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by BlackBart
07 Jan 2022, 11:08
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Re: Best Way To Start A Flooded Engine 1998v70 (with slight diversion to quantum mechanics , relativity, dark matter sta

volvolugnut wrote: 06 Jan 2022, 17:37 Anyone of you other kids feel the two adults in the room are having a serious conversation and are ignoring the children's noise?
volvolugnuty
Yes, I eat at the card table in the kitchen with the other kids, just like Thanksgiving.
by BlackBart
07 Jan 2022, 14:42
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Where is Webb?

Some discussion of the Webb space telescope in another thread, but here's a spot just to talk about this amazing project. https://webb.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html Check the link above regularly to see which bit is unfolding every day, and where it is, and how fast it's going. Today ...
by BlackBart
07 Jan 2022, 14:46
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Re: How to clean wheel mating surface to rotor?

Any "sanding" or "grinding" is taking material off the wheel hub face. You're messing with the plane of the wheel. I'd say brass, which is softer than the aluminum wheel.
by BlackBart
09 Jan 2022, 09:39
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Re: What non automotive projects and repairs are you doing?

“On today’s episode of This Old Volvo Site....”
by BlackBart
13 Jan 2022, 17:55
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Re: glovebox issues

Where is the actual latch on the door? I tried reaching in with a pick but apparently it was not long enough to find anything. See #8 on diagram... https://www.volvopartswebstore.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=242256&ukey_make=865&ukey_model=11966&modelYear=1994&ukey_category=7...
by BlackBart
19 Jan 2022, 16:28
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Re: Search temperature gauge

If this is helpful, do you mean thread diameter instead of pitch? That will change your question and maybe solve the problem.

Here are the names...

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by BlackBart
23 Jan 2022, 17:03
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Re: How many miles are on your Volvo(s)?

Gentil79 wrote: 22 Jan 2022, 13:05 I just bought this one with 718k miles.
Wow, that's hard to believe, the way it looks. Were they driving all day every day?
by BlackBart
23 Jan 2022, 17:50
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Another key fob rebuild post?

I thought I'd post a DIY on my experience rebuilding g my broken key fob ('04 XC). I made fun of this guy who fumble-fingered his way through, kept dropping expensive bits, hacked away at the case... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXEZOqDDYWA Now I understand. It's not as easy as popping it open an...
by BlackBart
24 Jan 2022, 10:11
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Re: Where is Webb?

Webb is closing in on the L2 "insertion burn" today. "Next Steps: Conduct activities to plan and execute MCC2 - the insertion burn for Webb's L2 orbit. The vast majority of the energy required to place Webb in L2 orbit was provided by the Ariane 5 rocket. After release of the observat...