intro

well hello

this is me, a backyard mechanic going to school to become an ASE certified automotive technician. in the meantime, i got some work to do. i have a lovely 1988 Volvo 240 (technically its a 245 but we wont get into that just yet) DL, complete with the 5sp tranny and low whistle in the roof at freeway speeds. i love her. her name is Mary, as in Mary Poppins; practically perfect in every way. if you sensed some irony there, then you are right. she just turned 290K a little bit ago so i snapped a photo to celebrate

ive done some pretty major work on her; head gasket, valve job, timing belt. but mostly cleaning. lots of cleaning. i found this stamp after cleaning the intake manifold... imagine that.

so this is going to be my catalog of repairs for this beast, as well as our newly acquired '83 of the same make and model.

i hope you enjoy and remember if im doing something in a stupid way, please share it, i am going to school and i dont know everything and appreciate any help i can get.

thanks!