I would have agreed with you....

But now the drivers side A/C is not working either, anymore!!!

I don't understand how the A/C could work enough to blow super cold out of 1-2 vents, but not all 4.

I turned all the vents off, excluding the left-most vent on drivers side. That worked for a day or ...

Ozark Lee...

It's the manual, MCC version. Hope that helps.

Soo... yesterday, my buddy and I go for a job interview. When we left, it was cold.... so I moved both temperature controls to HEAT. On the way back home, it was hot.... so I moved my temp control to COOL. I presume that my buddy moved his temp control to COOl, as well... because eventually I ...

YouTube is the best instructional teacher nowadays!!!

This is for the 850.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD7L9hzHtNo

If I were you, I'd locate a Haynes repair manual from a local auto part store and it will be all you need in addition to a video.

The 850 was actually easier than this video ...

I want a lot for a little. What are my options? :mrgreen:

My mom hit a curb on the right side of my 850 last week. My precious is a 1997 w/ 276,000 miles and NO engine leaks and what appears to be NO more coolant leaks either after replacing the heater core.

I took the car to get a "free checkup ...

The OEM-Behr core seems to have 27 fins / inch....

So that means the eBay version is virtually the same size, if not the same size.... due to non-standard measurements (different rulers, different eyes, etc.) between precopster and myself.

There's an interesting string of posts for a very inexpensive "New and Improved" unit over at VS:

http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/topic/155521-anyone-tried-the-ebay-improved-alvo-brand-heater-cores/

Here's the eBay link to the new kid on the block:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volvo-Heater-Core-850 ...

I'm in urgent need of a replacement heater core as mine decided to BUST all over my carpet.

The practical options seem to be....


Advance Auto -- Ready-Aire brand comes with Lifetime warranty for $62 + tax (this price doesn't include o-rings , but I think they sell some they could match me up ...