abscate wrote: ↑20 Mar 2023, 04:34 I would be happy to just get logged out…

wait you're banned and you're posting from your account? That's Schrodinger's Cat stuff right there.

KHolden, it was a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for going over the bits and pieces on the V70.

She tracks true and 80 MPH is easy. The inline-5 sound is just wonderful. I've missed it.

I just read an article about a lot of Kia and Hyundai cars getting stolen because they do not have an engine immobiliser system. volvolugnut Yep. A lot of insurance companies are dropping coverage on them, or refusing to insure them, because of it. I saw a commercial where they left their keys on t...

Water pump shaft looks well bent. It may be one of the pumps where the shaft has come loose from the impeller or the bearing have failed. I think that may well be the reason for the failure. Bmdubya's advice is worth considering. Pistons don't often get damaged but vales to get damaged as Abscate c...

There was a really good PBS documentary last night on Anthony Fauci and what a brilliant and caring person he is.

https://www.pbs.org/video/tony-a-year-i ... ci-zjnloe/

Above, indeed if you turn a front wheel on a car with both up in the air, the other wheel will rotate on the opposite direction. This is a result of the differential gears. With the car in park , the drive pinion is frozen, denoted by X The differential pinion reverses the rotation of the axle shaft...

Nothing on a P80 is THAT finicky that you need to worry about that kind of resolution. Things don't need to be this complicated. Have a decent 1/2"-drive torque wrench that will get you to 250 lb-ft and a 3/8"-drive that will cover the smaller stuff. Anything smaller, use a proper-sized wr...

Wanted to follow up with a conclusion since I did this job today. I didn't break a single bolt or stud the whole time! For a 170k car that was sold new in Chicago, everything came apart remarkably smooth. Even the turbo to manifold nuts came off with no struggle. Hosing down all the fasteners with P...

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