Well, dejablues should win a prize!  Her estimate ont he air
conditioning was right on... about $600.  supposedly, the line wore
through, and it needs a new accumulator, line (which needs to be
handcrafted) freon and labor=$580.  Good job, dejablues!  Not great for

I think I had read somewhere that the  2004 S40 shares a chassis with other
vehicles.  Possibly Ford Focus or other brands.  Is this correct?

It's the fuse that runs the dashboard lights and the parking lights.  It blows
instantly and "with gusto"!
Where to begin?  ANyone heard of this issue?
-jeff

I have an '83  240 Gl SW with 180K that is running great.
The in tank fuel pump  becomes rather noisy if the tank is less than 1/2
full, so I decided to change it.
I encountered  couple of problems.

I could use some helpful advice on removing the front brake caliper bolts
from a 940. My goal is to relpace the well-worn front brake rotors, and to
do so requires removal of the caliper, which in turn requires the removal of
the caliper bolts.

It has been a year now since i posted the first topic about my
steeringwheel thas keeps on shaking.
I replaced all the bushings from the steering compartiment, replaced the
steeringgear

I haven't posted here before, but I'm not currently a Volvo owner! All this
is set to change. I'm looking at getting a second-hand Volvo estate, V40 or
V70 something like that.
I live on an island and am not spoiled for choice in terms of dealerships or

Hi all;
Can I run my 960 with the condenser rad removed?
What do I need to protect the pipes that connect to the rad?
Regards

I have a '96 850 GLT and a '96 850 Turbo.  Within the last couple of weeks
the driver side door on each has been 'sticking', making loud metallic
noises and is not opening smoothly.  Looks like jerking motion in the
upper arm mechanism.  Is there a simple solution that I am missing ...

240
Ball joint to strut plate and strut plate to strut tower. I am having
problems getting replacements that are flanged. My manual lists them as
being single use. Since they are lowish torque is it safe to assume the

Have a 1998 V70....when the steering wheel is turned all the way (or almost
all the way), on either direction, there are clicking sounds coming from the
wheel(s).
Tie-rods were replaced a year ago...

My odometer quit working on my 1989 240GL Volvo Sedan. The speedometer still
works fine just the mileage counter quit. Any Ideas how to fix this problem?
reply to dave_farmer@hotmail.nospam.com (just drop the nospam)

Hiho.
Today I've got my brandnew V70 2.4 125 kW. What petrol should I take:
Benzin 92 ROZ or the better but mor expensiv Super 95 ROZ?
Thanks. Friedrich

I don't usually pass these things around but I believe it would help if we
all got involved on this one.
THIS IS BECOMING A REAL HARDSHIP ON EVERYONE AND FOR "NO" REASON.
THEY DON'T "HAVE" TO RAISE THE GAS PRICES LIKE THEY HAVE BUT THEY ARE

I recently bought a '96 850 5spd wagon and have two issues with it:
1) Sunroof not flush?!
When it is closed the front of the sun roof sticks up a little from the
roof while the rear is about 1 cm too low so that it isn't flush with