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Thanks Volvohead, you answered the question I had as to whether the vehicle was still drivable. I'll pull the ABS module and send it off. I guess I just need to check the Volvo sites to see which shop they recommend.

Troy, I'm with you on that Briggs Gentek. My 5500 Excell got a real workout during Hurricane Ivan in 2004 at my house for several days. I then loaned it to friends in Pensacola who ran it for two weeks straight. When Isaac was approaching, I pulled it out of the shop, turned on the gas and it...

I just finished the B+ cable job on my daughter's 1999 S70. I took the existing cable loose on both ends, hit it with a generous helping of flux and mini torch, then solder. I also added an 8 gauge helper wire with gold-plated terminal on one end and copper at the battery. Now I've got to do...

Just bought four 5-liter jugs of Xcess 8100 5w-40 to go in my wife's 2004 530i. Car has 95K on it now.

I had my local independent shop that specializes in foreign autos change the ATF fluid in my wife's 530i for a variety of reasons, one of which is the vehicle is hooked to the scanner during the process. I ordered the Lifeguard 6 fluid ($19 per liter), pan with integral filter and pan bolts and...

It's all about the room. I'm running a FL400S on my Scag ZT with the 26hp Briggs, but there is no room on my neighbor's Ferris ZT with the same engine to run anything but the short filter.

Don't know about the RE970AS tires, but had the RE960AS's on my wife's BMW, and I wasn't impressed. Of course, with the negative camber, the BMW is hard on tires. Yet, with the price of the Bridgestones, they should have lasted longer than 20K miles. Replaced with General G-MAX AS-03, which...

Try almost a buck more per gallon for what the station nearest me calls 100 percent gas. Mid-grade with ethanol is $3.30 a gallon, while the ethanol free version sells for $4.25. Was going to get some pure gas for my lawnmower until I saw the price. Just dosed the $3.30 with Stabil Marine and...

Used to have a '95 Suburban that we ended up donating to our church four years ago. It had similar oil pressure with 5w-30. Owner's manual said I could use 15w-40, so that's what I used. The Sub is still running today, ferrying around teenagers in our youth groups.

Best flat-picker I ever heard. "Tennessee Stud" keeps rolling through my head. It indeed has been a tough year on quality musicians.

I live on the Gulf Coast and have seen the havoc wreaked in marine applications, not to mention my ATV. If you don't add some some sort of ethanol mitigator, you're asking for trouble.

Per the owner's manual, 10w-30 and 5w-40 are recommended up to 104F, while the 5w-30 goes to 86F.

I had previously used 10w-30 in the Volvo, which has 170K miles, with a consumption rate of 1 quart per 4K miles. Bought the Mobil 1 5w30 Truck and SUV on closeout at Autozone and thought I would try it, thinking the T&SUV would be a stouter, possibly thicker oil. However, the oil disappeared at...

Thought I'd try some Mobil 1 5w-30 Truck and SUV in my daughter's 1999 Volvo S70. Big mistake. Consumption went through the roof, something like a quart per 1K miles. Switched back to QS 5w-40 and consumption is back to normal at a quart per 4K miles.

BMWTurbodzl: I'm all for raising that speed limit between Atlanta and B'ham, especially when I'm driving my wife's 530i.

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Just replaced the pump on a craftsman with 6.5hp Briggs with an AR North America - RMV2.5G30-EZ, which is an axial cam pump but considerably better than the original. Paid $129 and free shipping. Now I need to find a place for a replacement gas tank and cap for the Briggs. Tank leaks at seam and...

My 26hp Briggs is burning gas at the same rate as SteveSRT8's. I can get three cuttings out of a 6-gallon tank on my 2.5 acres with a little left in the tank.

I've got a Scag Freedom Z with a 26 hp Briggs ELS and my neighbor has a Ferris zero turn with the same Briggs ELS. Both run great (knock on wood) with about 250 hours on each. My neighbor also has a lawn tractor with a Kohler 25hp that has similar hours and it smokes like a locomotive. He's...

Running and shifting fine!