Re: Heads up on oil pressure sender cross parts reference

["vin2450" <svw_coco@xxxx>]

Hello,
When asking the Volvo dealers for parts, Don'T mention that its for a 
Delorean or PRV-6. Tell them your looking for parts for a Volvo 260 
series with either a B28F or B27F engine (1978-1983 this should help 
once they hear its a Delorean walls go up for some reason). 
Unfortunatly for me with the exchange rate and duty and waiting time 
it is sometimes easier to buy them at a Volvo dealer(Canada). But if 
I lived in the States I would only buy from the Delorean vendors, 
just because you know you will get the right part and help you need.

Just me 2cents,

Stephane
vin2450

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "supermattthehero" <supermatty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I had a fun experience this week trying to find an oil pressure 
> sender replacement locally. On the cross-parts reference, a Volvo 
> part is listed. So I called a Volvo dealership and asked them to 
> send me the part, well, they said it was replaced with a newer part 
> and could overnight it to me for free, so I purchased it for about 
> $30. It wasn't even close. Wrong size threads, and had a spring 
> loaded piston on it. So, I would like to warn everyone else that 
the 
> part number in the cross reference list is wrong and won't thread 
> into your block. 
> 
> I called up about 4 Volvo dealerships here in Central PA asking for 
> help, and when I mentioned it was for a PRV-6, the answer was 
> either "that engine was used in boats," or "i have no idea." I 
would 
> have thought Volvo dealership mechanics would have known a thing or 
> two about the engine??? This was kind of scary, considering I may 
> need to call one of these places in the future, should my D ever 
need 
> some serious engine work. I'll deal with that when it comes I 
> guess. 
> 
> Anyway, I looked back in the backissues and found where Marty Maier 
> specified the Autozone part, Wells PS-136. I was able to cross 
> reference this part at NAPA and the price was around $27 with tax. 
> It looks almost exactly like the original, with the exception that 
> there is a spade connector at the top instead of a bolt and nut. 
> 
> Matt
> #1604
> 
> P.S. Does anyone have any good tips for restoring the black 
plastic 
> valences? Mine are a little scratched up.