Pay the Checkout fee at the nearest Volvo dealership if in doubt. June

I understand ethanol absorbs the water allowing it to pass. I do know acetone mixed with water alone will run a car engine no gasoline. I saw it on a tv program. On Coast to Coast radio program a good 15 years ago a guest stated that by adding a small amount af acetone to each tank will boost fuel e...

After taking off the fuel rail and dumping the water, etc. out, I reinstalled it and the car ran ok for a few minutes, with some misses, Now back to the same as it was. I have added a can of Heet. Planning to repeat the removal, dump process today. any suggestions beyond that? Can I take the rail o...

sucanache wrote: ↑19 Feb 2018, 07:02Thank you!

How is the car running? Did you do anything particular that solved the problem? I read you siphoned from the fuel rail over a gallon of water. That is not normal, either someone garden hosed your tank or you really got bad gas. June

finally a use for a Beetle June

5DFB9BA7-C304-465A-9C1C-8F5CEEA2038B.jpeg1C0800C1-3562-478E-B1CD-385EC853B030.jpegI might getting deja vu all over again. I think you run into a problem with the back seat bottom structural tube, which asymmetrically projects out on the outboard side of each seat. This the passenger side seat will ...

I have wondered if wapping would be a fix for my peeling roof rails. Unfortunately Volvo is out of stock rails. Yes keep us posted. June

Well it happened to me! In mid sixties, my brother had a 1964 Volvo 544 B18 Sport , and was waiting at railroad tracks in Wichita, KS. He looked in rear-view mirror and saw a fast moving vehicle approaching, and he fully applied brake pedal, which prevented him from slamming into train. Rear end to...

Nice looking 240 for $500! June

10w30 full synthetic when the stable ambient temperature is above 86degrees 5W30 winter. That is what I have always used. Use heavier oil like 15w40 and you will notice a decrease in gas mileage. I live in Florida where it is really hot and traffic is miserable and 10W30 during summer per the Volvo ...