h.jpg Thanks very much Neil. Yeah this year I just need to get thru. I wanted to share everything sooner with everyone but I just had to focus on my wife's health. I know everyone in this Volvo community has passion for everyone outside of Volvos. I just wanted to make sure her health was good enou...

abscate wrote: ↑05 Dec 2023, 02:58 Cutting zip ties annoys the cheap Brit in me, so I use a dental pick to release the tab so I can reuse them. I get the dental picks for free at the hygienist when she looks the other way

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Dental pickpocket picks dental pick, Brit_lliant?
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On the alignment question I have found marking a tire with a sharpie and then driving for a week gives a clue as to if the wear in the tire is even or not, and ergo the need for an alignment. Generally on FWD cars the rear stays in and the front only needs toe adjusted if the rack or tie rod ends ar...

Flying a 150,000lb jet into superheated air in the mountains at treetop level, yup, nutz. MD87 Tanker 106 photo credit Marty Wolin.jpg https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/aircraft-propulsion/2023-aviation-week-photo-contest-editors-picks-commercial?utm_rid=CPEN1000003059781&utm_campaign=41575...

Born during The Great War, she was the first causality of the next one, when the world realized we should number them. 1177 Sailors died aboard her that day; they're still there.

+10,000 points awarded for use of ‘moribund’

+10,000 more for correct use of ‘ moribund’

Why is it our nature to run a battery to complete failure while we do preventive replacement for many other more expensive (less critical?) parts? volvolugnut Hi, I think it is because it is harder to determine when the battery is actually really bad unless something drastic goes wrong like no cran...

I just got a NAPA H6 for $145 after Napa bucks and a promotion sale. They’d replaced my last one free after I completely abused it on a current drain car, so I rewarded them with more business Why is it our nature to run a battery to complete failure while we do preventive replacement for many other...

With SWMBO out at a Christmas party today, the weather and the telly being utter crap I decided it was time to return to the ‘fir tree clips’ for the wiring harnesses that goes over the cooling fan cowl. I should really have waited until I needed to take the fan off next time, however I just thought...

In our country its unlawful to deface or alter currency so I would ask that you mail me several 5 pence pieces so I may do a similar job on my wiring.........just kidding, nice tidy job!