What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 12 Dec 2022, 22:09

foggydogg wrote: ↑12 Dec 2022, 20:36
bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑12 Dec 2022, 08:27 Yeaaaaahhh... I think I have 11 cars currently.
Got you beat - and that's just the Volvos. Some liquidation is in my near future though.

I knew I couldn’t be the only one here with what people believe to be a lot of cars!

brunocerous · Post by **brunocerous** » 13 Dec 2022, 09:55

I totally want to show my significant other that having four Volvos is perfectly normal, but I still don't think she'll buy it.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 13 Dec 2022, 18:37

Show her this thread, she'll see there are a lot of us on here like that!

Post by **abscate** » 13 Dec 2022, 20:26

Some at wife 1 and 2....some at wife 3,4,5

Post by **kallekula** » 13 Dec 2022, 22:16

You like the wagons huh

Post by **FireFox31** » 15 Dec 2022, 10:45

Now I feel a little better about having "only" five cars. I feel like a sucker for having license plates and registration for all five. My goal was to plate one, fix it, sell it, then move the plates to the next, repeat, repeat. Unfortunately, I'm working on all of them at once, constantly moving them on public roads, so they must be legal.

The temptation is that once I sell one car, I'll have an unused registration paid for until my birthday, so I could easily get another P80 to use that registration...

My goal is to have two cars, the T5M and the E350. A pair of 2000 V70 NA automatic will be for sale, one sooner (Geronimo) and later (G70, once I know the T5M is solid). And... anyone want a rusty Benz E320? Anyone? Junkyard?

454cid · Post by **454cid** » 15 Dec 2022, 12:28

Tried some spray fixes in a couple of areas and went to Harbor Freight. I bought a Torx bit set that should allow better engagement of the thermostat bolts. I found on the S70, my 3/8" drive Torx bit is too wide and won't fully seat, on the rear bolt, as it hits a casting... part of the head I think. Since the torque value is so low, and the bolt wasn't too corroded, I was still able to do the job. I still wanted to get something different for the future. I actually did get some different bolts, but am undecided if I actually want to use them.

I think being 1/4" drive these should clear.

https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-s ... 35187.html

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 15 Dec 2022, 13:04

These may be a good option too, although I'm not sure how much clearance there will be against the timing cover.
https://www.harborfreight.com/14-in-dri ... 68015.html

454cid · Post by **454cid** » 15 Dec 2022, 13:14

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑15 Dec 2022, 13:04 These may be a good option too, although I'm not sure how much clearance there will be against the timing cover.
https://www.harborfreight.com/14-in-dri ... 68015.html

Yes, I was going to look-at/buy those, but my local store is out of stock.

brunocerous · Post by **brunocerous** » 15 Dec 2022, 14:20

Today, I managed to remove the radiator, finally, with more verve than elan ... but I still haven't managed to remove the mounting bolts, which are just spinning in place. I cut off the bolts and began the process of drilling through them. The rain and the dark put an end to my efforts for the day.

What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

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