gunsmith help

[Bill Murphy]

I can't wait until the Chinese come out with a new 3/4 size Mini-PV-544. The 544 with the long gearshift is my favorite V-Car.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I can't wait until the Chinese come out with a new 3/4 size Mini-PV-544. The 544 with the long gearshift is my favorite V-Car.

Wouldn't that be cool?!? In a flex-fuel model too

Those SU carbs on that B-18B engine were a neat design, especially after Volvo started using the Grose-jet float valve (237569-9 Volvo p/n) as a replacement for the original SU part. I met Henry Grose at his house and visited him a few times in his basement workshop. He lived in a very modest house in Stoneham, MA. where he made his Grose-jets from brass hexagonal bar stock. His secret (patented) to the long life of his float valve was the stainless steel ball at the tip of the needle. It wouldn't wear or stick like a conical brass needle would.
Then the nightmarish needle and jet. The more common needle was the DX (237315 Volvo p/n) but there were more than 10 needle sizes to choose from. The corresponding adjustable jets 237592 and 237593 ([front and rear respectively] Volvo p/n) were very easy to work on.... if you knew what you were doing. 1971 saw the first Bosch fuel injected models and that changed everything... right into the world of the super nightmarish electronic fuel injection

Sorry.... (I musta took lessons)





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[Double Lab]

Please excuse our resident gearheads, but you'll have to stick with a 1ph motor. A 3ph won't work. You might be able to find a local electrical motor shop that would be willing to rebuild your old motor.