Mercer

hortons you can generally lock in with 2 bolts--but be prepared to loose your knuckles on the rad of that volvo---not a real fun job--i too would get somebody else to do it

 

hey Roshea we load Monday for Commerce City may pass ya somewhere....

 

where you loading at Pony? Didn't you head to Charleston? I'll unload here in Ft Collins then run to Commerce City, then over to Salt Lake. Sounds like I'll be running away from you

 

loading in Charlotte in the am and headed to Commerce City

 

If it would only worked as well as it is planned!!!

 

did you get your fan clutch repaired?

 

Turned out to be the fan clutch sylenoid instead.

 

that should mean it cost a lot less to repair?

of course a 24¢ o-ring ended up costing me $1300

 

Well heres how it started.... Condensed version!

Fan not working. I know something wrong.

Get a PM in Rawlins, WY & asked them to test the fan clutch.... Yes driver, fan clutch bad!

I call next Volvo shop I'm planning to be near. Kansas City. Fan clutch $610.00 & 3.5 hours labor. No problem, we can do you when you get here Sunday.

I get to booogeying to get as close yo KC.... Missouri DOT have other plans for me. Spent last night in Watson scalehouse.

I roll into Volvo in Kansas City around 10 local time this morning.

Shop says that we can't touch you for a day or two. Who told you that you will be worked right in?

I mutter vulgar words silently.

I go to parts dept.... Buy the fan clutch & a heater core... My heater core had been leaking a little bit & figured while I'm here......

I go to the Petro in Oak Grove, MO. Yes they can & will do the work today & pull me directly into the shop!

10 minutes later the wrench comes up to me & says that my fan clutch is ok... But the fan clutch sylenoid is shot.

They start calling Volvo to see if they have a sylenoid. I start calling Volvo to see if they had a sylenoid... We blew Volvo's phone up & they still not answering.

I bobtail out of the Petro going back to KC to return my $610 fan clutch & get a sylenoid.

Volvo can't directly refund me cause I paid with a TCH check. Their accounting dept has to cut me a check in 7-10 days & mail it to the house.

I mutter vulgar words silently.

I buy fan clutch sylenoid for $65

I return to Petro in Oak Grove & they commence working on my truck.

Then wrench says.... This is the wrong fan clutch sylenoid.

I mutter vulgar words loudly!

Come to find out.... Volvo changed the design & wiring of their fan clutch sylenoid.

They start calling Volvo to see if they have a sylenoid. I start calling Volvo to see if they had a sylenoid... We blew Volvo's phone up & they still not answering.

Finally called the Volvo shop & started talking to one of their techs....

The sylenoid was the right one.... But wiring wouldn't fit!

I boogey back into KC to get the wiring harness needed before Volvo closed. Another $85.

Listened to the Volvo tech cuss out the Volvo parts man for not asking if I needed the updated wiring harness...

Back to the Petro in Oak Grove. Got all the parts. 3 hours later truck is running like a Volvo.

 

wow, sounds like you've had too much excitement this weekend.
sure doesn't inspire me to consider buying a volvo. I've actually run across a couple Freightliner dealers that impressed me within the last year. Unfortunately as far as service department that does not include the one closest to home. Usually takes 2-3 days to get in there no matter how minor the work. Two places in Canada took great care of me and did outstanding work. One was also a Mercerdes car dealer, they tossed me the keys to a car while they were going to have my truck for a few hours, said to go have a good time! That wasn't expected.