Hey Mike,

Though I've felt sympathy for your long pursuit, I cheer the candor with which you are sharing your experience. It is a very good explanation you've given, and I can, without photographic detail, picture the rip in that neoprene connector between your "upgrade" pump and the modified outlet tube in your tank sender unit.

That connector, or hose, is something I wish I had stocked when they were available, instead of having to use the expensive and bulky 30R10 submersible 5/16" hose.

How do you feel about the IPD sales pressure to upgrade? I understand they wanted to find a reliable pump to sell their loyal fans, and have read many proudly told stories about how much sense it makes to Walbro your Volvo, given the spotty rep the AC/Delco and its copies have made for themselves. Also there's a certain appeal (to some) for the hindsight view that the automotive engineers who came up with the original design had their heads up antique rear ends, after all, it failed, after 30 years.

As you probably know, I've been In The Tank a dozen or so times before, and continue to watch carefully the performance of five family fleet LH2.4 240 Volvos in daily use, so it makes sense that I not only have some parts on the ready, but also some of the tools to help me know which parts need replacement.

I've also some Scot blood (Mama's side) to keep me on the path of frugality, and so feel compelled to get the longest performance from the least expenditure. Tools and education, or as I have found, education and tools, are my stubbornly held friends.

The very first tool I found important was for measuring fuel pressure. To make a fuel injected car run, the amount of pressure behind the injector is critically important. It would seem to be a simple matter of connecting a bourdon gauge to the fuel rail, but after making the rounds of the local auto parts stores pawing through their adapters and fittings, I could not find what I needed to make that connection. I needed education. I turned to the Internet (1999) and found this bulletin board. Here, I found help in the suggestion that I get a spare fuel rail from the junk yard to make an adapter from. Here's what I cobbled together and continue to use today.

Since then, I come back here to try to pay back.






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Art Benstein near Baltimore

I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh.