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 |  | I hope this story has a happy ending.
I own a 2000 V70 R. I live in Toronto, Canada. I just took it into the
dealer for the 72kms service, as well...
Henry Greisman
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09-01-2003 08:36 PM
Henry Greisman  | 0 | 9 |
| | | We still have a few questions about the 740 wagon we bought in March. Great
little car, dependable, seems to always start up even when lights left...
PaNjDeFemale
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09-01-2003 05:20 PM
Griz | 6 | 8 |
| | | Hello,
Afer using a 10% blend of ethanol in a 1997 Volvo, the fuel-pump began
making a whining noise. A whining noise may indicate that...
Marc Ross
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09-01-2003 05:13 PM
Marc Ross | 0 | 9 |
| | | Hi group,
I've read an article about Volvo's future. They seem to have a design of a
new sports coupe (aka retractable roadster) based on the Volvo...
Steven Spits
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09-01-2003 03:53 PM
Steven Spits | 2 | 8 |
| | | My previous post contains a dead E-mail address
I have recently purchased a 1989 760 Turbo with an sr-7145 radio. There
was no radio handbook in...
Wayne
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09-01-2003 03:08 PM
Wayne | 0 | 19 |
| | | I have recently purchased a 1989 760 Turbo with an sr-7145 radio. There
was no radio handbook in the car and I have searched for one on the
internet...
Wayne
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09-01-2003 03:01 PM
Wayne | 0 | 25 |
| | | Hallo zusammen,
ich will mir in absehbarer Zeit mal wieder ein Auto zulegen.
Ich habe mich auch schon ziemlich fixiert:
Entweder ein Volvo...
Steffen
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09-01-2003 01:28 PM
wim meerschaut | 3 | 10 |
| | | Matt,
The odds are greatly in your favor that you will come out ahead in the end.
The concept of warranties isn't so bad, it's the price! They...
Matt
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09-01-2003 11:54 AM
theCLAW | 5 | 6 |
| | | Volvo of Lisle. I had ongoing problems with my 2000S80 and was treated like
a king! Rentals and free repairs even out of warranty. They renewed my...
theCLAW
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09-01-2003 11:52 AM
theCLAW | 0 | 10 |
| | | This has probably been asked a thousand times before but as I'm new to
Volvos and this newsgroup so please bear with me!
I have just bought a 850...
Hornet
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09-01-2003 11:32 AM
bajaman | 11 | 18 |
| | | I have a 2001 S40. Very happy with the car so far.
The Maintenance Manual does not say when to change the Transmission fluid
and filter.
Does...
SMerck
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09-01-2003 11:25 AM
SMerck | 0 | 10 |
| | | Have a '93 440xi non-abs which needs a new wheel bearing on the front
nearside.
Does the replacement wheel bearing have the ball cage exposed on one...
BG
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09-01-2003 10:56 AM
BG | 0 | 6 |
| | | In 1985 I bought a new 1985 Volvo 240 DL Wagon to replace my 1978
Cutlass. I loved everything about it with the exception of the weak
A/C. I drove...
Cathy
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09-01-2003 12:15 AM
James Sweet | 6 | 12 |
| | | Car running fine. Filled up w/ 11 gal. gas and when started "check
engine" light came on and stayed on. Car appears to run OK. Checked
for codes...
Bill Stehlin
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08-31-2003 10:52 PM
brackenburn | 1 | 12 |
| | | We jsut had our front bumper replaced after someone bashed in our 850's
front (then took off without leaving a note). I'd like to keep the
bumper...
Phil Lefebvre
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08-31-2003 09:12 PM
Jeff Lesperance | 4 | 10 |
| | | 1985 conversion went into this Volvo. Car originally was not shifting into
overdrive so checked fluid levels they were low.After a quick test drive...
kate pipkin
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08-31-2003 06:46 PM
kate pipkin | 0 | 11 |
| | | I need to remove the little metal "cup" which gives
the pulses to the hall-element within the distributor to be able to change
the hall sensor but I...
Lennart
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08-31-2003 05:56 PM
Lennart | 0 | 12 |
| | | I am wanting to install an S60 tow bar but can not afford a pucka Volvo £400
one but wanted to know if i did install a £100 one myself, is there a...
Jeremy Bray
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08-31-2003 01:44 PM
Jeremy Bray | 0 | 9 |
| | | Can someone explain clearly what the disadvantage(s) is/are for using 87
octane rather than 91 octane in an S60? Is octane a more...
H. Whelply
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08-31-2003 11:49 AM
AJS | 3 | 7 |
| | | the fall effect sensor i had that problem,,, the car runs great untill
it's warmed up , then at randome times it just cut's out and the tach...
Lennart
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08-31-2003 10:48 AM
Lennart | 5 | 33 |
| | | Hello,
I have had my Volvo to a workshop were they have done some bodywork on it,
fixed some rust. But when I got it back the speedometer didn't...
Leiv Magne Faane
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08-31-2003 05:00 AM
Leiv Magne Faane | 5 | 7 |
| | | The car runs great. But every now and then, with no rhyme or reason,
it will not restart after you shut it down, like at the store, gas
pump,...
Craig R. Stone
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08-31-2003 12:21 AM
bill chaplin | 2 | 11 |
| | | Hi Victor, I am looking at the wiring diagram for my 89 740, and if the
alternator fails, the following lights will be on:
oil pressure light,...
Arnold Perez
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08-30-2003 10:48 PM
Victor@nomail.com | 2 | 9 |
| | | We have had a similar experience in our 1993 960, my father avoided a
collision towing our tent trailer on a very slick road, I have never heard
the...
H. Whelply
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08-30-2003 08:42 PM
Rob Guenther | 1 | 15 |
| | | .... header says it all. What should I get? the one in the car works fine
but it's GOT to be time to replace the thing from the looks of it. ...
Jeff Olsen
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08-30-2003 01:56 PM
Joseph Oberlander | 2 | 8 |
| | | Two questions: am considering a 740/760 estate. I'm in the UK and
will be looking at something like an F/G/H reg (1989-1991).
(1) What kind of fuel...
Richard Carter
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08-30-2003 09:48 AM
Richard Carter | 3 | 9 |
| | | Any ICE specialist should be able to supply you with one off the shelf.
Cheers, Peter.
"P.A.J.M. Stoop" <p.stoop (AT) zod (DOT) nl> wrote
: I need...
Peter Milnes
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08-29-2003 07:24 PM
Mark Beeman | 1 | 22 |
| | | My dealer wants around $1,000 for a 6-CD changer for a 2004 Volvo SO-80. I
seem to remember this kind of thing from BMW, too. Now, since I am...
Michael
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08-29-2003 07:21 PM
Mark Beeman | 1 | 12 |
| | | A friend gave me this 89 245 with a blown head gasket.
I replaced the head gasket and when i started running it i found that the
camshaft and...
D. Kocher
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08-29-2003 06:11 PM
~^ beancounter ~^ | 1 | 11 |
| | | Well, no they don't build em like they used to. They had to cut costs to
make cars people can remotely afford. Case in point, families 93' 960,...
Rob Guenther
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08-29-2003 12:38 PM
Rob Guenther | 0 | 6 |
| | | I have this car since june 2001 but I use it a lot. First year 82,000
Km, normally around 75,000 Km every years. It is my first Volvo but
not last. I...
beluga83@hotmail.com
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08-29-2003 05:36 AM
Douglas Hoffman | 1 | 6 |
| | | Have an 850 GLT with about 100k miles on it. Have an oil leak that the
repair shop has not been able to fix. First, they replaced the
camshaft...
volvo-italiano
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08-29-2003 04:26 AM
Phil Kallis | 1 | 22 |
| | | The tail lamp bulbs mounted in the trunk lid of my 1998 S70 seem to
last only about 4-6 months. Is there another type of bulb that could
better...
Armchair observer
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08-29-2003 04:14 AM
Networkguy | 1 | 11 |
| | | It's possible, my fathers 93 960 has paint that appears to be adhered
directly to the steel. Only tiny chips from stones, nice lustre, LOVES wax,
it...
Stan
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08-28-2003 10:11 PM
Rob Guenther | 2 | 11 |
| | | The Volvo 960 in the garage, and the VW Golf in the driveway both have
195/65 R15 tires. The other Golf has 175/70 R13's.
....They do exist :-)....
R G Green
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08-28-2003 07:18 PM
Rob Guenther | 2 | 14 |
| | | In article <20030826214612596-0400 (AT) news (DOT) verizon.net>,
Eric Raas <foo (AT) bar (DOT) net> wrote:
I've been very happy with my Michelin...
Phil Lefebvre
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08-28-2003 03:56 PM
pb | 4 | 18 |
| | | I need a replacement radio. The one in my 88 740 GLE has died. It
had a tape player also.
Provide @ for at and . for dot to email me.
Regards.
me.me@mem
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08-28-2003 03:40 PM
Viktor Weisshaeupl | 5 | 12 |
| | | Yupp can see it fine
"saxo" <cinziaferretti1 (AT) tiscali (DOT) it> wrote
G Margrie
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08-28-2003 03:00 PM
G Margrie | 0 | 10 |
| | | Hello.
Is it possible to replace the bulb on the little rear foglight switch above
the park/headlight knob? I used to turn red when I pressed it...
Ecomoda
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08-28-2003 01:16 PM
Ecomoda | 0 | 15 |
| | | Read that unplugging the air mass meter and replugging would clean the
contacts and help with general overall good running.
Is there a special...
Ernest Smith
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08-28-2003 09:08 AM
Ernest Smith | 2 | 16 |
| | | fanceydave wrote:
There's no difference to the physical layout of the motor. Newer cars
have a different fuel injection, flywheel pickup instead of...
fanceydave
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08-28-2003 08:14 AM
Mike F | 3 | 11 |
| | | Hello, I am looking for a Bosch Distributor for a 1983 240 Series with B23F
2.3L. Bosch part # 0 237 032 001. ...
Rus & Menerva Martin
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08-27-2003 11:54 PM
Rus & Menerva Martin | 0 | 12 |
| | | I have an 83 240GLE with the B23E motor. We have had some rain so i sprayed
all leads with WD40. The beast starts fine and idles ok. However, when...
PM
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08-27-2003 11:37 PM
Bert | 3 | 14 |
| | | Do the math: Assume 12,000 miles per year, and 20 MPG. That's 600 gallons of
gas. At $2.20 per gallon (about what it is in So Calif about now,...
Jay
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08-27-2003 10:30 PM
H. Whelply | 7 | 10 |
| | | I recently purchased a nice 1984 240 sedan. The radio and power
antenna need replacing or fixing, and so I'm looking for some advice.
The motor on...
Roy Kasten
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08-27-2003 10:27 PM
Roy Kasten | 4 | 13 |
| | | From a point at sea, to the circles of your mind, this is Larry:
I had a ticking noise from my front wheels that I could only hear with
the window...
Stewart Hargrave
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08-27-2003 06:26 PM
Vrparts | 1 | 16 |
| | | 1989 240 DL auto. Tries to shut off when gassed hard at crusing speed and
during acceleration. Put in fuel injector cleaner and things got...
Ecomoda
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08-27-2003 05:31 PM
Ecomoda | 0 | 13 |
| | | Subject line pretty much says it all.
I'm wondering if anyone here has upgraded to a good set of shocks that they
are happy with. I was thinking of...
Aleric
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08-27-2003 05:24 PM
Tony Stanley | 1 | 26 |
| | | Does anybody know or have an idea, on how to remove car wax that has
accidentally gone onto the plastic door trim
on a V70?
thanks
Ed
E.B.
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08-27-2003 02:20 PM
William Liao | 1 | 12 |
| | | I'm about to buy a second hand S70, appr. 4 years old and 150.000-200.000
km's. Any specific details to check out with a car like that? Any...
thijs
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08-27-2003 09:17 AM
thijs | 0 | 11 |
