Volvo RWD 140-160 Forum

INDEX FOR 1/2026(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 8/2007 140-160 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

142e Carb Conversion - Update! 140-160

If you have the standard Pierburg fuel pump you probably will not need the
fuel pressure regulator. I put one on my B20 powered 122 in days of mystery
carburetor problems a couple winters ago and after a few months the regulator's
diaphragm let go, pouring gasoline all over my engine and generator.
Fortunately I recognized the problem and when I installed it had left enough
hose that I could just take it off and rehook the hose to the front carb.
Later I checked the Pierburg's output under several different conditions and
speeds up to about 6 grand, and it was always exactly 3 psig, exactly what the
SU carbs need. I found earlier that if I set the regulator pressure to 2.5
the car would go OK for a few blocks and then begin to starve, so as nearly as
I can tell, the regulator was a pimple on the backside of progress.

BTW it was NOT an el cheapo regulator - it was name brand. Same kind IPD
used to sell, although I did not get it from IPD.

Enjoy those dual carbs!
--
George Downs, The "original" Walrus3, Bartlesville, Oklahoma






THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD

New 142e Carb Conversion - Update! [140-160]
posted by  someone claiming to be svenerik  on Tue Mar 11 11:27 CST 2003 >


<< < > >>



©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.