Matt - sorry I didn't wrap this up very thoroughly! Here's some more info and pics on the steps I did. I followed a good guide to tank removal, intended for replacing the hoses on top of the tank. The handiest part of it was jumping the fuel pump to empty the tank.... "Next drain the fuel tank ...

Frame is supported on jack stands, far enough apart and away from the tank so you can maneuver. Disconnect the wire retainer that holds the rubber filler neck into the sheet metal. IMG_4377.JPG IMG_4374.JPG Unbolt the straps holding the tank up. I should probably have undone both front and back to m...

Partly because they were, and are, a great car.

I'm just the New Guy, nowhere near that!

I got my wagon yesterday as well! Thanks Matt, and thanks for these incredibly useful forums! He joins this random collection....

Very good explanation, thanks! So it does cycle in and out of traction / driving the rear wheels. Not intended to be in AWD for very long, just get you out of traction problems? Can you see or feel the time lag? How does it act when climbing a steep icy slope? Are the rear wheels kicking in and out?...

850 LPT wrote: ↑14 Feb 2020, 13:13Not funny! My old 850 got attacked by a killdeer multiple times a few years ago because we parked in his territory. Never saw the nest but it must have been close by.

They have factory racing stripes......?

I think you should be awarded serious MVS points for Walmart parking lot wrenching.

We had old ladies speaking in tongues at the grocery store. Houses had either a Norwegian, Swedish, or Finnish flag on the porch. We were not allowed to move in until we bought a used 240 wagon - it’s in the bylaws or zoning or something. We had five 240s just on our block. Norwegian Day parade was ...

smoggyama wrote: ↑14 Mar 2020, 04:14 NPR is no better than FOX.

....wut.................?


I would say you're comparing publicly-funded, public information and factual reporting to party-backed propaganda.


<EDIT> sorry Matt......

Were you accelerating, or maybe even just holding the gas pedal down as you hit the icy patches? Going uphill at all under load? I would say individual wheels were losing traction briefly, then grabbing again when they hit dry pavement. When one wheel loses traction, the other wheels are still pulli...