(I would have posted this in the PE forum but couldn't find it.

I will make one more posting on the subject, at the risk of being

a bit maudlin, after this one.)

Esther had a few problems with the PE car, although she enjoyed

it immensely and it was a real blessing to her. By the time it

got to her the OD was nonfunctional and not too much later the

AC ceased to cool. Since she was driving in town and the weather

was getting cooler that wasn't too much of a problem. Then it began

to surge, speeding up suddenly and then refusing to speed up when the

accelerator was pressed. Thanks to Don Foster and others we got some

hints as to what should be looked at, which I relayed to her.

She took the car to Stan Chapman (Stan's Import Auto Service) on Fenwick,

only about a block from Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, along with the

list of what to look for, and he fixed all the problems. Esther was

quite surprised, when she went to pick up the car, that there was no

charge. Stan is a good guy and knows 240s and other late models very

well. Only works on Volvos. So (shameless plug dep't) if you are in

Augusta and need help with a late model Volvo, go see Stan. He won't

fix your car free (probably) but he will do a good job at a reasonable

price.

See the following post for more on Esther's life.