Little things

Sometimes after a busy day I don't have much time for the Volvo. That's when I take on one of the many little projects.

Cleaning the windshield and rear window
The front- and rear window came out with an edge covered with old hard black sealant. I tried to get rid of it with thinner, sharp knives, aceton, etc, nothing worked.
Then I remembered I still had some paint stripper left which I used on the body of the Volvo 122S. It's a gel, so it's easy to apply. I tried it on a little part, waited for 10-15 minutes and took a blunt scraper.
It worked! The sealant had turned into black butter and I could almost wipe it of with a rag. Watch out with the edge of  your windshield, especially when the edge is a bit crumbly, because the paintstripper may get between the different layers of the glass. When all the sealant was removed I hosed the windows down with water to get rid of the paint stripper.

Windshield Volvo 122S with a lot of hard old black sealant

Paint stripper gel on top of the old hard sealant

Windshield and rear window finally nice and smooth

Fixing the tail lights 
The tail lights looked a bit dull and rusty so I took 'm apart. I cleaned all the parts with hot water and a brush. The rust on the chrome bezels wasn't from the bezels but from the rusty screws. I'm gonna replace them with Stainless steel ones later.

Tail light with bezel

The chrome on the inside of the tail lights was dull or totally gone. Two coats with chrome spray made them look like new. Don't use clear on top of the chrome paint because it will make it look darker and greyish.

Painting the chromed inside of the tail lights.
Right one with a coat of clear on top which I resprayed later

Resprayed inside of the tail lights

Tail light with bezel Volvo 122S

Wipers

Before putting back the wiper assembly I wanted to make sure that everything was working like it should be. With some inernet research and tips from my Volvo friends I tested everything on the work bench.

The wiper switch in the dash  has 4 positions; off, slow, fast and fast with washer.

Wiper switch

Wiper switch Volvo 122S - see the four  different modes

On the other side of the switch  you'll find 5 pins. 

Wiper switch Volvo 122S with 5 pins

If you take a closer look you'll see a letter next to each pin/connector :

P = green (wiper motor) and + lead from fuse box  to pos. pole battery (I tested without the fuse box  : o )

A = black (wiper motor)

F = red (wiper motor)

W = black (washer motor) (I used a brown lead in the test)

Wiper motor housing and other pin on washer motor are connected to the neg. pole of the battery.

Wiper motor Electrolux  - Volvo 122S 1969

Testing the wiper assembly

Everything worked (..of course, it's Volvo..;)

If you want more info about the different Volvo wipers, check http://www.sw-em.com/Windshield%20Wiper%20Systems.htm with lots of detailed info