I actually doubt that the wire diameter would cause issues. You'd feel the wire getting really hot if it had too much load running through it.

One of my 850ies had a problem that sounded similar. I never git around to find the problem and solce it. After 5 or 6 years I retired it (badly worn out oberall condition) and even though the tranny acted up for years, it never broke down. My meticilously serviced R on the other hand blew up the tr...

This worked well for me:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4495942

It pops into the original console from the top. You have to trim is a bit on the inside to make the boot fit correctly.

Abscate, I did not know that. I have put that bit of knowledge into the memory bank. Unfortunately, at my age, when a piece of info gets inserted in the front, other info gets pushed out the back. I wonder what I just lost.... Don't worry, it's already gone and you can relearn it another day ...

This is how it looks.
I still need to grind off the bottom part of the Econ/Sport switch, hence the hole.

Wow, this must be the cleanest tan interior 855 R in the US. Now, I could buy this and finally move to the states...

What catches my attention first is the downpipe. What kind of Cat are you running? Stock, or a 200 cell FIA conform cat? All others might be reason enough to fail. Also, do you have a way to return to the stock tune? The T5R injectors are orange. I don't know what comes stock in a 2.5. They should n...

That thing looks awesome. The build quality looks extraordinary.
Here is a RWD Volvo pickup I saw in Sweden:

There were 23 and 21 mm belts. I don't know which year and motor gots the the narrow ines. I've seen data say 21mm was upnto 93, others say till 95. Maybe Turbos got 23 from the beginning. Verdict: get the Volvo one. Don't cheap out on the T-Belt. Thanks IPD says this would work: https://www.ipdusa...

Thank you. Now I remember that thread.