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2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
2004 - 2007 XC70 (Cross Country)
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Re: What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

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$900 for factory part? Why can’t a local muffler guy fab something up?
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BlackBart wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 15:55 $900 for factory part? Why can’t a local muffler guy fab something up?
no muffler places up here in northern Maine.
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Post by abscate »

In the p80 forum there is a great link to a Utah firm making pre fabbed flanges. Weld or band clamp them in. Ezpz

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Post by br0dy519 »

Got the battery light in my S60 today. Looks like I’m replacing the alternator soon. It went off when I restarted the car.
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prwood wrote:I wish I had a permanent car repair area that was covered, had a level surface, lighting and fans, a workbench, and tool cabinets. You know,like a garage. Much of my time during the job is spent hauling things up and down the stairs to the basement or in and out of the storage shed, or running back downstairs when I realize I need something else,or taking a break from standing out in the sun,or using flashlights or work lamps when it gets dark.
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Post by MoVolvos »

abscate wrote: ↑23 Sep 2022, 02:39 Is it true the Hobart welders make Coffee , the Millers beer, the Lincoln’s are popular in the Continental ?
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Hobart can meat your needs but it's quite a bit of dough.

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thorv70t5 wrote: ↑23 Sep 2022, 11:35 Changed alternator yesterday, today I will just leave them stay in the shade…….C8B27227-AB07-4846-86F5- :D 163D3CD3402F.jpeg
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Nice, but the roof rack? "His" gets to do all the heavy lifting :lol: ?

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Post by MoVolvos »

jonesg wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 14:56 one of the ears on my muffler flange has rusted away, wondered if I can build it back with just weld bead and a grinder.
Can it be done ?

total savings $900, told my wife I'll split it with you. Write me a check for 450.
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Consider welding a nut on top of the flange and grinding it to width?
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Post by jonesg »

MoVolvos wrote: ↑26 Sep 2022, 11:20
jonesg wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 14:56 one of the ears on my muffler flange has rusted away, wondered if I can build it back with just weld bead and a grinder.
Can it be done ?

total savings $900, told my wife I'll split it with you. Write me a check for 450.
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Consider welding a nut on top of the flange and grinding it to width?
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plan is to use the rebuilt ear to mount the nut and bolt, then weld the nut in place
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I don’t know why abscate keeps telling us to replace pinch bolts. I think it’s fake news, hogwash….. :wink: :wink:
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Post by abscate »

br0dy519 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 12:59 I don’t know why abscate keeps telling us to replace pinch bolts. I think it’s fake news, hogwash….. :wink: :wink:
Those will hold on your struts and brake caliper guides just fine…. :shock: :shock: :shock:
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