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Yup, it's Jim L that knows who this re builder is. So, you wanna know why I h\need more Juice Jim :wink: Well, you got the 24V load down pat, but then I have 4 (I repeat) 4, Yellow tops for the 12V goodies. EFI, Ham gear, Nav, Sound, and a Booster to keep the radios humming at a constant 13.6V input...

If you remove the switch some air will inevitably get into the system, not much but I'd bleed is out -- IMHO.
Bleed from the right side, it's a shorter run of hydraulic line.

Just something I noticed and have developed an eye for -- always the hard way :wink: If you pulled straight into that Bay your camber is way off which would be a sign of a need to adjust your Toe in. If you had backed in or rolled backward 10' to 15' then it would be normal to have a neg. camber. Ni...

Top of the tube is 22" from ground. Track width 57". If CoG were at 22" tip angle would be 52.5 degrees, or a reduction in pucker factor by at least 50% :P Assuming more like 45 degrees that does get CoG just above the lower floor. A "K" would be higher than an "M"...

I posted this somewhere before :| The key parameter is Static Stability Factor. Anything greater than 1.0 is goodness. Last time I calculated this for a 710 it was slightly below 1.0. That was based on a Track width of 57" and a Tip angle of 43 degrees. That calculates to a CG at 2.5'. For comp...

Can't think of much that would be considered "classic" built in 1997 :roll: Funny, I just retired my 96' 328 BM'er with 300K on it. Thought is was time for an upgrade, but it never occurred to me that was an obsolete car. Goes to show you how lame this idea really is -- other than to milk ...

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I had zero problems with CA.DMV but your mileage might vary -- the year on
the data plate will make ALL the difference...

good luck.

ron

Morocco! Yikes.

Did you take the long way around through hostile territory?
Or through Spain then via Ferry at Cost Del Sol. Mighty
nice scenery though.

Salut !! Well you started off on the wrong foot :) -- made some of us envious :mrgreen: Very nice looking 712! Great looking spot for off-roading in the Alps. Some here in California play up in the Sierra's. Might be a late season this year. Over 6 Meters of snow on some of our trails and it's still...

Don't know about mounting, but that tread looks creepy -- like it belongs on the Aliens (the movie) set

Penn to Vancouver, hmmm, that's about 3,000 miles, so a limp home on charged Batteries but a dead Alt probably would not have a good outcome :| From my own personal (and bad experience), don't assume what's broke, debug it. Could be the regulator or the alternator. If your regulator is Solid state a...

When the "charge" light went out did you see if the voltage was going up? Again, I don't know much about these Volvo's but if it's your regulator and if it's solid state your kinda hosed. If it were me, I'd buy a high capacity 24V charger and a good long extension cord. Travel in daylight ...

Some alternators have the regulator built into the unit. More so for newer generations, dono about yours, but likely it's an external regulator. How many connections do you have on your alternator -- trace then back. Or see if you can find the make and model stamped on the unit and you should be abl...

Dono much about Volvo alternators, you may want to see if it's not the voltage regulator -- needless to say make sure ALL connections to and from the regulator, battery and Alternator are solid and not corroded. If the regulator is not driving the field winding (bad regulator) there will be no outpu...

I have found that these VDO speedometers are sensitive to operating voltage. Running much below 13V mine is erratic, no LCD read-out and needle moves wildly. Running at >13V all is good. This particular model indicates a wide operating voltage range from 12-24V should be more forgiving especially ru...