98 V70 Travel Pac

Post by **Eddystone** » 16 Jun 2020, 16:41

1. I have a 1-gallon ziplock bag full of relays and fuses pulled from junkyard cars. If I had to pick one relay, it would be the fuel pump relay and also instructions for bypassing it if necessary with a paperclip in the socket.

2. The only hard failure I have had is a fuel pump. That's expensive but not hard to change in a 2WD V70. HOWEVER, are you aware of the kind of fix you will be in with an AWD P80 if the fuel pump(s) goes(go) bad?

Post by **abscate** » 16 Jun 2020, 18:59

Just checked with Op

He has an R so he hasn’t reached Alaska yet.

Post by **volvolugnut** » 17 Jun 2020, 11:55

Matt kind of threw a fast ball here. I started a reply yesterday with lots of great advice until I realized I was about 8 years too late.

volvolugnut

Post by **abscate** » 17 Jun 2020, 12:15

With the similar topics history below , we started getting a lot of these. It’s all good.

MadeinSweden1 · Post by **MadeinSweden1** » 17 Jun 2020, 13:31

I agree with what has been said already. Fuel pump and having an extra Fuel Pump Relay in your glovebox would be a very wise investment. Bring the usual oils/liquids and have your battery and alternator tested. Double check inner/outer tie rod ends for structural integrity. Check axles for leaks. Check engine cam seals for integrity as well. Also bring a good spare tire, not the cheap one that comes standard. You won't regret it incase of a flat. Oh and how can we forget, make sure the timing belt doesn't need a replacement for at least 15k to err on the side of caution.

Post by **volvolugnut** » 17 Jun 2020, 18:53

ALWAYS take the Universal Fixit Card (credit card with high approval amount). Cash stash is good too.

volvolugnut

Post by **abscate** » 22 Jul 2020, 18:25

Zip ties. Lots of zip ties

Flat repair .....put on the outside and you have whitewalls

bronco · Post by **bronco** » 23 Jul 2020, 06:39

PDLarson wrote: ↑08 May 2012, 15:29

A handheld GPS or Geocache Navigator on a smartphone for Geocaching. No matter where you are in the world, if you know how to geocache, you will always have something to do. It is a fun family friendly activity and I bet there are some fantastic caches along the way.

About 5 years ago I became an informal geocacher ! There was this family custody thing where I had to ferry a kid to see her mom every 2 weeks for 4 hours to near Worcester Mass. I would leave the kid with her and hike in some of the local hills to kill time. I stumbled on a geocache without knowing about the whole thing did a little research and got interested.

I never actually geocached per se , i just looked for places I thought people might put them and found 7 or 8 that way.

I also discovered this other thing called "letterboxing" , I was excited when I found that one thinking it was a geocache but couldn't figure out the inkstamp things until I did some googling.

You have inspired me to start looking for those again

98 V70 Travel Pac

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