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B18 fuel pump failure 120-130

posted by  planetman on  Wed Feb 6 10:53 CST 2019
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Priming the carb float bowls is the way to go. That will be enough fuel to get the fuel pump working again.

The very early B18 glass bowl fuel pumps might have a priming lever, I know some of the B16 glass bowl fuel pumps had them.

The only Volvo B18/B20/B30 fuel pumps I know for sure had a priming lever are the Penta(Marine) fuel pumps which was also sold in the Volvo competition catalog as a performance fuel pump.

You can install an electric fuel pump and it should be mounted as close to the fuel tank as possible and it should be wired so that the fuel pump shuts off if the engine stops running, even if the key is still on. And you have to make sure the electric fuel pump isn't putting out too much pressure regardless of the advertised pressure.


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Eric
Hi Performance Automotive Service (formerly OVO or Old Volvos Only)
Torrance, CA 90502
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