Got the head apart to replace the valve seals and do the NA cam install on my '97 T5. Got to test out my prototype valve spring compressor tool (finally) https://turbochuckcom.ipage.com/webimages/projects/97%20Volvo%20854T5/2022/Winter%20Work%20Fun/prototool_2.jpg 3D printed it and installed some th...

I just got a real holiday treat. The previous owner of the T5M called me! Shortly after buying the car, I found his address and wrote him a letter saying that his well-loved car was in good hands and will get fully restored. I invited him to contact me so I could learn more about the car and his tim...

More than likely a junk cap, I wouldn't use those Gates caps. Only use OEM expansion tank caps.

British cars have had these installed by Lucas since 1909

Generally speaking, " Made in Russia " doesn't strike me as meaning quality.

If you pay shipping, from the US, I'll send you the Bougicord wires. I accidentally got a 10 valve set from FCP. They were mis-labeled, so it was neither my mistake, nor FCP's. FCP didn't want them back, and just sent me the proper 20 valve wires. I'll never use them for anything, so if you want the...

Ah, sorry. SWMBO is professionally responsible for safety of 30,000 people in a large institution, so her day off was cancelled. We took her into work, not the ER.

No harm to our Collective, and thankfully all parties are doing well now

abscate wrote: ↑21 Jan 2023, 15:25 That’s a beautiful car and Dad will be proud of you.

Are a United Fan or a City Wanker?

Neither ...watching grown men run around in shorts just isn't my thang .....

More statistics on US states and COVID-19 growth rates. My raw information is from Worldometer. Any errors or misrepresentations are my own. To give some context to these changes, I have calculated the average growth rate for each week back to April. The growth rate is calculated as the number of n...

More statistics on US states and COVID-19 growth rates. My raw information is from Worldometer. Any errors or misrepresentations are my own. These tables show all available US states and territories and the COVID-19 data for the last 5 days. I have sorted the states alphabetically and added growth ...