Was the coolant temp sensor replaced? I read you replaced much of the cooling system, but didn't see mention of this. The way the HVAC stops heated air during your overheat is super odd and not a behavior I'm familiar with at all. It does sort of sound electronic in nature. Usually this symptom migh...

So, I printed up this little taper tool to install those seals, with minimal stretching. https://turbochuckcom.ipage.com/webimages/projects/97%20Volvo%20854T5/2024/Steering/Rack%20Rebuild/rackteardown_5.jpg When I get the extra seals, I'll give this a go. What I'll do is wrap some electrical tape ar...

Great feedback. Just changed the fluid today!

In the old days they knew how to make cars look good.

I think that you have several different issues. The heated seats are on their own circuits and not a part of the mirror heaters at all. The mirror heaters and the rear glass heater both get power from the timed relay 208, shown as 2/44 in the attached diagram. It looks like the rear glass is fed fro...

[quote - but it has been running albeit with very low compression and very bad power.
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Umm...yeah....what ???

I had all the tell tale signs that my sump seals were gone. Pretty loud ticking at idle. And it would go away with sustained rpm’s like highway driving which is mostly what I do. The noise got Especially worse after replacing an 80% clogged ORIGINAL PCV. I think the crankcase pressure was actually h...

Typical way to troubleshoot the mass airflow sensor is to unplug it and see if default flow settings will make engine start/run better.
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I purchased from the seller (shift knob). Great honest fellow. Risk free.

I Think this is a common problem for the HU-*** units. I've had very erratic behaviour on my radio but never a complete FM failure but I do recall reading about it on posts on this site.