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Stateside, we stay jealous for the ALFA. Looking for a Spider Veloce, I made my way through a Merkur (Ford Sierra) XR4Ti (weird, I know) and a '98 Ford SVT Contour/Mondeo (sleeper quick) to this ///M roadster which I've had almost 10 years. In order to stay in The Club, I submit our long-lost/teenager-crashed V70 T5 Estate that I didn't want to like at first, but grew to admire. And, in fact, do miss. But, for now, it is the Wrangler doing yeoman's duty!

So, this is revealing. I've never understood why anyone would own a Prius or a Toyota minivan. Now I know: "Polar Blue Lotus Elise." It all makes sense to me now!

I would be most curious where the CO fuel trim is (pre)set; often as low as minus 30. Sure, it's an "arbitrary scale," but moving tit to zero might make a surprising difference, especially at the low throttle openings. For certain, the TPS has been baselined? (Again, apologies for not totally rereading the thread)

A nice looking BMW K series? Sorry, not possible! Wait, but the motor is shaped almost exactly like your Volvo!

Gottagetone, I remember struggling with a similar low rpm hiccup that was really annoying in parking lot maneuvers - you know, the kind where everyone is looking at you . . . I found several issues over time, and I'm sure you are continuing to make things right. An rpm specific stumble could be from a TPS that is "bad" at that point. I could not find my bad TPS with the mV function, but when I connected a quality Ohm meter, I could see a consistent "jump" as I slowly opened and closed the TPS. New (HD) TPS, and much improved immediately! I've lost track of everything you've done already, so forgive me if I repeat: Have you zeroed the CO Fuel Trim? Inspected the 30 amp main fuse for heat damage?

YMMV. I had to take the brass holder off to get my Sport running right. There must be more than one way to skin a cat.. Right? True, that. Looking back, my Sport had several dynamic issues that affected its run quality adversely. Routinely repeating the *regular* tune-up has always been helpful. The faulty 30amp fuse, glitchy TPS, and bad coil wire connection took a lot of fettling to find and sort.

YMMV. I had to take the brass holder off to get my Sport running right.

Thanks, Phil, for posting that link here, and the great write-up and photos on grooming the V11 shift mechanism! Well done, man!

Have you zero'd the CO fuel trim already? That, and zero-ethanol fuel, made some of the biggest difference for me. There were other issues . . . Nasty Hiccup thread

I routinely fill the Sport with non-ethanol fuel and today noticed that the "premium" is now 90 AKI (RON+MON divided by 2), down a bit from what it was (91?). Sorry to see the "octane rating" (AKI) go down, but I can immediately tell the difference when I have to run ethanol laced fuel (pop-burp-hiccup).

"double chocolate bock" . . . . that's what goes in the V11 rear drive, yeah?

I love my factory shop stand, and having engaged it from both sides (the left being more *natural*), I most often lift mine from the right, with the stand handle dropping forward.

I've met czakky -he ain't no wuss, no way. period.

Those "hand fairings" would have felt pretty spectacular riding today!!

OMG: Guzzis, Volvos, diesels, tube amps . . . hammers . . . forum of the afflicted!

New Year's Day: 66 miles to meet a like-minded good friend. Low forties (ºF) made the heated jacket worth it . . . until the controller failed. Felt great to get out . . . mostly working on conditioning AGM batteries . . .

You could write me a note, yah? You are The Chief Whip, after all! (BTW, how many hours to ride from NL to Mandelo del Lario?)

I'm guessing my Garmin "City Navigator" maps don't have this feature . . . . I second RoxLemans compliment of your mapping and navigation!

Hear, hear!

Right? Those look like Garmin tracks, but how do you generate the elevation trace?

How cool! Well done on getting together, guys. It really is special to have a group of nice V11 on such great roads!

Great information, Hansson! Really trying to learn and better understand the battery alternatives and the correct charging methods.

Right, it's apparently only the "pawl" spring that might break. If you're used to a '72 Eldo box, think of that as "sensible shoes" and the V11 gearbox as something more daring . . . Slinky, maybe, but not 'wimpy . . .' more of a cocktail dress than a parka . . .