Hi Cody, i think the oil changing intervals has been good in the last years, oil change every spring, and only very little driving summertime.
I guess this is from the cars history, it was used as a daily driver until 1989, in Virginia, 89-90 somewhere the old man that owned the car died, then it become standing to rot until around 2005, when it was sold and exported to Sweden, the importer fixed it up, replaced the top, and gave it a paint job, he probably just changed the oil once, thereafter the current owner got it, he told me the oil filter was almost rusted through when he got the car, he has changed oil and filter every spring since.
Good thing all that âcokedâ oil hasnât started loosening and clog every channel.
When i worked on it today i got the impression the engine maybe never has been âopenedâ 
still some original seals, brittle as⊠i donât know what.
Hi Tom, maybe replaced?
Everything else is/says bonneville.
And it is for sure sold new in the US.
Iâm probably wrong. The bar across the grilled seems different. Probably a 389 cu in. Those are pretty bullet proof engines. I did once build a 421 in a 63 bonneville. a very torquey engine.
I was told if it works dont clean them because the carbon build up seals up stuff that otherwise would be leaking.
I think itâs a '65. On both earlier and later, the lights were more flush with the fender.
389 it is 
Nice running engine.
Pomegranate tree survived another winter, forgot to re-apply a layer of woodchips before the grass sprang up so Iâm having to restart by killing off the grass with some cardboard. My little metal cage has protected the tree from curious deer and any family members mowing in the area.
You can use landscape cloth then cut a slit in it to where the trunk grows. I like the cardboard idea though too and i might use it because i dont want to buy landscape cloth for my 200 maples. That solves weeds and how do i find themâŠ
Weâve got gobs of plain cardboard from all the crap my mom and I order, the plastic coated stuff goes to the municipal landfill/recycling hub. We save recyclables to barter with them when we have a lot of garbage to get rid of. Itâs a weird system, normally it costs money via Garb Cards to toss garbage, unless you bring Plastics, Glass, or Paper/Cardboard.
My uncle has been slowly using some of the cardboard for the garden plot I started and he took over. I gave up on that plot because it doesnât get a lot of sunlight. I plan to make some half barrel raised beds along the pond for next year. Might get a late winter planting in.
Generaly l dont give much about art. Find it a waste of time. Well, you culd argue everything is art but l mean art art. But sometimes l get a art stroke.
How do you guys like my new house gutter? It represents my favorite animal
Wow, youâre a true artist Kristijan. Iâm glad you didnât carve the the other end and the pigâs normal drain point 
Now you did it J.O.
Roof gutters have two ends.
You now planted the idea into his mind.
Never, ever, feed an Artist. Keep them lean and starved. Scrabbling from idea to idea. Only way you can get any work out of them.
See. Now I crave for a better camera. When I should be washing up a day or two sink full of been used dishes. She cooked. I ate. Now I must wash. Loving, caring, is sharing.
S.U.
Haha, I hope so See what he comes up with
Summer report from Sweden
Friday evening, stuffing some chunk bags in the volvo, leaving a spot in the middle for the dog.
Saturday morning, on our way to a woodgas-meeting at Niklas place (Omstallningsresan)
The weather looks promising.
Re-fueling stop along the way.
Nature
Arriving to Niklas place without trouble feels great! After all it was the first long trip with the volvo.
Scania truck with SMP gasifier.
Old Volvo Duett, EV-converted.
Steam powered generator, for charging the Volvo Duett above.
There wasnât much time to snap picâs, lots of talking and fun.
Probably the hottest day of this year
On the way home, some rain and thunder in the air.
Almost home, stopped by at in-laws to say hi, and leaving some âweed killerâ about 8 liters of hopper juice (from half trip)
Cindy sniffed in the hopper juice bucket, and ran away, sneezing, good to know she donât want to rub, and tumble in that stuff.
All in all: 320 km (200 miles) 6 bags of chunks consumed, about 2 liters of dino for experimenting with hybriding (and some help in a killer-steep-hill)
It all went well, and im as happy as can be, volvo run better than expected, and a fun day.
Testing the gas before going home from in-laws.
And for JO: I had my first intake explosions, 3 âhardâ bangs in a row, about half-way on our way, nothing more after that
Thank you Goran for the pictures and real glad you enjoyed your outing 
I admire you, donât understand, I get nervous just being on a bigger road.
Thank you Göran. Wonderful report
Unfortunately I couldnât make it. Had to spend my weekend at work.
Thank you mr Wayne, it indeed was a fun trip.
Today the sun-burn really, -burns
Hi Jan, nothing odd with that, i get nervous on every bigger road too, even in a ânormalâ car 
You may have seen on youtube which road i prefer to drive to work?
Thanks JO, yeah, itâs a shame, that âworkâ-thing is really irritating most of the time, (itâs fun the 25 every month)
But it really takes to much timeâŠ