I bought one of the coolant temp sensors on clearance at Rock Auto. It is an SMP part and is actually boxed as an Intermotor part. I used Intermotor parts on my first Volvo back in 1975 as they were usually ok parts and would work well. I would not have any issue trying their part in an emergency, ...

The update you've been waiting for! As stated in my 2nd to last post, I did not change out the coolant temp sensor. I did attempt to start this morning with the new fuel pump relay. Success! Now I dont have to worry about not taking the Volvo on my road trip in late march/early April. I had made pla...

Hello! This first post is a reintroduction of sorts. I hope everyone is doing well. 1. In 2020-21, I was working on making my former black XC into a trailer here https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=560998&hilit=trailer#p560998 , similar to the blue 850r/v70r. 2. In 2024, I h...

On Monday, I am going to order a new tripod for my bridge camera. I won't bother filming the removal of the basic parts. I will film the engine/trans disconnect/removal process. Then I will film tearing down the engine. It has ~277k miles. Obviously all of this will take a while, not including editi...

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I absolutely don't want to scare you, but I had an issue when I tried to haul a 11,000 pound load out of the mud, and the engine stalled about 15sec later. When I I tried to start the vehicle, it stalled almost immediately. I experienced MANY stalls before I tried troubleshooting the problem. This i...

So I finally have all of the audio-related equipment for the trailer. I just bought the amp dedicated for the subwoofer. Teaser: its a retro mid-upper tier German brand that did not market much, if any, in the US. But supposedly they make some of the best audio gear. Teaser/spoiler: 1x C70 4x100 (al...

Hi! This will likely be my last little bit of trailer bits until I save up some money to get the steel and paint/primer for the new wall. Im worried the cold will move in before I can do any painting. And I must prime the new wall as soon as I put it up. I think you can guess where this is going. I ...

I was pretty mad at myself. I had gone off the deep end trying to figure it out and it was nothing more than a stupid mistake on my part. On a positive note, I did learn a lot from the experience and I’m thankful for that. Anyway, all the best! About three years ago I was putting the top end back t...

Done! 2009 Rav4. See signature.