Well, let me start at the end - as the red wine attempts to kill the
pain in my legs, back and arms.  ;-)
Wiring for the e-codes took about 2 hours - and was very relaxing and
therapeutic. I studied Dan Stern's diagrams for 2 months and had all of

I'm restoring a 1966 P1800S. It came with a wood rim steering wheel.
Unfortunately the stainless steel has cracked and can't be welded. Can
anyone help with a replacment?
ddrbrend@bigpond.net.au

My 1987 740 I bought in March seems to have tires purchased during the
Civil War. They are old Michelins that are dry-rotted and I've been
driving around with a sphincter factor of 7 for the last week or so
that the car's been running well after the engine rebuild.

1994 940 turbo wagon
B230FT
Took my Idle Air Control valve off to clean it out.  In FAQ's it mentions
that one should get a reading of 20 ohms between inner and outer terminals

Sometimes, my car does not start when I turn the ignition key ON. Until
recently, I thought it was the starter. So I replaced the starter. The
problem did not go away. Infact it got worse.
The funny thing is, if it doesn't start when I turn the ignition ON, then

Folks,
I have started to lose coolant from my '84 245 DL w/200k+. It's got a
relatively new (20K)metal radiator. I've checked the overflow tank cap
and can't see any cracks, the oil looks fine with no suds and I can't

My 1987 740 has a sticky hoodlatch on the driver side. There are two
holes that a spring on either side locks into. When you pull the hood
release cable it releases a catch that grabs the springs.
This is one of those things where I have tried to visually inspect but

Just got a clean condition March 1997 V70  2.5 Tdi with approx 150,000 miles
on the clock and full service history. It runs well and gives good economy
but I have a few problem / queries which people here might be able to help
me with...

Im after photos of volvos for a website im making, anything snazzy and new
right down to the stunning vintage cars would be great. i dont want to steam
peoples images, if you know what i mean, so i thought id much rather ask
than plagorise as so many people do.

I have a problem with the Air Conditioning in my Volvo. After 10-15
minutes of working just fine it stops working and it will blow only air at
the outside temperature. If I shut down the engine for a while the air
conditioning will start working again for another 10-15 minutes.

When the beast starts all is fine, but after driving for a while and warming
up, the idles goes to about 1300rpm when I slip it into neutral.
Any clues pls?  Quick things to check.  Links to brick board?  I have tried
some but no joy.

Thanks to everyone who has been so helpful in the past. Being I'm a 35
year old Volvo newbie, balancing trying to restore this car, while
playing husband and daddy to a 5 year-old boy, I wish there was more
time in the day to tinker with cars.

I would think I just needed a 2 wheel alignment for the wife's front wheel
drive car but then somewhere I've read stated its better to have a 4 wheel
alignment done. Now I'm confused so a little advice will be appreciated.

Hi There..
Can anyone tell me if the CV joints on the S70 are the same as those on
the older 850 ?
Thanks

OK, I am rebuilding the bottom end of my b230.  Kind of.  I had open
heart surgery about a month and a half ago, so I can't lift more than
twenty pounds.  Because of this, I decided not to drop the tranny and
change/ grind the crankshaft.  Instead I will collect parts, so when