1997 VOLVO 850 Chassis: YV1LS5545V1363714 320,350 Miles 2.4-Liter Inline-Five Cylinder Engine Five-speed Manual Transmission Front-Wheel Drive with Traction Control Borla Sport Exhaust Black/Grey Interior- clean, no rips or stains Heated Front Seats Manual Climate Control/ Air-conditioning Cruise Co...

Cruising North America in their 1970 Bus…they stopped in on us and driveway camped with us for a few days

The Volvos were nice to the visitor.

We have it another hour today Reproduced symptoms. Scanner reads VIN from CDM, and parameters from dash show up and change as toggled Engine temperature reported as -40C bottom of range. Noted from wiring that the ECT reports directly from the ECM so that also points to a non responsive ECM (not nec...

You have to get it dirty to give you a reason to clean it again!

Neil.

Ah ha, I found it in a description of another car - “…a pre-war 1924 Bentley 3/8 Litre dubbed the “Hawkeye Special”, the “3/8” number configuration can be a little confusing, however all it means is that this is a 3 litre chassis fitted with an 8 litre engine. Because why not.” So there ya go - the ...

Gave it a wash and now I don't want to drive it and make it instantly dirty again. https://i.imgur.com/MA0C1ZZh.jpeg Near the right rear fender is the last bit of rust too that'll need welding, but I'm gonna just convert the rust and put some paint over it and do that next summer. Think the car coul...

Dirk the wheels are "Galaxy" 16 inch. According this Scandix, OEM on 940 series. https://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/suspension-steering/rims-wheels/rim-aluminium-7x16-galaxy/1074956/?srsltid=AfmBOopgPh2tUsb0L5gwS9hYFKUo39Ir9toKHZPlYctWUjebW9nKPRVh Like most wheels that are not a strict ...

I keep on meaning to start this thread. Let’s make an entry with each volvo part number in title for search Three stages of obsolescence proposed for p80s Stage 1 - no longer available from Volvo, but good aftermarket available Example Volvo ac compressors. Nissens aftermarket Stage 2 - no longer av...

A buddies vintage sprint car with alcohol fuel Offenhauser engine. He tells me you had to drain and flush the alcohol after every running to avoid fuel system damage.
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I think so. I think they will do the west to east trip back in Spring , then ship the car back from Halifax or Baltimore.

Will keep in loop