Was driving to work this morning in the Amazon pictured in my avatar...traffic backs up on I-795, which I have no advance notice of because there isn't a functioning radio in this car with which to listen to traffic reports. As I'm sitting in traffic, I notice the temperature needle begin its inexorable creep to the 'H' mark, so I attempt to flick on the electric fan. The dashboard switch promptly disintegrates in my hand, and I'm fumbling under the dash in an attempt to manually connect the wires. Finally, I give up and turn on the heater fan, which cools the engine enough to prevent boil over.
I don't have any normal problems.
It's not just a drive . . . it's an adventure !
Be all that you can be . . . a Volvo mechanic !
Got a smart phone? You can use goggle maps, navigate function, to see what traffic looks like along your route.
Turning the heater on will help.
I usually jam out to 1470 AM while downing my morning oats (they do a traffic report every 15 minutes), but for some reason the signal wouldn't come in this morning. Figures.
unrelated, but i stumbled upon this yesterday and thought if the 2 parts amazons were available in delaware that you may reconsider their parts status and blow your $10 a day budget in the process.
http://www.alfaparts.net/122.htm
although you're likely already aware of this body provider.
DrBoost
PowerDork
3/12/14 10:10 a.m.
I drove through about 6" of snow, with snow falling at the rate of an inch an hour (for those in the south, that's One Paralyzed Atlanta per hour!). I only made it 8 or 9 miles then turned back. About 17 miles took almost 2 hours! But overheating wasn't a problem.
Drove the wagon this morning, instead. A radio, heater, and a weedeater piston hood ornament. Such class!
NGTD
SuperDork
3/13/14 8:03 a.m.
Its -26C here this morning (that's without wind chill). I don't ever remember a March this cold and I have lived here for 34 of my 46 years.
No overheating problems up here.
JThw8
PowerDork
3/13/14 8:48 a.m.
foxtrapper wrote:
You commute to Jersey?!
I think he took that picture on ETS last year (at least I hope so or that would be one hell of a commute)
Yeah, that was the morning of the AA "Explore the Shore" rally. Most current pic I had of the car.
