ebay or junkyard?

[kcodyjr]

My Volvo man told me to look near the fuel pump for the bad evap line, and just cut a piece of vacuum tubing into it. I'll probably spring the extra 75 cents to make it a piece of fuel line.

CV boots are an inspection item here, stupidly, but there you have it. I suppose I'll have to jack up the wheels and measure the play myself to see if I can get away with waiting on the control arms.

For those that don't live here... MA used to only care if your lights worked, tires weren't bald, and there wasn't smoke coming from the tailpipe. That was the 80's. Now, they actually jack up each wheel and check the play on all three axes. One year, a real mental giant tried to fail me on the play in the rear suspension due to the delta link design. I made him lift the car and check all the pieces to see for himself it was meant to be like that.

The radiator has been like that for 20K miles. The whole body of it is bent inward just a couple degrees; the fins themselves are only damaged in a spot the size of a US quarter dollar. Actually, the size of the nut on the back of the horn. I was just going to ignore it.

Yes, there is antifreeze on the floor, soaking through the carpet. I was hoping to let that ride as well until I can do the evaporator at the same time. Or are they nowhere near each other anyway? The slimy windshield cleared up with the bars leaks, so I was just going to keep doing that until it doesn't work anymore.

FCPgroton... I'm already in your customer database. You sold me the PCV kit, wiper arms, and a couple other things over the last few years. Don't worry, the business will come your way, since this is not an IPD performance kind of item (nor is the car) and I'm damn well not going to a dealer. You've all talked me out of going to the boneyard.

If you were looking for the buyer review, here it is. I've put about a half dozen orders into FCP over the last few years, and the one and only time they sent me the wrong part, they shipped the correct one immediately, without argument, and without making me wait to return the wrong one first. This deserves the highest customer service rating, and none of the parts have ever gone bad. The availability of kits makes it an even easier choice, and the relatively short shipping distance just kills any chance their competitors would have with me. The only constructive criticism I can think of is, I'd like to see writeups of all the non-OEM parts options. The guarantee is nice but I'd rather see the reasoning for myself. This especially applies to items like spark plugs, where there seems to be dissent in the ranks about the merits for different applications.


Thanks everyone,
- Kevin

[jblackburn]

Kevin,

The heater core is actually a cinch compared to the evaporator if you want to go ahead and fix that. My Saab blew the darn things every few years, and the antifreeze all over your feet is just a bit annoying.

http://www.volvospeed.com/vs_forum/inde ... e-install/

Look through that for the process. It's much easier than most older cars

The EVAP canister is often a cracked elbow right after it comes out of the canister. Have a look around for yourself. Sometimes the elbow under the battery tray will crack too, if you see nothing wrong at the back.