strongly suggest installing a new axle bolt to spec, mine departed after reusing it. Pry bar with a short length of chain over the control arm is an easy way to pull it down. Loosen the control arm bolts to allow more freedom of movement. or get this $15 OTC tool. https://youtube.com/shorts/Yz0K8BX2...

Can you get into the pump enough to swage on a small flare onto the nipple end? It should really have that. Straight connectinghose onto bare pipe at 50 psi pressure is problematic Is gates Barricade Fi hose ok to use here? I wouldn’t have checked for submersibility , Q: Can Barricade hose be submer...

Abscate, I did not know that. I have put that bit of knowledge into the memory bank. Unfortunately, at my age, when a piece of info gets inserted in the front, other info gets pushed out the back. I wonder what I just lost.... Don't worry, it's already gone and you can relearn it another day ...

Sample VolvoDate post:

Single Male Multiple Volvo owner seeks Female Volvo owner for long term relationship. Send recent photo of Volvo.

volvolugnutr

I can fix your P0171 ( too lean) with my P0172 ( too rich)

'04 V70 LH low beam burned out. Bulb connector toast. Green wire terminal still OK. Black wire terminal not OK. Crimped on an insulated spade connector. Connected both to new bulb, Hella H7LL. Ordered a high heat connector from RockAuto. Any suggestions on bulbs that produce less heat and won't tri...

SOURDOUGHJIM wrote: ↑04 Oct 2023, 08:58 Does turning off DRL's involve some computer voodoo or a simpler way?

I think VIDA is required unfortunately.

SOURDOUGHJIM wrote: ↑28 Oct 2023, 08:34 Scavenged a couple of small bookcases to get service manuals put up. (Have you ever seen a more obsolete collection of info before?)

I know where to go for my old car repairs!

When you buy the OE Volvo pump you get the bolts included. The money saved on the cheap pump gets sent to Feklar for repairing this mess. I think there is a lesson here for all of us.

I needed to check the Trans fluid level which I haven't done since I bought the car earlier in the year. The radiator hose passes over the top of the dipstick. I used a plastic flowerpot hook to pull the hose out of the way, 1-5/8" hook. Fits perfectly. Transmission is overfilled. Will do a du...