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by volvolugnut
03 Aug 2022, 14:21
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Re: 2007 xc70 So what would cause brakes to be down to the floor? They say my brakes are fine, Now

For the brake petal to go to the floor when you step on it, a few things must have happened: 1. There is no fluid in the brake fluid tank. Check the level on the outside or remove the cap to see the level. 2. There is a large leak at the master cylinder and the fluid is not getting pushed to the whe...
by jonesg
05 Aug 2022, 10:45
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Re: What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

Do you have a manual that describes it? I've only done it on the 850. I'd say they should come out the top, but I've been fooled before. Intercooler hoses, coolant hoses, trans cooler hoses, A/C lines, brackets, and anything else in the way. Theres no way it can come out the top, intercooler hose f...
by Sveedy
06 Aug 2022, 09:54
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Re: For MVS People who love animals…..

My thoughts are with you.
How we treat animals in this life, determines our place in the next.
by volvolugnut
07 Aug 2022, 18:32
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Re: Anyone use Turo?

Decades ago my wife and I were planning a vacation in Colorado. Being cheap, I found a Denver phone book and looked for 'off the main stream' rental places. I found one - Al's. Al had a much used ex Bell phone company cargo van for rent. I think it was $100 for the week. I hosed out the dirt and rep...
by foggydogg
09 Aug 2022, 07:21
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1-of-1 165 wagon

This story from Down Under starts with a brief overview of early Volvos in country. " Meanwhile... the first 144 was imported into the country. It was ordered in 1967 by businessman Eric Nordling to be delivered with 36 ignition keys. When asked why 36, he replied that his wife had a habit of l...
by amblerman
11 Aug 2022, 08:18
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Re: have to rebuild front brakes after one siezed. Opinions?

btw. I don't have a before/after electrolysis picture of my calipers, but here is one of the dust shields. Top is showing an after photo with some of the black residue that the process lays down. That comes off with scrubbing. Below is the before showing the rust. dust.png after cleaning up I used P...
by matthew1
11 Aug 2022, 14:18
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Re: Oetiker clamp information

Who exactly was Oetiker? Buehler...? Abscate...? Oetiker sounds like he could have been one of the V-series Nazi rocket scientists who the US got before the Soviets could, in early 1945. "While Von Braun was responsible for the Saturn rocket program in its entirety, Oetiker was the mastermind ...
by Sveedy
13 Aug 2022, 13:05
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

But of course :) 3" screws from both directions, whenever possible. Thought about glue, but I think that would be over kill, as most everything is downward force anyway.
by matthew1
15 Aug 2022, 13:54
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Re: Photography thread

It's huge in real life, almost 13 feet tall including the pedestal. Not creepy at all, calming to me in fact. He was a fantastically interesting guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD Here's one you can get for your place, if you can't make it to Singapore: https://www.artsper.com/us/c...
by kallekula
19 Aug 2022, 08:11
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

The smoke screen has always been my favorite