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2002 V70XC AWD daily
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242GTSame , freezing here and rain , we went to sister inlaws sisters funeral up at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains , huge mistake.
Small 140yr old wooden church , no protocols.
8C , so far 6 of us have covid from it and wow is it knocking us around , that was tuesday week ago.
Don't under estimate the power of this thing, nearly had to put the wife in hospital .
All the best for a good recovery for you all. People are having mild versions and thinking it's like a cold/flu.....Some have less immunity and are struck down , hopefully no long Covid appears....
We went to Mount Macedon 50 minutes north of outer suburbs due to a incident on freeway to airport!
Mists descended fast, 3°C , a quick walk to the monument of a cross , some photos and my slight plegm/cold is worse now, I let the family go and went to car. Slow drive down, 13% slope roads.
Engineer I talked with Thursday has Covid, I've RAT and clear but my immune system is always low so having three shots has helped, fourth coming up.
Wishing you and yours a safe and healthy recovery.
242GTSame , freezing here and rain , we went to sister inlaws sisters funeral up at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains , huge mistake.
Small 140yr old wooden church , no protocols.
8C , so far 6 of us have covid from it and wow is it knocking us around , that was tuesday week ago.
Don't under estimate the power of this thing, nearly had to put the wife in hospital .
Geez mate doesn't sound good at all . How you and wife doing now then ? We're still living like hermits over here , only going out when needed.
Apologies hijacking Steve!
I forgot where I was!
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All the best for a good recovery for you all. People are having mild versions and thinking it's like a cold/flu.....Some have less immunity and are struck down , hopefully no long Covid appears....
We went to Mount Macedon 50 minutes north of outer suburbs due to a incident on freeway to airport!
Mists descended fast, 3°C , a quick walk to the monument of a cross , some photos and my slight plegm/cold is worse now, I let the family go and went to car. Slow drive down, 13% slope roads.
Engineer I talked with Thursday has Covid, I've RAT and clear but my immune system is always low so having three shots has helped, fourth coming up.
Wishing you and yours a safe and healthy recovery.
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There is a guy at work ( mid 60s) his immune system is extremely low along with heart problems . He caught covid but luckily jabbed x3 but he was off for over 2 weeks . Has to go hospital every Friday for check ups .
As Les says stay safe everyone
I put the car in the shed last night ready for today and spent the last six hours cleaning it as it's lived on a farm for the last 18 months , damn it smelt ? . All nice and fresh and the leather came up a treat and the over mats etc . Just one brake light bulb changed . Also took the wheels off and checked the suspension mainly the front . All is well apart from top mounts seats and bump stops so hopefully order them later or tomorrow.
Also some crazy wiring going on
Anyway , subframe and engine bushes all look very good , happy about that . Needs 4 new tyres again I knew that was on the menu . 215 65 16 but I'll go for 215 60 16 as looking at prices it'll keep the cost down . Think it'll look silly with the volans on with a 40 profile.
Just waiting onthe autoglym to soak into the leather, looks like it hasn't been done in years....
We have to wait till 3 months after a PCR all clear before we can get a 4th jab , damn nuisance , great photos Les.
Hows that T6 going , I must be getting better , had a dream the other night of transferring xc60 T6 drive train , engine etc into an 850 race car.
Or should I blame the medication ??
I may have some small parts for xc70 here steve , wait till this rain stops and it warms up I'll have a look.
If the strut tops are that bad I would get some front shocks for it too! No point doing the job twice also what are those wire taps for?
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242GTWe have to wait till 3 months after a PCR all clear before we can get a 4th jab , damn nuisance , great photos Les.
Hows that T6 going , I must be getting better , had a dream the other night of transferring xc60 T6 drive train , engine etc into an 850 race car.
Or should I blame the medication ??
I may have some small parts for xc70 here steve , wait till this rain stops and it warms up I'll have a look.
Thankyou!
Yes, 3m wait after cv19 .
I'll test again soon......
The V60T6 has become a smoke machine after slowing down gently say at an off ramp, either turbo rebuild or early incarnation of T6 being susceptible to rings or something I don't recall.....
New car maybe! Still goes so hard though,TDI Box on full power, addictive torque!
Do it, it's no bigger than the 5cyl!
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timboIf the strut tops are that bad I would get some front shocks for it too! No point doing the job twice also what are those wire taps for?
Yeah I see your point of saying change the shocks as well , I was looking earlier as it goes at some kind of cheap kits . Been trying to get the heater to blow hot the last hour . Every hose is hot except the return hose from the matrix. Damn matrix ?
Oh wires not a clue atm ..
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OK front suspension , last weekend I was going to email our Legend Ash for suspension parts but I bloody ended up of ebay and just ordered cheap parts to get the car moving for now . This lot arrived Wednesday
The mrs bought me for birthday last month these
Compared to this pos ?
No compensation , anyway . Out with the old
Shocking ? . I'll get four tyres next week . Just went for a drive and the steering wheel has straighted up and smooth as . Thats it for this , no thrills just a workhorse . Now finally time to get the 850 in the shed and strip it down ?
2 months later
After a couple of months trouble free the last week I've noticed I'm loosing water coolant. I've checked all hoses and come to some kinda conclusion it's the reservoir cap . Luckily I have a brand new one for the 850 so I put that on and will see how it goes.
Some bad news, parked in a car park yesterday and came back to this
? yey !
Onwards and upwards
radoAfter a couple of months trouble free the last week I've noticed I'm loosing water coolant. I've checked all hoses and come to some kinda conclusion it's the reservoir cap . Luckily I have a brand new one for the 850 so I put that on and will see how it goes.
Some bad news, parked in a car park yesterday and came back to this
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? yey !
Onwards and upwards
Farken!
Thats a nice war wound that no one left a note or owned up to. Some people are low lives.
Is P80 cap same value for pressure as the P1?
Check coolant isn't leaking through into the gearbox cooler inside the radiator, it happens and wrecks gearbox.
The run to work this morning should be able to tell me ?
a month later
Finally , just as I pulled in the driveway a water hose gave way and lost all coolant this morning . Luckily it's not a major hose but tucked behind the top big hose . I have some spare water hose so it was a free fix
The blue one
No dripping and holding fluid , happy days. I should have taken a picture of the hose that came off , very perished . Not an easy hose to spot as it goes but done now fingers crossed ..
Carefully.
I'm thinking the hose on back of P80 head HAS to be Volvo or it fails.
Is this such a hose?