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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber 120-130 1966 posted by  Dylan Berichon on  Sun Apr 19 19:39 CST 2009 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Sat Mar 20 22:45 CST 2010 [RELATED] For those that were following my float bowl thread below, I finally gave up and took the car into a local Volvo shop. They discovered a leaking jet, and got the car to stop puking gas from the floats... for a bit. I've got the car back and it's continuing to leak from the float bowls, although it's not happening nearly as much as it was. The car is now also performing quite badly, and I'm 100% sure it's a carb issue. I'm at a point with these carbs that I want to take them off the car and destroy them with my bare hands. I've had nothing but problems and it costing me a lot of money. I've decided that I have basically 2 options: Get my SUs rebuilt (or buy a new set from someone like Rhys or Z-Therapy) or Convert to a Weber. My main concern of having my SUs rebuilt (or replaced) is that I'll continue to have the same struggles that I've had since I bought the car. It's always little stuff, but I can never make them work correctly for more then about 30 minutes. I'm tired of dealing with it. The previous owner told me that the carbs were rebuilt by someone on the east coast about a month before I bought the car (that was a year and a half ago), but I have no idea what all it entailed. That said I'm not super keen on a Weber conversion. I've heard mixed things about the Weber. I like the idea of not having to mess with it or worry about it once I get it dialed in. I don't like the idea of having crummy gas mileage and maybe losing a bit of performance. Plus the Weber kit is expensive and a lot of work. I'd like to hear from folks that have done the conversion, and if they are happy with it. For folks with new/rebuilt SUs, do the issues ever end? I don't mind making minor adjustments (such as idle and fuel mix) every once in a while, but I'm tired of having gas leak and having to adjust things every time I use the car. One way or another I need to get this sorted it. All these issues are starting to make me hate this car. Thanks as always. -- http://dylans122.blogspot.com Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post. Select, copy to buffer, and paste anywhere: <a href="http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1344815/120-130/non_stop_carb_issues_opinons_wanted_sus_vs_weber.html">Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber</a>

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• Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
  posted by  davidjudd2  on Thu Apr 23 13:08 CST 2009 > V

• Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
  posted by  davidjudd2  on Thu Apr 23 13:07 CST 2009 > V

• Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
  posted by  Kentucky  on Mon Apr 20 14:35 CST 2009 > V
  • Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
    posted by  Dylan Berichon  on Tue Apr 21 14:39 CST 2009 > V

• Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
  posted by  hairy apple  on Mon Apr 20 13:58 CST 2009 > V

• Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
  posted by  Greig  on Mon Apr 20 10:19 CST 2009 > V

• Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
  posted by  Volvo From Heck  on Mon Apr 20 08:33 CST 2009 > V

• Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
  posted by  Patrick of Mtl  on Mon Apr 20 07:36 CST 2009 > V
  • Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
    posted by  Dylan Berichon  on Tue Apr 21 14:47 CST 2009 > V
    • Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
      posted by  someone claiming to be patrickof mtl  on Thu Apr 23 09:04 CST 2009 > V
      • Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
        posted by  Dylan Berichon  on Thu Apr 23 17:22 CST 2009 > V
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      posted by  derek uk  on Wed Apr 22 05:01 CST 2009 > V

• Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
  posted by  Rhys  on Sun Apr 19 20:01 CST 2009 > V
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    posted by  sdewolfe  on Sun Apr 19 20:52 CST 2009 > V
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      posted by  1963SlateBlue122  on Tue Apr 21 14:59 CST 2009 > V
      • Non stop Carb issues, Opinons wanted on SUs Vs. Weber [120-130][1966]
        posted by  someone claiming to be patrick of mtl  on Fri Apr 24 07:58 CST 2009 > V

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