What luck.I went away for the thanksgiving weekend and decided to put my 1972 142 into the garage. After being gone for a a few days I got a call from home that my girlfriend smelled gas in the garage. While I was gone the temperature dropped at home (not really colder than sweden though). Upon returning home (after being stuck at Seattle airport for 14 hours) I went to look at the car. The electric fuel pump is now leaking from the plastic electric connecter. I don't believe I can fix the leak, or is it replacable? Can the cold weather do this or was it just a coincedence? And does anyone have a fuel pump they may be willing to part with? The Volvo junkyard here in Seattle has raised its price on the fuelpump by 30% in the last 5 months.

Thanks for any info

Chef Blue

This must be a 142E then. If it started leaking while full of gas I think
you are out of luck. If it was dry for a long time and then it leaked some
when you first used it, there is a possibility that the seal dried out and
would swell back up when wet with gasoline. This doesn't sound like your
case though. I may have a spare, but the weather has got nasty here just
now so it may be a couple days before I can check.
They do show up on ebay from time to time. What are the yards in your area
asking for them now?
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George Downs Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!

Pulled a working one two days ago.
Drop me an E-mail if interested.
Ken
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Thanks for your replies. I figured that the pump was shot. The junk yard by my house first said $100. After a discussion about a bad fuel sender unit that they sold me that we wanted to return because it didn't work the price went up to $125. Not to happy with that idea. The local volvo restorer said he had one that worked for $75. I need to drive to Seattle to get it. I am interested in the ones both of you have. What do you want for the fuel pumps? Just let me know. Sorry for the slow response, after a week away from home I have a lot of catch up work to do.

Thanks

Chef Blue