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I like the wick better for desolder as well. Keep'em rolling Dan !

I’m curious if the caps are the main fault in these, or something else. I’ve never done a failure analysis, but I do have a failed one on top of my toolbox, so I popped it open. The caps don’t seem to have vented or leaked. I do have an ESR meter, so I can desolder them and test them and see what value they are. If the caps are indeed the weak point, I’d recommend using a high quality cap from Mouser, Digikey etc so you know it’s not counterfeit. 105 degree. And clean your flux residue up when you’re done. Rosin core flux isn’t highly corrosive, but it can attract moisture, dirt, metal particles etc that could cause all sorts of problems. I did find some horrible solder joints inside my failed relay, dated January of 1995!

The plastic housing is degrading with father time/ cheap plastic. The ultimate or best solution is to install an external relay and leave the housing alone.

Best to upgrade the wiring anyway and use a standard relay. Much better.

Dan the man

Heres a tip for anyone looking to do this - I find that flux and solder wick works better than the suckers do, pulls the holes dry making putting the new caps in easy. Worth a shot if you're struggling getting the caps off or on.

YESSS! Skip the cheap aftermarket ones. Recap the one on the car, and recap a spare instead for a few bucks! Keep the spare and a compact T25 in the glovebox (I dont even keep a jumper anymore) I bought that exact same capacitor kit btw

Really surprised to learn that so many owners go fwd! Hope you enjoy your conversion anyway. In my country we still have used parts from Japan available, so we're capable of keeping our cars awd till now.

Did you replace the fuel tank vent hose? I ordered a silicone one for mine (and paid a small fortune as it came from Europe), managed to get it on without any cutting or drilling with the tank lowered a bit. Would have been much easier with the tank out!

Great timing for the video, @HandyDan. I'm starting this same conversion on my '98 Saffy VR.

Being in Michigan, why not keep it AWD?

Hi Dan. Is the black roof interior original?

OMG, Volvo really doesn’t want a person to try & fix anything! I was a little apprehensive about taking my XC90 master window door switch apart, the tabs made me nervous. You’ve given me the courage. What’s the worst that can happen? It’s already broke! Jewelers screw drivers work really well. Thanks for the video. Have a great day!

Carpet dye makes the car carpet stiffen…. Did you find that that happened in your result?

as soon as you hear that cracking noise, check the strap. its a problem on 850 and v70 cars. the frames broke on mine too and i welded them.

Awesome car!!

Way to go Captn' Tyler on taking your time to revive the resources, of that nice size Laker !

Perfect timing!! The thermostat just went out on my 2011 XC70 3.2

Hello, I've been trying to get a broken stud out of an aluminum intake for days. It's the thermostat housing stud. It was drilled then an extractor used, no go, then I tried the mig welded a washer/nut and broke 3 of them even though the stud was glowing hot. I figure now it should come out but I'm scared of damaging the threads and doing more damage. Any thoughts please??

I just removed the hose by loosening the clamp and leave the contraption alone.

Your son is really moving into the newer cars

FOMOCO is what housing read, does a Ford part which means original to the car

That looks to be a complete pain in the butt. I wonder if you could pop that hose off with some pressure from a pressure tester rather than having to pry with a screwdriver.

I love my cx70

This is so cool

Really enjoyed watching your video and working through my garage opener, slightly different model, but same craftsman label. Thank you.

From outside the locked car where do you drill the hole

Does 1/2 the story, the other half is to be determine. Nice work

Thanks Dan !

Do you have any more details about the brake line you removed from the AWD V70R rear suspension? Are you going to then need / use one or more brake lines from the FWD rear suspension on the S70?

Glad to see you haven’t run out of things to wrench on :)

Two peas in a pod lol, another good video Dan & Robert!!!

Nice! Robert helped me with installing the new headliner on my 850R Wagon & fixed my sunroof, along with installing my new heater core. Huge help ! Robert had just gotten the Yellow T5-R wagon right before helping me - I think he said he got it in Washington State.

Nice to see the 2 amigos together.

Very good time. 👍🏾

But now, you have only one remote control, How do you make a copy? I have only one too and the workshop manual says that we have to go to Volvo dealer and reconfigurated all keys too. Any other options? Ty man.

I have a 1998 C70. I don't know if I have this right. It looks as though you purchased a new module with a fob that was programmed to it, swapped it out with the module that came with the car. Where does one find that kit and what is the price? Also, I found what looks to be one of the remotes that came with the car embedded into the carpeting near to under the seat. It looks like it was never used. I understand that I would need a VST2000 device to program it and that device is no longer out there, not even at dealerships. I guess I would like to at least know where to get that kit. Thanks!

Is there a way to remove the 2 green plugs easily from the remote module,it has me confounded?

Stainless impeller? Wonder if that's a GRAF housing (more Italian). Seems like same quality as GMB/HEPU if it's old!

What did you do that others were not successful at? Some said their carpet turned green.did you use salt? Is the secret using hot water? Berber carpet?

Nice find. Wire gremlins are the worst.

BUGATTI PA10040 is the part lol

It's italian also pumps wine and pizza sauce

Dan thanks for sharing I really look forward to seeing your videos

Nice work, of course once you take that bottle out of the cold water then it'll just get hot again. I might end up doing this method for my truck carpet, think I'll test the bottle out with hot water first see if it holds up to the heat. At those temps it could be risky.

Above all you should have measured the exact amount you took out and replaced w the same amount...

I was thinking of doing this by building a tub and soaking it in the hot dye bath. Thanks Dan !

Did this change the texture or softness of the carpet?

thanks for the advise Dan, exactly what I needed to know :)

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