No, just the lesser of two weevils.
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To me it is a simple question. People recover from job and income loss. The unfortunate percent who die from the virus will never recover. This is not a shooting war where military generals decide to sent soldiers to certain death to protect a more valued resource. Protect the health of people, use ...

observation of people here in Jacksonville. North Florida beaches were among the 1st to reopen since closures, and that state's governor shows lackadaisical behavior towards medical consequences, while attempting to support that WH troll. Consequences (hard knock learning) will have to be the teach...

Every time I see a part number in a subject line it makes me smile. It just never fails.

June and Abscate, part numbers are good but readers should be aware that the side engine mount pad was redesigned somewhere around the 98 to 99 break. There are two different versions of this mount that look almost exactly the same, but the mounting holes WILL NOT line up if you have the wrong one f...

What size front rotors does my Gen1 XC90 have? Very common problem for XC90 owners is to determine the size of their front brake rotors. Volvo built front rotors in 3 sizes for the XC90- 316mm, 328mm, and 336mm. A number of folks have tried over the years to get a solid "rule" about which ...

On the filter, I suspect that if you twist it and look the full part number is 9186744. If so it's a "carbon filter with fittings 4VALVE Cars with emission code 3, see product plate. For cars with emission code 4, see product sign. " or "Volvo GENUINE VOLVO Vapor Canister Filter"...

This type of design is often used on high pressure hydraulic pumps. It is called a swash plate design (the eccentric cam part in the middle). The hydraulic pumps are extremely close tolerances and do not tolerate any dirt. I have never seen one with front and back pistons. How are the balls installe...

I fed some words and numbers into google and hit the button. More stuff fell out than I expected.

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Intercoolers can collect water condensed from the compression of turbo and the pressure drop from cooling. For a time many manufacturers dealt with it by putting the drain in intercooler. The ECM calibrations assume some loss of MAF measured air from the leak. The designs of intercoolers and the con...