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by Palio
Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:59 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

Re: What Have I Done?

Thanks again folks. Exhaust now on the radar - I'll have a hunt round & see what's what. Middle section needed, and the back box is not long for this world. The most excellent piece of news is that my mechanic managed to fix the front seat for me while he had it up on the ramps looking at the exhaus...
by Palio
Sun Apr 03, 2016 6:59 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

Re: What Have I Done?

Thanks everyone. Sorry for waltzing in and asking a million questions. You are right, the Haynes manual doesn't even list the fuses! The link to the owners manuals etc is great thank you - I looked everywhere online & couldn't find anything - well obviously not quite everywhere........ I've spent so...
by Palio
Sat Apr 02, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

Re: What Have I Done?

Brilliant thanks. I guess the stainless is quite expensive. I'd prefer to know it's staying long term before doing that - it may well do. Dash I'd like to sort out as the cracking is a bit annoying - the lifting isn't annoying though..... Today's faults are a broken rear ashtray (not too much of an ...
by Palio
Sat Apr 02, 2016 12:25 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

Re: What Have I Done?

Great news Gavin and thanks for letting me know! Hope you're pleased with the car, if you're after any bits of trim or range-wide components i'm pulling a 99 Si saloon apart at the moment. I'm sure I'll need bits, but not sure what yet - I'll have to have a good poke round it! The grey dash top is ...
by Palio
Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:01 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

Re: What Have I Done?

As promised, i've measured the hose stubs on the tanks. Car Outlet Overflow Rover 5/8" 15.9mm 3/8" 9.5mm Volvo 13/16" 20.5mm 11/32" 8.7mm The outlet hose on the Volvo is 3/4" or 19mm so has to stretch a little to fit and the overflow hose is 8mm so again has to stretch. These measurements were take...
by Palio
Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:33 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

Re: What Have I Done?

Insurance sorted for next week. Parts ordered.

Getting unreasonably excited for a car I didn't think I wanted!! :D
by Palio
Mon Mar 14, 2016 4:48 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

Re: What Have I Done?

As promised, i've measured the hose stubs on the tanks. Car Outlet Overflow Rover 5/8" 15.9mm 3/8" 9.5mm Volvo 13/16" 20.5mm 11/32" 8.7mm The outlet hose on the Volvo is 3/4" or 19mm so has to stretch a little to fit and the overflow hose is 8mm so again has to stretch. These measurements were take...
by Palio
Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:11 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

Re: What Have I Done?

Welcome aboard Palio. Re the expansion tank, what Tom said is probably the best course of action, if you decide to buy the new one (pattern ones are only £20 from partsforvolvosonline) then you'll need some 19mm bore heater hose, a 19 x 16mm reducer and also (if memory serves without measuring mine...
by Palio
Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:44 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

Re: What Have I Done?

Thats the tank, you do have to extend the lower hose though and if memory serves its a bigger bore too. Also you need a bracket to fit it to the inner flitch on the 800, its not just plug and play so to speak. welcome to the forum. Dave Many thanks Dave - much appreciated. Someone said about a brac...
by Palio
Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:53 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: What Have I Done?
Replies: 29
Views: 25232

What Have I Done?

Hi everyone, Just thought I'd pop in to say hello, as I've accidentally agreed to buy a Rover 820 Sterling. I think it's probably well known around these parts, possibly notorious! Anyway I'm a serial offender when it comes to old cars, but they are usually Fiat shaped. This will be my first owned R...