A leaking valve is usually what causes the pump to fail as you mention.

Neil.

SUCCESS!!!! after ending up cutting away the side of the steering wheel cover to reveal the side of the bolt. I tried to grab it a few times with my Knipex and got semi-decent grip but it wasnt enough and there is very little clearance to turn. There is a metal brace right above the bolt shaft which...

170 days since Val the Volvo was last run and with spring in the air and the weather a little warmer it's time to start getting her ready for the summer ahead. Today I started her for the first time since 19th September last year and she fired straight up. After a few seconds there was a little bit ...

I bought a brand new one because mine was missing when I got the car.
Does it make any meaningful difference ? Nope. Just looks a bit less messy

Bought new in March '95 by my parents, deeded to me in 2003. Daily driven until...this week. Replaced with a Ford Maverick to daily. Noteworthy DIY repairs courtesy of Matthews Volvo Site: Transmission r&r Rear Main Seal Evaporator core & a/c comp Entire steering and suspension components ex...

For most any vehicle not rusty, the junkyard is a terrible place for it to go.

Yesterday I welded in the patch and ground down down the weld. There are probably a few things that still need to be welded that I thought I would do after I got the main piece in. I can feel some distortion on the panel above the patch, going a bit wavy, I can't see it though, I've been using hamme...

^ Oh boy - here we go. Let me get my beer and chips

I believe the 'snout' referred to is the hose barbs that better plastic radiators have fitted with an internal metal ring to reduce crushing when the hose clamp is over tightened.
Poor sentence structure, but I will not change it now.
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Oetiker? Oetiker? Someone said oetiker ????