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by scot850
22 Nov 2022, 18:53
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Re: Non-Volvo car chat megathread

Took a trip south to Scottsdale for the Good Guys Classic car show with autotest and classic drag racers. Interesting show, but little in the way of Non-US cars, which is ok. A few Mini's, MGB's, a 73 Mercedes 450SE and a 1980's Rolls Royce. Last 2 were for sale. Only Far East car was a Z350/370 or ...
by RickHaleParker
23 Nov 2022, 20:52
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Re: Volvo Findings! (What have you found on Craigslist?)

Surplus 1958 Volvo PV444 on GovPlanet

Mileage: 647.
Engine: Ford 289.

Price: Make offer

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by FireFox31
24 Nov 2022, 11:12
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Happy Thanksgiving, MVS

Happy Thanksgiving to the MVS community. Thanks for being a good to each other, creating a community that's fun to be a part of. Thanks to Matthew for creating and maintaining the place and to the moderators for keeping it on track. I'm very thankful for everyone here who provides assistance and for...
by foggydogg
25 Nov 2022, 17:17
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

The Weather Man finally gave me something besides monsoon or arctic, so I washed the container holding all my spare cash from the last year or so.
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Just found the "R" badge I bought last spring. I think it's time.
by abscate
30 Nov 2022, 05:16
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Re: Which brand of cars has better ride quality than Volvo, if any?

abscate wrote: 28 Nov 2022, 22:39
kallekula wrote: 28 Nov 2022, 21:00 Bentley, Rolls Royce etc etc etc
My neighbor prefers my S70....
The best part of a Rolls is they never break.

They “ fail to proceed”
by abscate
30 Nov 2022, 18:13
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Re: Rogue's Gallery of Rust

Rust? These cars can get rusty?
by PeteB
04 Dec 2022, 20:36
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Re: 850 Rear Brake Repair - AGAIN - Tips

Low cost DIY Zinc plating:
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by brunocerous
21 Dec 2022, 09:21
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

I went to start up the T5 this morning and got a bunch of crank, no-start results. Then, it was start, sputter and stall.

Moved to Blue Steel, and the same thing happened but finally starting after the fifth try or so. It was about 27 degrees F.
by Chuck W
22 Dec 2022, 11:59
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Got the head apart to replace the valve seals and do the NA cam install on my '97 T5. Got to test out my prototype valve spring compressor tool (finally) https://turbochuckcom.ipage.com/webimages/projects/97%20Volvo%20854T5/2022/Winter%20Work%20Fun/prototool_2.jpg 3D printed it and installed some th...
by Clemens
23 Dec 2022, 12:38
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Re: 850R complete engine rebuild + some questions

One more thing: whites or blues are good for 300 hp at least, but with a goal of 350 you might wann a think about greens. Lspeed in Germany has them for a reasonable price. When buying colored injectors, make sure to buy with the parts number (fcp or ipd list them nicely) because there are similarly...