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>As far as the brakes go, my freind says that if the "brake failure" light and >occasionally soft pedal isn't happening too frequently, not to worry aboput it >now.

Do yourself, your family, anyone who rides with you, people you share the road with, your auto insurance company, your health insurance group, and all potential witnesses a BIG favor and replace your master cylinder. We're talking a relatively inexpensive fix on a very important system on your Volvo. I'm glad your friend was able to help you out with the coolant leak- he is batting .500 in my stats book!