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- 11 Sep 2021, 13:20
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Re: Workshop trolley to have everything at hand
Simple solution: Make a 90 degree angle bracket with two holes on one side for bolting to your cabinet. Make one hole in the other side large enough for a round bar. Bolt the angle brackets to the cabinet above and below the drawers. The round rod can be dropped down the larger hole and stop the dra...
- 17 Sep 2021, 17:32
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Re: Rebuilding and painting my calipers
Chasing the caliper threads is a good plan. If you can not locate the proper tap, use an old fitting and cutting a couple notches with a hacksaw the length of the thread. This will work OK to clean up dirty, rusty threads. Do not make the cut deeper than the thread depth as this will let the fitting...
- 20 Sep 2021, 12:27
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Re: Collar sleeve damage
My opinion: Clean up the slight damage with a small file. Assure the parts slide together OK. There is not enough damage here to worry about.
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- 26 Sep 2021, 12:33
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Re: Battery Light
Batteries CAN be good and rechargeable even after a deep discharge. BUT, it will need to be recharged by a separate charger as Abscate noted. Low buss voltage means the CAN (Car Area Network) buss voltage is too low to operate all of the electronics on the car. Unlike an old chevrolet, these cars wi...
- 01 Oct 2021, 13:04
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Re: Torquing wheel bolts
Would you ever put a schmear of anti-seize on those earlier type bevels, or does that mess up the torque number? My opinion based on some incomplete knowledge of fasteners and bolt torquing, risk of incorrect (but close) torque on the lug bolt is less than risk of galling the threads or washer seat...
- 09 Oct 2021, 11:36
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Re: New to me 240
Welcome to 240 world. This one looks like my 1987 240 from about 50 feet. I drove 240s for about 20 years. Odometer problem is likely a broken gear in the dash. Does the speedometer work? Dash lights all replace from the back side of dash. Dash remove out the front easily. Transmissions are very rob...
- 09 Oct 2021, 13:12
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Re: Who's gotten vaccinated?
This may be the first mRNA vaccine to be produced, but the technology has been around since the 1980's. Concerning possible bad long term effects, this short article tells that most bad side effects show up in a couple months. https://www.muhealth.org/our-stories/how-do-we-know-covid-19-vaccine-wont...
- 10 Oct 2021, 15:06
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Re: Universal (All Makes And Models) Coolant In Volvo?
Zerex G-05 is labeled for modern Volvo use. I have used for many years.
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- 11 Oct 2021, 12:05
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Re: New to me 240
There is also an great 240 resource group at brickboard.com
They are more about the older Volvos than newer models covered well by MVS.
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They are more about the older Volvos than newer models covered well by MVS.
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