Did the words “I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that” ever appear on the screen? Because that’s bad.

(I’m joking of course)

My son and I... Steve was here on business and drove down from Boulder to have dinner with my son and me. (Steve, thanks for making the drive, and sorry we couldn't meet you closer to where you were.) We grabbed some Mexican food at a Denver mainstay Blue Bonnet . Oliver (13) said (unprompted) he en...

Yes, I believe this is related to their reliable engines. The story dates back to the start of Toyota's Total Quality Management (TQM) in 1960's. Gauge blocks are not cut to size, but are ground to size and maybe polished to the final dimensions. Beyond maybe 0.0001 tolerances, especially with smoo...

Just a pic of some trees I took while it was still fall.

Listening to M&M at the hospital this morning, the stats gif winter are showing 80x worse for flu-Covid-RSV this year. It’s so bad we don’t even believe the stats.

Please get your vaccines and up your game on masks and hand washing

In the interest of helping others convince their partners of the sanity and normality of owning multiple Volvos (and other vehicles), I will add my fleet statistics: 10 Volvos (5 wagons) 11 Mercedes (2 wagons - I like wagons) 1 Smart 1 Honda 4 Fords (3 trucks and one 1938 Sedan) Total 27. Some all ...

Does the second photo show the pull rope for emergency starting? :lol: volvolugnutr Hi, Ha ha. Yes that is to make sure the ZIF socket does not get lost, again. It was about 10 bucks and i already lost one because it fell out of the regular socket underneath. I could not solder it in because the bo...

A good piece of string will cost the same as the replacement fuel pump relay, and you don’t have to ask how long it is, either. I know some experts on string theory who might appreciate the gravity of this situation.

Is that clamp strong enough for the coolant hose? Looks like it could blow right off? I use a rolled edge Norma Torr worm gear clamp for that. No, not Oetiker so I can easily remove it (most important for the lower hose to drain coolant). The only time I've blown one off was when I pressurized the ...

I remember my roommates Fiat X1/9 headlight limit switch failed so the lights would cycle. Tony the mechanic tried to fix them by leaning on one to stop. That made them cycle out of phase which looked ridiculous