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From: greg@isrnix.UUCP (Gregory Travis)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Volvo diesels (again)
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 09:40:20 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  3 09:40:20 1986
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Organization: Institute for Social Research (Indiana University, Bloomington)
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According to my Chilton manual for 1970-80 Volvos, the Volvo diesel is
a VW/AUDI diesel (says nothing about Peugeot) with an extra cylinder (to
make 6) - so the block is longer, but essentially the same.  At around
80 horses (I don't have the exact figure) with 6, I can't imagine why
VW/AUDI would ever bother with a 5!

The B27/B28 engine (gas) was designed jointly by Volvo, Peugeot and
Renault.  With that kind of teamwork, I'm amazed the cars even start.
We had a lemon Peugeot in the 60's and my mothers '72 Renault 16 virtually
rattled every part off that wasn't welded to the car in the first year.
To be fair, however, the car is still running and has over 160,000 miles
(90,000 of them were in Morocco in the early '70s).

Are there any B27/B28 owners out there who would like to give some real
feedback (i.e. supported by evidence, unlike my slanderous ravings) on the
quality/reliability/performance of the B27/28?

There is just something very scary about an all-aluminum 90 degree V6
with wet cylinder liners.

Does anyone know the type/designation/specifications for the new 700
series engines?  Are they B28s?  What about the turbo wagon (now
defunct?)?

-- 
    Gregory R. Travis
    Institute for Social Research - Indiana University - Bloomington, In
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