location winnipeg canada..

yea so my su's are running way to ritch......

why am i asking i had both my carbs off and apart compltly cause it was runing like crap put them back together after cleaning all the gunk from sitting a year.. stupid ethinal in the gas GAH!!
it was like they were full of paint

also i noticed this thing not sure what it does, part of it has been snaped off?
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9893/whatsthisji0.jpg

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I found this PDF a while ago that really helped me out with my Strombergs. Great illustrations and diagrams. Not sure where it came from but I posted it on my site:

http://164.colten.com/volvodocs/carbsdiagram.pdf

Your broken part is the hot start valve. Has a spring loaded plunger in it, or should have. I'm not familiar with this type of SU but I'm sure you'll get some info here. This maybe why it's running rich.

txs

but i know my carbs arnt tuned at all \i just don't know how one tunes them dual su's
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The mixture is adjusted by turning a screw that is in a well on the lower corner
of the float bowl. It adjusts the height of the jet. Handle with CARE because it is fragile and you can easily twist it off.
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George Downs, Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!

txs i'll take a look and play around with them
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Keep in mind turning the screw clockwise will richen the mixture, couterclockwise will lean it.

txs

anyhow

had to pop my front carb off again it was not getting any fuel fixed that i thought then it was shooting fuel into the air intake box took it of again and found the ball was sticking still blah cleaned it some more also took my choke apart as well it was clogged adjusted then screws a bit and it appears to be running allot happier now might pop the back carb off also and do the choke tomorrow
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Sounds like you got it figured out.

Your car is familiar. I saved a couple posted photos of one from Canada that a young guy had just bought a few years back. It had a strange roof rack. Checking you posts points back to a 2005 thread and the same shots. Glad to see you've still got the car.

I've since learned the condition of your call is called a "Belgian Rust-flower" Something about the steel on certain 140s manufactured in Beligium - they used a poor quality steel that would rust out in the middle of the panel.

The car looks better, have you been doing any bodywork?

for the record the car has been in the family since 1994 and has been on a few road trips :P i just kinda inherited :) shame about the rust on it.. it was in prity good shape in 2000 till a friend borrowed in for 3 yrs and did not look after it properly blah then i kinda took it but never had a space to work on it proper so its kinda just roted away on me
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6796/volvoflooryr3.jpg


i found a 68 i am saving up to get but till then i wana look after what i have since this one still has its share of usefull parts :)
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