the fan clutch was kaput, so it would start to overheat in traffic. I just put on the heat full blast, and that kept it right at 190F, although it was rather uncomfortable doing that in 90F heat.
A new fan clutch from Rock Auto cured that in 15 min. I now feel confident with this on long trips, although I should finish the stereo, install the rest of the interior, and mebbe even get the cruise and A/C to work for the next trip. Here's a pic with my SBC powered 68 Volvo 122 in the motel parking lot the last night of the trip.
Cheers!
Phil
A new fan clutch from Rock Auto cured that in 15 min. I now feel confident with this on long trips, although I should finish the stereo, install the rest of the interior, and mebbe even get the cruise and A/C to work for the next trip. Here's a pic with my SBC powered 68 Volvo 122 in the motel parking lot the last night of the trip.
Cheers!
Phil
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jastutte (11-01-2023)
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I call it Phil's home for abused automobiles. I'm up to 10 now. I've run out of space. The Volvo 122S is really cool. It was built as a 1/8 mile drag car, but never really finished, and sat for quite a while. It has a fresh Chevy 355 and TCI TH350. The interior finishing (dash, side panels, instruments, wiring, carpet) but it came with newly redone seats in tan vinyl and alcantara, and a mint headliner. I'm putting it back on the street. Oh, it also needs paint, but it's SUPER solid and pretty straight. I'm stoked!
Under the hood.
Under the hood.
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JohnZo (10-31-2023)
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