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by airedale3882
07 Dec 2009, 19:11
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: hood stuck
Replies: 10
Views: 4782

Re: hood stuck

OOORae!!!

Pop ed the the grill out (is reusable) and pulled on the cable. OPEN

Thank you to everyone/ :D
by airedale3882
07 Dec 2009, 05:32
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: hood stuck
Replies: 10
Views: 4782

hood stuck

Hello, Yesterday I changed all the turbo and coolant hoses on my 1998 Volvo XC70. The job took all day. When I closed the hood to test drive the hood felt odd when it closed. Or maybe I think that now. Or maybe I left a rag in there, or maybe not. I returned from my short test drive, and I sought to...
by airedale3882
05 Dec 2009, 08:36
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Exhaust shop in Colorado Springs
Replies: 3
Views: 658

Re: Exhaust shop in Colorado Springs

Hello, Anyone able to recommend a shop (within 100 miles of Colorado Springs) that will undertake the 'JRL Mod' for me. That is the one where the resonator(?) or first muffler is removed and about 3 feet of straight pipe is welded into the system. I guess that a weight loss is the only verifiable im...
by airedale3882
03 Dec 2009, 05:33
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Exhaust shop in Colorado Springs
Replies: 3
Views: 658

Exhaust shop in Colorado Springs

Hello everyone,
Can anyone recommend a muffler shop in the Colorado Springs area.

Thank you
by airedale3882
27 Nov 2009, 08:22
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: 1998 Volvo XC70, Slight smoke from engine dipstick.
Replies: 1
Views: 494

1998 Volvo XC70, Slight smoke from engine dipstick.

Hello all, I have 157k on this car, oil changes at dealer till 80k, then every 3k, now I am taking over maintenance till... I see slight wisps of smoke from dipstick when engine is warm. Very slight positive pressure from dipstick hole. Working toward stage zero, and want to do the hard jobs first. ...
by airedale3882
27 Nov 2009, 07:41
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Protecting your interior: leather lotion!
Replies: 19
Views: 10586

Re: leather lotion!

Hello All, In college I worked for a leather store (Gepetto's) near campus. When somone came in with a 'quality' leather garment to have cleaned, the owner would take over. Mark would take it for two or three weeks. First, he would clean it with alchol, and rub it down till the rag came away clean. ...
by airedale3882
26 Nov 2009, 12:05
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: vacuum lines help
Replies: 4
Views: 597

Re: vacuum lines help

:) Found IT!!!!!!! Thankful for that!!! Bet it has been leakin' for some time. Back to stage Zero. :lol:
by airedale3882
26 Nov 2009, 09:00
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: vacuum lines help
Replies: 4
Views: 597

Re: vacuum lines help

:lol: Hello all, Still can not figure out where that vacuum hose from the ribbed flexible hose is supposed to end up. Have copied that diagram from the hood. Also looked at all pictures of that area I could find. :oops: Anyone in the Colorado Springs area have a setup (stock of course) that I could ...
by airedale3882
24 Nov 2009, 19:37
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: vacuum lines help
Replies: 4
Views: 597

vacuum lines help

Help. I am looking for a vacuum line diagram for my car. It's a 1998 xc with 155k. I have been doing a stage 0 and run into problems with the vacuum lines. I am replacing the vacuum lines and need a reference to do do it correctly. The one I can not find is downstream from the air intake and near th...