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by BlackBart
29 Aug 2022, 15:35
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Re: California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars

Lugnut has made some really good observations above. It seems the car culture typically makes a knee-jerk reaction to the fuel issue, and of course many of us love our smelly dual-carbed fuel leaks and the noises they make. BUT ....there will not be any banning of fuels in the foreseeable future. No...
by BlackBart
30 Aug 2022, 11:11
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Re: Drain & Fill (ATF) Photo

Does this help?

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/volvo ... -tutorial/


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by BlackBart
30 Aug 2022, 11:22
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Re: Random photos of Volvos Megathread

A blast from the past...... Guess who, working on his 245T, in maybe....the early to mid-90's? I spy a radiator against the power pole, some white boxes, some cardboard. Water pump? Timing belt? What could I have been doing? The shadows look like just past mid-day - could it be a Sunday afternoon an...
by BlackBart
31 Aug 2022, 10:56
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Re: Random photos of Volvos Megathread

That pic must have been from our friends and former neighbors porch - "Oh look, the neighbor kid is out working on that Volvo again." He was an old Volvo guy, with a 142E, a round headlight 240 sedan, an '80 240 wagon, a 960 wagon... He helped me with advice, and introduced me to Oddvar th...
by BlackBart
31 Aug 2022, 11:39
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Re: The EV Revolution, Stage One

That's really well done, Matt! I learned a lot, especially that the current grid can handle a home charging load. I thought that was a major issue. Is that still true as adoption expands to EVs becoming normal? You might change 3035 - that's 1000 years of hotrods!! WOOT!! 0b8a52bd-c405-4ced-ab3f-063...
by BlackBart
01 Sep 2022, 14:18
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Re: Let's play Name That Car

HA! Ancient Fiat 124? 128??

My mystery car is a Facel Vega, a posh French car with a Chrysler 440 under the hood. Very stylish at the time. It’s other sad claim to fame is that philosopher and author Albert Camus was killed in one.
by BlackBart
02 Sep 2022, 16:59
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Re: What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

I went to band camp once......oh..
by BlackBart
02 Sep 2022, 17:10
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Re: Let's play Name That Car

Artist Alexander Calder with the BMW 3.0 CSL art car. Mid-70s. Ran at Le Mans. Mall shots - from the back.... '65 911 short wheelbase - loud. Frankenstein Jaguar XKE - that's an early Cadillac brown. Baby blue is a '59 PORSCHE , people! 356A coupe. It's been four different colors, restored 15 years ...