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Tightening torques apply to lubricated screws and nuts. Lubricate degreased components prior to installation.

COMPONENTS - NM
Exhaust manifold, cylinder head side - 24
Exhaust manifold - heat shield(Turbocharger (TC)) - 20
(Other) - 15
Exhaust pipe - turbocharger (TC)(stud screw) - 20
(lock nut) - 25
Exhaust system, front / rear pipe ...

My 240 came with a pair of your basic Thule beam-type racks on my car. Today I went to remove them and one of the bolts is frozen/rusted solid. I got the front rack off but in using a big channel-lock to try and get the rusty one off (after I hit it with a shot of WD40 and let it sit for an hour) I think I busted the knob because now it just kinda spins (yes I unlocked em).

I don't...

Wondering if any of you can help with my dilemma?

I would be most grateful for any advice you could give on this matter of deep concern to me, as I am now in two minds about what to do.

It was whilst I crouched behind my 240 that I noticed rust around my rear wheel arch.

Do you think I should take it into a body repair shop or should I buy some stuff from...

Rachael Ray ---> USD 18 million
Wolfgang Puck ---> 16
Gordon Ramsay ---> 7.5
Nobuyuki Matsuhisa ---> 5
Alain Ducasse ---> 5
Paula Deen ---> 4.5
Mario Batali ---> 3
Tom Colicchio ---> 2
Bobby Flay ---> 1.5
Anthony Bourdain ---> 1.5

Note:
* All figures in USD
* All figures in...

Am I the only one having trouble viewing the Member's Garage? I keep getting "Your Fusion Registry v3.0.0 License is Invalid!"

Huh?

One is mine the other is my buddies I work with.
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I'm planning a roadtrip. I have no particular destination in mind, which makes it pretty easy to plan. I'll probably leave Seattle and head in the general direction of Los Angeles to see some family, then I have no idea.

So, complete this sentence for me....

"If you're anywhere near _______ you really should stop at ________ and ________ .

I...

thanks to all who emailed me about where i've been. i would love to tell you that i have been doing whatever, or racing whatever, etc, but the truth is i have been attending funerals the past ten days for family members, mine and the mrs. the only time i have attended more funerals in such a short period of time was the aftermath of 9/11. i apologize for not being on the forum and i will be...

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The R is stashed in a parking garage, the 245 is packed with all my gear, and the Bride is out of the state with my son.

Now I get to wait for all hell to break loose.

Sometimes I hate being the police....

"send lawyers, guns , and money" someone once said...

Just a note to everyone out there, that I have enjoyed my time on the board,...

Gas in my area currently is about $3.70/gal. I drove by a station yesterday that was advertising E85 for $2.99/gal. I've seen signs on the pumps at most stations that say "may contain up to 10% ethanol", which I assume is the special "summer blend" I always hear about around Memorial Day as a way to explain why the price is going up.

So, my...

Look at the 'Other Tamed Drivers' section!
HAHA!

Barsket.
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Congrats, AB, on the latest addition to your family!

This morning (08-08-2008), a baby girl joined the family of AmpangBear weighing in at 4.05kg. Mother & child are doing well.

Congrats once again, AB.

they had a topic like this on another forum i used to be on. its tight, you can see what others have. bmx, road, mtb, motorcylces, and anything else

heres mine:
07 fit flow street

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hey all, i just got through answering a post about the fact that we blank out our plates in the photos. the answer that i gave has been on my mind. i don't condone nor do i encourage the pratice of street racing, but i have participated in it. lots of times. my whole thing on this post is the fact that here in ny, in the past two weeks there have been two deaths of small children who have...

sorry none of this 4x4 mess, thats for off roading, straight road here!!!

well everyone is going to know my choice seeing as i own 3 rear wheel drive cars and think front wheel drive is spawn of satan - no offence to people who worship FWD.

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hey all, i just got a call from the speed network about my applications for "pinks". at the prodding of my brothers and nephews, i entered both the impala and the R for consideration. because of location changes and the fact that if i turn my back on my employees they effin goof off, i had to accept the status of alternate racer. if all goes well, i will be racing mid to late august...

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I doubt this will get read much here, but I didn't know where else to post it.

Since about 24 hours ago, every time I open a page on this site I get a virus warning from my anti-virus program. I hit the appropriate button to kill it, but then I open a new page and get "Virus identified JS/downloader agent".

My anti-virus can't identify it, and the only...

I'm thinking of buying a set of four tires from tirerack.com

How much should I expect for the installation of the four tires at a local mechanic shop?

I assume that buying tires from tirerack and having them installed at a local mechanic shop would be cheaper than buying and installing tires from mrtire.

As not to troll the previous FWD or RWD post, I figured I would post this for fun. Sadly it is all Saab and not Volvo, but I couldnt find any comparable Volvo videos.

The first is a long commercial (8 mins) that Saab did for their new (at the time) 9000 series with a cameo appeance by the 900 Turbo Covertible. It was done in 1988

The second is a more recent video with some...

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We all have our favorite sites for parts or information, right? So I was curious what sites my fellow enthusiasts were finding interesting, and then it occured to me that a thread of useful sites might be, well....useful. I mean, this inter-web thing has to have, like, hundreds of sites, right? default/tongue.gif' ...

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what is it, the first thing that is mentioned in any add about a volvo pre like 93, other than the fact its a volvo is HEATED FRONT SEATS!!!

its like volvo are famous for they're heated front seats ... then longevity ... then boxyness

Do you expect engine oil price to go up as gasoline price is going up?
If so, why?

Hi boys, greets from Bulgaria.. I'm new user in your Club
I want to share with you some very useful links from my website. This website collect information from the whole web connected with our favourite automobile.

If you do not find this website useful, just skip it.

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I will get him this time.
Dont point the bloody camcorder at the flowers,point it at me.
Ah here he comes,quick give me the camcorder.

I notice that US cars can rack up some incredible miles and still be running compared to the UK . I used to have a Mazda 626 and oil/filter change in the UK owners manual said every 10,000 miles(nearly all UK cars are 10k),the US manual recommends every 3000
Something seems very wrong here to me

the replacement engines here and it all in the garage with the car waiting to be fitted. put the quote list in for all the boot audio and ice setup. if it's all done soon i'll get the ecu redone. paint job's now a clean up and polish as i realised i love the bright red colour it already is. sort off. then i'll be building the boot install and hooking it all up at the cost of a few...

had the opportunity today to take my 740 on the rolling road.

bearing in mind she is 18 years old, auto gearbox, 2 litre k-jet engine - i was expecting around 70hp after losing 20 to the box and about 10-15 due to age.

she surprised me and everyone there by putting out 81.8hp @ 4700 rpm with just shy of 100 foot pounds torque. (at rear wheels) 101.6 at the flywheel.

4034]4033]4032 this is a day that my siblings, parents, the old lady next door, and several dozen old teachers and professors have been waiting for. i have just gotten my hair cut off for charity. my lodge has a fundraiser every couple of months. blood drive, walking marathons, auctions, etc. well this time, we were introducing a leukemia society...

ok for those of you that knwo and have seen some of my posts you may have noticed that the spelling leaves a little ot be desired for.

I would just like to point out that i am not suffering from any form of dyslexia that otherwise may be attributed to this behaviour (no offence to those that have).

I know a bad workman blames his tools, but how can you not blame the tools...

Hello guys.Search this website water4gas.com. This guy have a reputation over the net like no other.He answer calls with good knowledge.He was recompiled all the water fuel technology,mistakes,solutions etc...to make possible his job.I believe on this technology.It sound for a long time.Recently a man invents a car thats runs with water.The headline news browscast his job.Just write water car...

How come everyone I work for is alway selling nicer cars than I can even think of buying? Everything time I think I am happy with my car one of my bosses sells a nicer one than I can afford. The latest example:
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I have a contact at a body shop and they do vinyl print outs etc... so i was thinking of getting some vinyl cutouts of the web address of this site.

he is doing it for £1.25 and 30p a letter ... which equates to ... £10 roughly and in USD is $20

If anyone wants one please pm me so that i can get numbers. I will then post up a link where you can send money to my paypal...

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I copied this article:

Three tourists who faked an armed robbery near Akaroa in Banks Peninsula to cover damage to their campervan will leave the country with convictions but no...

was sent a copy of this a while back and i thought i'd share it as i found it funny:

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Dear Connie,

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Have a look at this.

At least one of our brains trusts is not wrecking the US Governments computers, hiding from our police or doing a whole pile of other things which embarrass everybody living here.

Does anyone know where to get them, or even if they are still available.
Well I will start by how I got them, about 20 years ago the electrical supply company I worked for ordered a huge number of these for all the engineers cars and all the vans, they were ordered from Norway or Sweden, and all staff were offered them at a generous reduction. So I bought a set.
I have been using them...