Yea, I would ask questions too if I was dealing with the mechanically challenged, but I was very clear that I knew the difference between the pulleys. That is why I took the time to explain. I am a 62 year old engineer who is getting very tired of dealing with people who jump to conclusions and do ...

Yes I am sure. Don't assume that I am stupid. Shouldn't the B230F be the original engine? It sounds like you are saying that it is not.

It doesn't sound likely that the engine is not original. There was nothing in the history of the car telling me the engine was changed and no evidence that it was ...

Recently bought Daisy Lilly, our sweet old DL, from a guy who was mechanically challenged. He was trying to change the belts and could not figure out how to tighten the AC belt. Neither can I. He got the old one off by cutting it. So, we have no AC & no power steering.

I looked at old threads and ...

I am new to the Volvo world, but not to mechanics by common sense.

You need to reproduce the noise consistently to determine what causes it and use the old Sherlock Holmes method, eliminate the obvious. For instance, take her out I see if the noise is there when going down hill at speed, but no ...