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by rspi
15 Apr 2012, 19:47
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VolVo 850 Rear Wiper Motor Test and Replacement

Here are some instructions I put together to test and replace the rear wiper system on my Volvo 850.

http://www.atthetipwebs.com/technologyi ... _hatch.htm
by rspi
24 Jul 2012, 15:40
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Re: boilover

Head Gasket Replacement Just got finished doing a head gasket job on our turbo S70 GLT. The car had the strangest head gasket leak, one that was new to me. You can skip the story if you'd like. A few months ago my daughter (from college) called and said that she was having coolant problems. When she...
by rspi
26 Jul 2012, 09:15
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Re: boilover

Sorry to hear you are in the Pittsburgh are, I was born in the area and was emancipated to get out of there. Besides that, a $40 kit is cheaper than 1 shop hour. And 100 times cheaper than a professional head gasket job. Most de ent. Mmechanics can do the test. None in my area wanted to do the job b...
by rspi
26 Mar 2013, 08:13
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Re: Oil leaking from back side of motor corner passenger sid

I once had a leak that was hard to find. I had to clean everything up and get under the car with it running to find the leak (ramps). There are some plates on the back of the motor that has a thin gasket which was leaking. The gasket kit was something like $7 at the stealer and took me 20 minutes to...
by rspi
17 Jul 2013, 19:38
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Re: False Coolant Idiot Light

Where is MT? My wagon is black. Here is a pic.

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by rspi
10 Oct 2013, 07:47
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Re: A "REAL" fix for the 850 wiper arms

The best solution that I know of is to take the PASSENGER side wiper arm from a S70 and install it on the DRIVER side of the 850.
by rspi
28 Oct 2013, 16:51
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Warning, Replace your cooling system hoses ASAP

Just a friendly warning for all to replace ALL of your cooling system hoses ASAP. Most of our cars are over 15 years old and many have original hoses still installed. You should replace these hoses that are pending failure at any time. If one of your coolant system hoses fail, it will force all of y...
by rspi
30 Nov 2013, 19:43
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Re: 98 v70r Oil pushing out breather in valve cover

Cover hole should seal over flat spot on head.
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by rspi
19 Nov 2014, 11:23
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Re: 1998 S70 Rear Suspension noob question

Take a close look. If the springs are still sitting in their mounts and supports properly, the springs are gone.