When I was standing there talking to seller about the gray Volvo, he said the firewall connection to the heater core hoses had broken plastic. A few days ago I looked and discovered it was the piping from firewall to heater core. I thought for sure I was screwed. Yesterday, I went looking for the pa...

Nope. No leaks.

Neil.

Permatex 518 , endorsed by Rspi and Abscate , the marvel Volvo duo of GOAT and Plonker

And the 6 ml tube will do one valve cover. You don’t need a lot, a tiny bead rolled out , but the 50 ml is only $12-15

Note to future people who find this thread: Simple check to voltage at battery while engine running will often indicate if you have a bad charging system. You need to have about 13.5- 14 volts if charging.
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I have both sections of the C70 frame stiffeners. Bought them and then when I had time to check found they don't fit an AWD V70R! At some point I have to get rid of them, but always liked the idea of an 850R wagon, but that is just a dream for a while. Good luck and I hope you manage to find another...