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Sounds like she wants to spend a little quality time together in the garage to have more fun in the concrete jungle. I mean look at her for a moment. She is to perfect to just send down the road right now all straight and clean. She wants attention just like the first time.
I remember my very first volvo, a faded red 1979 242 flathood that had a serious rod knock, more of a bang. I dragged her home and that weekend it had a heart transplant with a good B21F that the local yard donated to the cause. I was still in highschool at the time and this is when the earth was still cold. After the engine and a good buffing the soft curves came out to reflect the sun and it looked almost like a new car, we spent 42,000 miles together before the CIS started giving me trouble. A week after that was replaced the car burned to the ground thanks to a leak at the fuel pump that sprayed the underside of the car. It happened so fast there was nothing I could do but get out and watch. I was so stupid I left the engine running along with the pump and had 15+ gallons to feed the flames on a rural road. Only good out of that was a lession and an excuse for not handing in my homework that was due the next day!
One thing to keep in mind however is a 700 has a much better sense of smell, they can pick up the scent of new parts for many miles around. Mine was hot on the trail of a alternator and made this known by the actions of the voltmeter. If you've ever flown a private airplane you know what a VOR is, well the voltmeter needle was doing about the same thing. If I strayed to far one direction or another the needle was pointing in the opposing direction keeping me on course. A stop at French Lake parts yielded another alternator and the remaining trip home the needle stayed centered and drifted slightly left as the battery discharged. As it turned out I got the wrong alternator and was forced to press diodes from one into the other. I have a diesel so the mounting ears are different but the car was happy anyway. Now if I can figure out this intermittant start issue things would be peachy!
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PS Keep the car
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