abscate wrote: ↑03 Jul 2021, 00:35 Don’t forget the weight saving from the badge removal.

^Better gas mileage during rising gasoline prices.

Thanks for taking the time to do the write up. I may have to resort to this at some point in the future and it is good to know it is possible. Well Done!

Neil.

Great writeup. And a really good solution for the AWD crowd.

Window tint and Scorpions are two ways the Creator tells us not to live somewhere.

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑13 Jul 2021, 09:09

abscate wrote: ↑13 Jul 2021, 03:10

foggydogg wrote: ↑08 Jul 2021, 14:05 Another 850 turbo, Eastern Shore of MD
Pics aren't helping much, but the ask is parts-car money
https://easternshore.craigslist.org/pts ... 70916.html

Perfo alloys!,

Columba

Hmmmm, there’s just one last thing, Sir.

Up here in Canada Volvo uses re-badged Interstate batteries. Only knew that from working in the parts department to help out for a few months. I've found them generally long lasting a reliable.

Neil.

Harbor Freight still sells them! Of all parts to clean and reuse, I don't know why people try to push spark plugs so far beyond their service life. Then again, this is Abscate we're talking about... Gasoline got better, oil improved, and computers took over from points and mechanical advance distri...

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Now that’s interesting! That doesn’t look like aVolvo engine. Oooof, the Vega was a horrible car when new. Hopefully that one is like wine… Your suspicions may have been raised by the word "Chevrolet" molded into the cam cover. Maybe that's a pre-transplant pic. That’s Hausa for Volvo. Ev...

Oh, sorry. I still think there are plenty of things to bug Abscate with.

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