legacycentral bbs

volvospeed my man, volvospeed

www.volvospeed.com

If a battery can't "take" a charge, the charge should be dumped to ground. That's what alternators do. It should not burn the alternator. I agree, though, that it can be frustrating to diagnose a charging system when both components may be suspect. Even the Auto-zone testers are crap espec...

>>>BMW's are finicky though...I have worked on a few, and parts are $$$ and they are a BITCH to work on... >>>BTW...if you puke a motor in an M3...you are lookin' at $10 grand as a lifetime BMW owner, I disagree. They (pre-96) are fairly easy to work on being rwd, easy engine access, and I've found ...

Mint '95 M3 + conforti cold air intake + shark chip = 275 hp

$10,000

and you'll eat WRX's all day long, and it'll last twice as long

It can be a bastard to find oil leaks when ther's oil everywhere if you can't find it, go to a PRO auto supply and buy the UV dye leak finder for oil. You dump it in, then use a black light to find the leaking spot. Works like a charm. A screw-in black light bulb put into your trouble light works fi...

just pull off one of the timing belt covers and have a look-see the last few folks who had this type of no-start on this board found bad timing belts I'm not sure its so easy to say that you can tell that the timing belt is OK by how it cranks - if you have onwed the car for a while maybe, but if it...

>>>audi

Run, before its too late !!!!!!!!!!

usually first and reverse ratios are pretty close. On some cars reverse is much lower but those tend to be old 3 and 4 speed cars where you could go 60 in first gear it might be a fun test... roll down a hill intentionally in 1st and reverse, and see which is slower. It may depend upon how cold the ...

OK I called my Dad and asked. His well-considered and erudite reply: "If the operator of said parked vehicle fails to change the position of the gear selector before attempting to take off, the penalty is much less if the car is in first facing uphill, or reverse facing downhill, since the unin...

>>>professor - Why would the direction of the incline matter? >>>Wouldn't it always be best to put it in the lowest-ratio gear >>>(which in our cars is 1st)? I have scientifically determined that turning the extra shafts in the transmission when it is in reverse, especially when the tranny oil is co...

man that's a seriously crazy story note to self: do not buy cars with aftermarket alarms or auto-starters => look at all the threads on this forum from problems created therefrom: no-starts, stalling, random alarms, and now this you should put manuals in the gear that gives the most resistance to ro...

>>>I also noticed that the "diagonal" braking thing was bullshit.

and also explains why bleeding is such a pain in the arse. If you open one line, you may draw air into all four, instead of just two

its probably your starter solenoid. search for the rebuild topic using new contacts, or get a rebuilt one with warranty. it seems to hapen to just about all of us at about that mileage, and it gets worse with cold. pretty soon you may weld the contacts for a moment - that is fun, the starter keeps t...

yeah it really wouldn't matter which line goes, 1/2 your braking diagonally is gone. new line is really cheap, I've replaced it on several vehicles, although they were almost completely disassebled at the time making the swap simple. I recall paying something like $25 for four lines once, with flare...

a crappy compression fitting may not have the rating suitable for brake lines, but a good one will better brass ones are rated for 800 psi, and steel ones for >2000 psi. I think it is the fool who would go to the hardware store and buy the compression fitting suitable for the toilet, that led to tha...

just cut out the bad section, fashion a suitable length of replacement tubing into the same shape as the removed section, and put it into place with compression/compression fittings on each end no flare tool needed, and you keep the end of the line and the flex line without even removing it. cut whe...

if you tell us where you are, that puts a lot more eyes out there

this one took me 5 minutes of looking, a much better deal than above

http://providence.craigslist.org/car/108455168.html

me likes the disk wheel covers and duct tape

very aero of them

I was seeing similar cars for around $2500-3K with way fewer miles in this area. Most a bit over 100k miles. My ex was considering it but ended up getting a Honda I would get the newest 2.2 liter with the lowest miles and best maintenance you can find. those will be the ones that will last another 1...

I'm glad we have slow cop cars, I'm not likely to get chased by one, but far more likely to get T-boned by the guy he's chasing, or the cop himself. some A-hole cop from Barrington ripped right down the street on Halloween night, lights on, doing at least 55 (25 zone). The street was full of kids in...

if you are just taking things apart, then yes taking the taper out of the control arm is much easier, especially if the balljoint is old just loosen the bolt, pry a bit between the control arm and knuckle, being careful not to rip the boot, then hit the control arm on the outside, where the taper fi...

Welcome to the boards !

ps I want my Hood

the inner tie rod ends wear quickly when the boot tears. Mine had 1/8" free play which could easily be felt as a lack of tracking accuracy, rattling, and following ruts, etc, and sometimesshuddering under braking. pull and push on the front of the wheel on that side and see if there is free mov...

if you pickle that area in penetrant every day for a week before you start, that will help things immensely. cast parts don't take kindly to impact hammers and too much spreading, you really just have to take the compression off, not bend it up too much. You should be able to put a lot of pulling fo...

check the condition of your balljoints and tie rod ends also. if there is play there, the whole hub flops around under braking