I second this! I need to get my learn on! And might possible need a little help :/kahl wrote:Would be glad to host a meet in Columbus, Ohio. You are a celibacy!!!!!!!
850 East Coast Tour RSPI, topic locked
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Euro_Hobbs
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- Year and Model: 1995 850 T-5R
- Location: Columbus, OH
Re: 850 Help near you, eastern US tour...
Current Car:
Cream Yellow 850 T-5R w/230k and counting!
Cream Yellow 850 T-5R w/230k and counting!
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Rondo
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- Year and Model: 2000 S70 GLT/SE
- Location: Tampa area, Florida
Hi, Robert. I see that your route is taking you through Florida at some point. If you're making your way through or around the Tampa Bay area, please pm me. It would be a great learning time for me and dinner would certainly be part of the deal!
Nautic Blue '00 S70 GLT/SE, RIP @ 273625 Miles
Black '00 S70 GLT/SE, 141K Miles
Black '00 S70 GLT/SE, 141K Miles
Feel free to pm me on your way through CT - sw area of the state off of I-95 north of NYC just south of FCP. I'll buy lunch. Sorry - can't help with the celibacy though 
1988 740 -- Long gone
1998 V70r -- Current daily driver
2004 S60 -- Magically turned into a Toyota Sienna
1998 V70r -- Current daily driver
2004 S60 -- Magically turned into a Toyota Sienna
Let me know when you are in New York, would love to just say hi and shake hands.
Gregory
Gregory
1994 854 Turbo Metallic Turbo Red (Burgandy) / Charcoal Grey Interor
1996 855 R Black / Tan Interior
1996 855 R White / Charcoal Grey Interor
1996 855 R Black / Tan Interior
1996 855 R White / Charcoal Grey Interor
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MrAl
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Hi,
Just to note i had enjoyed your videos very much. Very clear and to the point and well explained. That's especially important for someone like me learning about these cars for the first time.
I also followed your example for making a "serpentine belt tool" which was the little 19mm square block that you stick into the tensioner to loosen and replace that belt.
I used quality aluminum and added a small hole though the block from one side to the other for a long, strong cord to pass through (lanyard) so that it doesnt get lost, and also for quick retrieval if the block is dropped when trying to get it into the square hole of the tensioner...just pull it back up with the cord and try again.
So thanks for that idea too.
Just to note, i purchased 3/4 inch square aluminum bar stock and gently filed the four surfaces a little with a flat file. A few passes and it fits in the tensioner square hole.
Just to note i had enjoyed your videos very much. Very clear and to the point and well explained. That's especially important for someone like me learning about these cars for the first time.
I also followed your example for making a "serpentine belt tool" which was the little 19mm square block that you stick into the tensioner to loosen and replace that belt.
I used quality aluminum and added a small hole though the block from one side to the other for a long, strong cord to pass through (lanyard) so that it doesnt get lost, and also for quick retrieval if the block is dropped when trying to get it into the square hole of the tensioner...just pull it back up with the cord and try again.
So thanks for that idea too.
Just to note, i purchased 3/4 inch square aluminum bar stock and gently filed the four surfaces a little with a flat file. A few passes and it fits in the tensioner square hole.
I’ve been driving a Volvo long before anyone ever paid me to drive one.
That's probably because I've been driving one since 2015 and nobody has offered to pay me yet.
1998 v70, non turbo, FWD, base model, on the road from April 2nd, 2015 to July 26, 2023.
That's probably because I've been driving one since 2015 and nobody has offered to pay me yet.
1998 v70, non turbo, FWD, base model, on the road from April 2nd, 2015 to July 26, 2023.
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rspi
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Contact rspi..
Sweet about the tool. Do what we need to, to get it done.
I'm in OKC right now. Going to Cincinnati tonight. OKC, Tulsa, St. Louis, Indi, Cincy. If you are in that path and need some help let me know. I have no problem stopping for an hours or so. My number is on my website, www dot robert spinner dot com.
I'm in OKC right now. Going to Cincinnati tonight. OKC, Tulsa, St. Louis, Indi, Cincy. If you are in that path and need some help let me know. I have no problem stopping for an hours or so. My number is on my website, www dot robert spinner dot com.
'95 855 T-5R M, Panther - 22/28 mpg, 546,000 miles
'95 955 T-5R Yellow Wagon, Lemonade, 180,000 miles
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'95 955 T-5R Yellow Wagon, Lemonade, 180,000 miles
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MrAl
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Hi,
That's very nice of you Robert to help people out like that. I have to say that you must be quite a generous person.
I guess you like to travel too so I hope you enjoy your trip around the country. It must be nice to see different places like that.
I didnt realize that you were on the road already, so i sent an email which you probably wont see until you get back home again whenever that is
Take care for now,
Al
Here's a pic of the finished tool. Doesnt look like much, but it really does the trick. Before that i tried a bolt head but didnt like the way only two sides made contact with the tensioner so i followed your advice and made one of these.
Note: The camera angle makes it look like rectangular bar stock but it is really square bar stock.
That's very nice of you Robert to help people out like that. I have to say that you must be quite a generous person.
I guess you like to travel too so I hope you enjoy your trip around the country. It must be nice to see different places like that.
I didnt realize that you were on the road already, so i sent an email which you probably wont see until you get back home again whenever that is
Take care for now,
Al
Here's a pic of the finished tool. Doesnt look like much, but it really does the trick. Before that i tried a bolt head but didnt like the way only two sides made contact with the tensioner so i followed your advice and made one of these.
Note: The camera angle makes it look like rectangular bar stock but it is really square bar stock.
- Tool made from 3/4 inch square aluminum bar stock slightly filed down.
I’ve been driving a Volvo long before anyone ever paid me to drive one.
That's probably because I've been driving one since 2015 and nobody has offered to pay me yet.
1998 v70, non turbo, FWD, base model, on the road from April 2nd, 2015 to July 26, 2023.
That's probably because I've been driving one since 2015 and nobody has offered to pay me yet.
1998 v70, non turbo, FWD, base model, on the road from April 2nd, 2015 to July 26, 2023.
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shiloh51933
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Sounds like my idea of good time...over the yrs I've seen enough of ur YouTube videos ....keep up the good work, God Bless!!
If U Wanna Play U Gotta Pay!!
Present Volvo Ownership:
2008 Volvo XC90 V8 Black
2004 Volvo XC70 OEM-HID model Silver
Previously Owned Volvo:
1996 Volvo 850 GLT Silver
1998 Volvo V70XC Dark Blue
1998 Volvo V70XC Dark Blue
2000 Volvo V70XC/SE Dark Blue
2004 Volvo XC90 T6 Gold
Present Volvo Ownership:
2008 Volvo XC90 V8 Black
2004 Volvo XC70 OEM-HID model Silver
Previously Owned Volvo:
1996 Volvo 850 GLT Silver
1998 Volvo V70XC Dark Blue
1998 Volvo V70XC Dark Blue
2000 Volvo V70XC/SE Dark Blue
2004 Volvo XC90 T6 Gold
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