Good news! I have solved the no start issue on my 1973 144. Somehow a wire inside a bundle running from the main relay (attached to the fuel pump relay) to the coil was broken. This explains why I couldn't hear the pressure up indication when the key was turned on. Routed a new wire and the car star...

Yes, this is a mistake I made with this vehicle. In the "old days" I would go to wrecking yards*** and pull all kinds of parts as spares for Brit cars - you could get a box of parts for cheap. Then I had all kinds of substitute parts to determine what was wrong. With the Volvo, so little h...

No, just slabs re-hung. Courtyard posts have big glass and are all custom-built so taking it all apart would be a disaster.

I use this Matco crimper for almost everything automotive: https://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/mobct1424/open-barrel-crimping-tool I purchased this tool for home and for work after seeing it many years ago on a Chrysler mechanic's workbench. If you are very careful, it works for almost every ...

What is the MVS policy on grille diversity?

On my previous Aw55 transmission, changing the oil at one point yielded no benefits. And when I say changing the oil, I do mean 40 actual quarts over a span of a year. At some point I replaced it. My "new" transmission is somewhat better and I think it's the first where I've seen a benefit...

Just turn it over carefully with a 30mm wrench and feel if there is any resistance, if it turn over twice….. Check the oil for water. Get a good battery Fire it up, let it get hot. That's a good idea, thanks for the advice. I'm assuming it would be best to remove the plugs, but I'm not sure I'll be...

Not actually a “road” trip…..

In my defense, I only studied Baking Soda protons in middle school in the 80s, and at that time not much was known about them. We had 600 page Franco-Prussian Baking Soda proton textbooks which were, in retrospect, inaccurate.

Another way to drain the tank is a hand operated fluid transfer pump with a hose down the filler neck. That way the filter isn't getting gummed up if there is any debris.