Volvo D24 Cylinder Head Repair

This post describes how to repair a Volvo D24 or D24T cylinder head, broken when someone attempted to install a camshaft bearing cap backwards.  The same technique may be used to repair Volkswagen Diesel and gasoline cylinder heads (Rabbit, Golf, Jetta, etc.) of similar vintage.

Tuff Torq K46 Transaxle Repair and John Deere Lawn Tractor Modification

Today I’d like to discuss the Tuff Torq K46CC transaxle in my John Deere X354 lawn tractor, as well as some modifications made to the tractor’s steering and speed control linkage to greatly improve its performance as a snowblower.

Antique Leland Electric Motor, Repair and Modification

I have an antique Leland Electric 1/2 hp motor on my antique Atlas lathe.  The motor broke, and being a bonafide CB, I figured I’d try to fix it.  During that process I learned enough about it that I figured I could make the motor easily reversible.  Having a reversible motor on your lathe makes a lot of tasks much easier.

Schauer Battery Charger, Model CR612, Repair

Summary

This post describes some electrical repairs made recently to a Schauer Model CR612 battery charger.  I also present a circuit diagram for the charger and some test data for two different scenarios:

1. Fully-charged battery, steady-state conditions.
2. Deeply discharged battery (charging at 11 volts).

Early Girling Brake Booster Rebuild, 1964 Volvo P1800

Reference 1: https://thosbryant.wordpress.com/2022/02/05/girling-brake-booster-and-check-valve-rebuild/

Reference 1 describes the rebuild of a later Girling brake booster, with the late-style air filter, for a 1967 Volvo P1800.   Since most of the steps are the same, you should familiarize yourself with Reference 1 before proceeding to read this post.

This post describes the rebuild of an earlier Girling brake booster, with the early-style air filter, for a 1964 Volvo P1800 and notes the most pertinent differences between the two different brake boosters.

Girling Brake Booster and Check Valve Rebuild

Reference 1: https://thosbryant.wordpress.com/2022/07/18/early-girling-brake-booster-rebuild-1964-volvo-p1800/

I recently rebuilt a Girling brake booster from a 1968** Volvo P1800 with the help of the owner, a fellow Maineiac. This post is about how to fix the booster, but even more, it’s about how to repair the check valve.

Hood Lift Support and Timing Belt Marks, 2006 Volvo V70 (P2)

I’ve been working on a 2006 V0lvo V70 (P2 Platform) preparing it to be put back on the road after sitting for nearly two years.  This post details two items I encountered that I thought might be useful to others:

GE Microwave, Model JVM1850BH02, Noise Fix

In Memoriam: JRC, Unity, Maine, December 27, 1949 – October 30, 2014.

This post describes my efforts to eliminate (or at least reduce) loud noises in our GE microwave, Model Number JVM1850BH02, which was manufactured in 2004, and has had a lot of use.

Volvo 740, 760 Parking Brake Repair & Brake Shoe Review, Part 2

Reference 1: https://thosbryant.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/volvo-740-760-parking-brake-repair-brake-shoe-review/

Before reading this post, you should read the portions of Reference 1 pertaining to the spreader bars that I made to compensate for improperly-made parking brake shoes.

Volvo 240, 740, 760 Wiring Harness Terminal Repair

This post was written at the request of a friend.  It shows how to repair some insulated terminals that were commonly used in wiring harnesses on the Volvo 240 and 700-Series from the 1970s through the 1990s.  These particular insulated terminals go bad on both the early “biodegradable” wiring harnesses and also on the later harnesses that have higher quality insulation on the wires.