I hope you play some Mandolin Orange while your doing this job

Go 'Cuse!

You have to admire the confidence of a guy who wrenches in a white shirt. . .

I firmly believe that head gasket jobs should only be done in sub 15 degree weather

With propane and wrench I’ve got 7 studs put in 20 minutes. The last three will get double nutted, MAPP or oxy acetylene and another 30 minutes to get out. So 10 studs will take one hour at $150’ an hour labor, or $15 per stud I knew $16 a stud was a ripoff...... It’s like these shops have done this...

Yikes. That’s -29C for our EU friends. That’s respectable cold even for SE FIN NOR!

Double nutted the last three exhaust studs and 60 more seconds of propane, all came out easily. Much better torque than vice grip.

Good quality steel studs are the savior here. Thanks Volvo.

Head is ready for shop

Delivered head to Dave Hunts Machine shop in Schenectady NY
Too cold to evaluate AC but discharge hose is snarly.
Removed nasty heater hoses - ugh.

Will use Volvohead gasket and Rein bolts

Have her stop at Erie VoVo Mark. Good place for that.

-98 should work

I’ve been having trouble getting Evita started after warm running, which then got really hard after filling up. Checking latent codes showed a p0440 pending, so we start with … Visual Audible Tactile inspection of the evap System. Results- canister and hoses all good, they were reworked a few years ...

You know who you are …those cheapskates in Alberta drivimgthose8 year old batteries that have been warning you all summer…I’m on my last legs . Winter is coming and soon their voltage will be plummeting with temperature, and your loved ones will be stranded and calling you, and u]you will be saying…...