If my car, I would try to install used folding mirrors and install a manual switch to control. Test the switch plan before installation. Get manual switch operation approval before starting the project.
I see I wrote all of this in reverse order.
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2001 V70 T5 My cam shaft seal replacement project has feature creep. I pulled all the plugs and regapped. Cylinder 4 and 5 had some oil in the plug wells. I also put my new phone borescope in several cylinders for inspection. I found carbon on the pistons and intake valves. Cylinder walls had very g...

My next Volvo will be a red 240 Turbo wagon with manual transmission and leather seats. Mileage less than 60K. Interior and exterior to be 4 out of 5 rating. No rust, body work, or repainting. Wider tires with steelies.
Purchase price must be less than $3K.
Send photos for review.
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As far as any potential thief knows, you locked the door and the car has fully active steering lock system that came with it new.
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Today I got most of the small details completed on the Camshaft seal replacement and other maintenance on my 2001 V70 T5. I turn the key and it started with no new codes (just the normal evap system code). I am very proud.
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1987 Volvo 244 started stumbling when almost home last week. I got home and parked. Next day restarted and still bad idle. I revved it up a bit and more stumble and then dying. Humm. This week I poked a long, small tube in the gas fill tube. Nothing wet on the end. Tank must be empty. No wonder it w...

Weather report for Winter Storm FERN (January 2026) Southern Oklahoma: about 1 inch of sleet and snow. Today's high is 10 F, cloudy, light North wind and occasional snow. Power is on. Heat pump and supplemental resistance heating. Only Volvo activity is MVS. I even expect to get US Mail later this a...

Chieber wrote: ↑25 Jan 2026, 08:53 And we’re complaining when it’s 1 degrees Celsius now haha.

I’m warm in the box, trying to remove the darned tailgate window strip.
It’s stuck in the glass adhesive. I have to cut the metal part and mangle it out.

Would a heat gun help with this project?
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Our cultural misreferences are much older. volvolugnut To be honest, I just thought it was a joke unrelated to anything I mentioned. Now that you say that, I understand that probably comes from some sort of movie. Is it Robocop or an even older movie? Science fiction for sure. Flux capacitor is fro...

I sometimes use a plastic bag over a magnet to pickup metal cuttings. When finished, pull the bag inside out off the magnet and toss it. This works on dirt and gravel where you can't just sweep.
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