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OK, just spoke with my brother-in-law.
Turns out he replaced the radiator in October '03 or so, at a cost of $600. At the same time all of the hoses were replaced. The water pump was replaced a couple of years ago, plus it had a "tune-up" a year or so ago (not sure what was involved with it other than new plugs and wires). The belts were replaced a few years ago.
It has 130,000 miles, he bought it when it had 40,000 miles (after being rebuilt).
I asked him about the crank/RPM sensor, he had no idea what it was so it sounds like that will be the first thing I do to it. Is something like this available from Autozone or NAPA, or would I need to go through a place like http://www.fcpgroton.com/volvo.htm ?
On the Haynes manual from the UK, "petrol" is what the British call gasoline, right? The book is a little high ($39 after shipping and conversion to dollars), are there any other good books available in the US from Chiltons or anybody else? I'm sure I'll end up buying the Haynes manual, I really like their manuals and even at $39 it will save me money since I can then do the basic repairs myself.
Thanks for your help, looks like I'll be buying it and will start hanging out here reading the threads on a regular basis to learn what's going on.
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