Forum: Help! My car died!
01-11-2010, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,879
Well, I don't absolutely have to have it gone...
Well, I don't absolutely have to have it gone immediately... plus I won't be back up in Molalla (where the car is) for another couple weeks. Make and offer I guess and I'll talk to my cousin about...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
01-08-2010, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,879
Destroyed by cousin..
Well, the volvo is dead for sure. My cousin was borrowing it earlier tonight and apparently tried to dodge a deer (which I don't believe) and spun out and hit a tree backwards at highway speeds. ...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
01-01-2010, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
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Forum: Performance and aftermarket
12-27-2009, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,825
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Forum: New Member Introductions
12-19-2009, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 21,914
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Forum: Forum News / Comments and Suggestions
12-08-2009, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 87,582
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-07-2009, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
Oh, and V8Volvo, my car has surprisingly few...
Oh, and V8Volvo, my car has surprisingly few miles on it. I just rolled over 120k on it :)
Looked like 3 of the 6 glow plugs had been replaced before and the two dead ones were the older...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-07-2009, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
Its running now :)
Can't reach the 6th...
Its running now :)
Can't reach the 6th glowplug but 2 of the 5 we could get to were bad. It took a LONG time to get it started after we replaced the 2 bad ones.
We're reading 150psi on 2...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-07-2009, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
Well it didn't just happen overnight. Its been...
Well it didn't just happen overnight. Its been getting harder and harder to start ever since I bought it. In the last few weeks it sometimes would take quite a bit of cranking to get it to spin up,...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-07-2009, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-07-2009, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-07-2009, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
Well, we're going to see what exactly is wrong...
Well, we're going to see what exactly is wrong with it today (even though its 22 degrees).
Sadly, if the headgasket is gone or worse, we're thinking about buying a donor car and switching it over...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-06-2009, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
We just towed it up to my parent's house 100...
We just towed it up to my parent's house 100 miles away via tow rope... with a Toyota Tercel. That was exciting. Its in our shop now. Sounds kinda like there's more than just a problem with...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-06-2009, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-04-2009, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
well, it was about 50ish degrees as the high...
well, it was about 50ish degrees as the high yesterday and it hit about 25 overnight.. but I drove it in the middle of the night and it started fine (like it normally does...which isn't all that...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-04-2009, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
I don't think the pump timing could have jumped...
I don't think the pump timing could have jumped since it was running fine last night when I turned it off. Its gotta be the glowplugs. The sweet smell is probably from not being able to burn any of...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-04-2009, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-04-2009, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-04-2009, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
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Forum: Help! My car died!
12-04-2009, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 52,522
Dead... no signs of life.
Well, I went out to start the car this morning and it just turns over and over and over with no sign of life. I tried pumping the gas a little as that usually wakes her up after a cold night but...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
11-11-2009, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,274
Harder and harder to start
Well, seems like every morning I go out to start my car, its getting harder and harder to get going... I've even tried letting the glow plugs cycle 2 or 3 times and it still take a bit of cranking...
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Forum: Performance and aftermarket
11-08-2009, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 49,063
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Forum: Performance and aftermarket
11-04-2009, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 49,063
Except for those of us that drive 3000 miles...
Except for those of us that drive 3000 miles every month and a half :(... I drive from Eugene to Portland and back just about every weekend. $100 is quite a lot to have to spend every 2 months or...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-06-2009, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,417
Oy... how much will that cost me?
We have a...
Oy... how much will that cost me?
We have a Volvo specialist here in town... but I'm kinda wary about going to them since the one time I did, I paid $54 for a fecking foot long heater hose :(...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-06-2009, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,417
Glow Plug sound
So sometimes when I turn the key to the "On" position while cold, the glow plug light comes on and I can hear a pretty loud buzzing sound.. Sometimes it comes back after I start the car too. Anyone...
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