fly65
fly65
9/24/10 6:25 p.m.

so i live in alaska and own a volvo 122 its a 2dr with a b18 and dual su carbs but it will only runn for 45 seconds beafore fouling the plugs up so do i just need to adjust the carbs me and my gramps are going to try adjusting the carbs and see how she runs o she also came with the stock jack in the trunk.

jordon

TRoglodyte
TRoglodyte Reader
9/27/10 1:19 p.m.

Unscrew the top off your carbs and see if they need oil in them. It may be more complicated than adjusting.

fly65
fly65 New Reader
9/28/10 12:42 a.m.

In reply to TRoglodyte:

thanks how do i know if they need to be oiled

TRoglodyte
TRoglodyte Reader
9/28/10 8:37 a.m.

If you dont see oil when you unscrew the top it needs some. It will only take about a shot glass to fill up,or less. In Alaska use a very thin oil, 20wt.

fly65
fly65 New Reader
9/28/10 6:29 p.m.

In reply to TRoglodyte:

thanks ill check that out

spitfirebill
spitfirebill Dork
10/1/10 9:54 a.m.

Neat car. Its time to buy a Haynes Manual or similar.

Also a good time to remove the carbs for a good cleaning and rebuild.

Per Schroeder
Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director
10/11/10 3:49 p.m.

Sometimes you can get too much fuel pressure and fuel will bubble up and out of the SU, into the cylinder...causing fowling. What kind of fuel pump are you running?

fly65
fly65 New Reader
10/13/10 9:03 p.m.

In reply to Per Schroeder:

the car is stock for stock minus rust

fly65
fly65 New Reader
10/13/10 9:05 p.m.

In reply to spitfirebill:

ya im tryin to get the money to do that no job or any way to get money but i got the car for 250bucks are the stock jacks rare or worth anything?

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