When I first brought my Volvo 1800E home last year, I had every intention of logging every step of its restoration in a small yellow notebook I carried with me whenever I drove the car. Of course, the reality of everyday driving eventually put an end to this noble experiment, but I recently uncovered [...]

Editor’s note: In case it’s not obvious by now, I think I should restate that this site is intended only to promote the Volvo 1800 line of automobiles, and it is in no way purporting to be run by competent mechanics or knowledgeable professionals. I think this post will certainly drive this point home.
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It’s not.
After an enjoyable day of tooling around on the 1800, installing my new Crane XR700 Fireball electronic ignition, I decided I would finally get around to posting a useful article here, describing what I went through and how others might get rid of their own car’s points and condensors. After all, the ignition [...]

So I decided to go for a ride today.
It’s been a busy summer, and I’ve been ignoring my 1800 lately: After getting it safely set up in a garage of its own, I’ve done little more than look at it in the past three months. Never before has the 1800 had such a long period [...]

In early September, my first real “problem” occurred with the Heater (and when I say “Heater,” I don’t actually mean the object that supposedly heats the 1800; I mean the 1800 itself. After a long, hot summer with the heat stuck on, the car earned its nickname honestly.).
While driving home from work, the water [...]