I managed to get the snow tires on Blue Steel this week, just in time for today’s snow! Tomorrow, I’ll take the kids skiing for the first time in two years.

Picked up some vintage Yakima towers and bars so I can attach a ski rack to the roof.

I think I may still have my towers! They have a little pin that fits in the hole above the door? They do have a pin that fits in the Volvo door frames. I’d always wondered what they were for! When I was cleaning the older parts when I was cataloging all my spares, I found a pair of rear wheel hub b...

Replaced a fuel pump relay in the snow after a few weeks of intermittent cold-start failures, and Blue Steel fired right up!

Could be fuel, spark or timing. You want to be sure not to crank too many times in case you are flooding the cylinder and then the CAT. Turn the key to Position 2 and push the Schrader valve to see if there is fuel squirting out. Next check the cap & rotor. If it seems to look okay then remove ...

Is that a common problem with Volvo V70s that this tab of the kickpanel breaks? Or were the previous owners of my car just hacks who ripped the panel out instead of taking it out carefully? If it's a common issue, I can publish the model files for the repair part. This is amazing! Every one of my P...

I washed the T5 over the weekend but missed a few spots where the dirt of sitting around has toughened up and requires more than soap and a sponge. My partner wants me to get rid of it, but I still have plans to replace the rack, mounts and front suspension — right after I clear out enough space in ...

Try parking down wind or do as we do and add a piece of cardboard behind the hood grille with zip-ties and see if that helps. It is strange it is happening on the way home when daytime temps are typically higher. We can experience the cars with autos not willing to even move and the intercooler rub...