The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Can emissions and air pump be choking out my PRV? 200

posted by  powood on  Sat May 2 18:15 CST 2009
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sun Jun 14 15:41 CST 2009
[RELATED]

I have a 1976 265 with a B27F PRV. It has some issues at idle (when warm) and those with more wisdom than me point to a vacuum leak. In trying to trace the problem I wondered if i should tackle some of the emissions components.

From what I understand, just about everything on this model is an afterthought, especially the emissions system.

Somewhere along the line the air pump went on life support and someone mercifully cut the fan belt. This appears to be the extent of modifying the emissions system (leaving the air pump dead and beltless).

Should other components also be removed, plugged up, disengaged, thrown away, replaced, repaired, or otherwise tampered with?

Ideally, since I have no air pump and have no intention of replacing it, is there anything else I should yank to increase performance?

I apologize that I am not being the greenest about this, but since the price of gas was not an issue when this car was designed and I am praying for it now, I don't have much green left after I make my daily trip to the petro station.






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.