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Total Coolant Loss 03 S80 T6

Everything on the Volvo S80. Sometimes called an "executive car", the S80 was Volvo's top-of-the-line passenger car. P2 platform.
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Re: Total Coolant Loss 03 S80 T6

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the other thing about straight water I learned is it can leak invisibly


via steam or as liquid which evaporates very quickly on hot pavement

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Post by MoVolvos »

bronco wrote: 12 Jul 2020, 06:03 the other thing about straight water I learned is it can leak invisibly

via steam or as liquid which evaporates very quickly on hot pavement
Good point, thanks!

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What radiator pressure tester is available to test the pressure

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sgmohler011448 wrote: 07 Oct 2021, 09:43 What radiator pressure tester is available to test the pressure
Thread Resurrection !
Since we didn't hear back the post maker must've gotten lucky.
To answer your question, one example.

https://www.harborfreight.com/radiator- ... 63862.html
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