Factory was in France, but Swedes have their fingerprints on design too. To be honest, Volvo's final rework of original design (B280) is very nice engine, EFI not withstanding. I was very leery about PRV before actually getting my hands on one (original posts to DML regarded Vortec conversion). Now, am rather fond of the little powerplant. Has its weaknesses: "Internal" water distribution pipe is assinine. Ignition distributor would have been better relocated by cylinder #3 (as it is on B280). Clearance is tight among injectors and spark plugs. But in all PRV is surprisingly smooth running (given odd fire sequence) with good bottom end torque and projected long life span -- Bertone I saw in Hagarstown junkyard had 180,000 miles on odometer. JZD could have chosen worse. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jtrealty@xxxx wrote: > You mention "heritage". Just remember this IS a FRENCH engine. Need I > have to say more? BTW the banjo bolts would be Bosch, they did the > fuel system. The hardware is not all that hard to get, you just can't > get it in the local hardware store. > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > >