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Volvo M46

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Volvo M46 is a manual gearbox from Volvo. The Society has 2 vehicles on file with it, 2 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

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Vehicle	Years	Shift pattern	Gearbox source	Members
Volvo 240 240 gasoline, US/Canada, 4-speed (with or without electric overdrive) 4-speed manual; overdrive via lever-top switch on M41/M46 cars ^[1] Applies to: 1975-1984 240 (4-speed plus electric overdrive; also Diesel)	1975-1986	4 speed, reverse top left	Corroborated
Volvo 240 Diesel 240 (diesel) Diesel, 4-speed with overdrive switch ^[2] Applies to: All (diesel 240)	1984	4 speed, reverse top left	Corroborated

Caveats and conflicts (1)

Row says 4-speed with overdrive switch; M46 is described as 4-speed + electric overdrive. Enthusiast database, not Volvo literature.

Forum. nuceng.ca: M46 '4 speed + electric o/d', lists 1975-1984 240 DL, GL, GLT, GT, Diesel. [link]
Forum. nuceng.ca database: M46 (4-speed plus electric overdrive, fully synchronized, Koping Engineering) lists 1984 240 Diesel. [link]

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