I got the 93 started with a known-to-be-good relay from my daily driver and it ran just fine—for about 100 yards and then died. Crank, crank, crank not even a meek little pop. HOWEVER, the check engine light was now on, which it hadn't been when the relay flatlined, so that meant there was a possibl...

hmm timing light. I do have one...somewhere. I think my first cut on this will be to have a look at the topside belt pulleys to be sure their marks align with the notches in pulley cover. I'm pretty sure I reused the belt tensioner when I changed the belt. The mark alignments should confirm if it's ...

I also tried jumping it from a running 850, jumper cables clamped to the dead 850 cable connectors, nothing lit up. And I tried using a jumper cable from the negative battery post to a ground on the engine that was probably not the best ground. That actually lit things up for a few seconds with all ...

I definitely like the easy fixes!

If I were going the route of keeping a pre-all electronics car going forever I would stock up on parts that will eventually wear out. I kept a '67 Ford Econoline van dressed out as a camper (doubling to haul building materials during that phase) going for over 200,000 miles, over time replacing ever...

In case of need, here it is.
Great detail. Easily enlarged.
https://www.volvoclub.org.uk/tech/servi ... agrams.pdf

This won't be much help, but given the stout shank, course thread with thread lock, heavy washer and head meant for torquing, I'm thinking they must be used in a hefty steel-steel mount of some sort, like something involving the seat frame. Is there a steel structural member supporting the dash? May...