Hi all, finally bought a Volvo after 30+ years of admiring them. The patient is a ran when parked 4-6 years ago 1998 t5 mt v70 288k miles Trying to get this semi reliable before I sell my current daily which has been near trouble free for 3 years, I’ll likely regret it but, oh well! Current to do li...

I’ve looped the lines on a few racks and boxes. The Prius and Saturn ion electric columns are pretty popular with retro fitters. I’m not sure how much room there is under the dash of these cars.

Fuel air and spark, I would get it to quit again and check for spark.

Received a mirror from bmdubya1198, promptly shipped, well packed and as described.

abscate wrote: ↑11 Oct 2024, 03:23 There’s a great Volvo garage in Burlington if that’s nearby. A compression test will tell the tale of the top end, definitively

If he’s closer to the southern end of the state, I could even lend a hand with Compression testing and endoscope looking.

Today was the first day I left the battery hooked up overnight after installing the new used alternator and it started right up in the morning. Yay!

Replacement expansion tank comes tomorrow. I might dig the ABS module out to send it off.

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

My coworker said the same thing about his daewoo magnus or whatever sedan they had that was “fully loaded” for only 20k, less than a year of ownership, he stopped bragging about it.

On the upside, bypassing the heater core is a reasonable roadside repair.