Parts for a 1991 440 ( lack of)
 

I have a volvo 440 1991 1700 cc engine , why am i finding it so difficult to get parts for it , i speak to car parts places only to be told i need a main dealer who keep saying sorry volvo dont make that part any more ? so frustrating does any body know where i can get hold of a gasket that sits inbetween the carb and the inlet manifold ? any help would be greatly appreciated , thanks in advance Keith

Unfortunately I can not advice you with respect to location of said item, may I suggest that you have a bespoke one made from say Dobson Gaskets.

oh i think i saw one on ebay mate check ebay, and even google parts for volvo summat shud come up

Not to mention 440's are rarer than hens teeth at breakers yards.
Grendel

Plenty of parts on ebay and really your local auto should be able to order anything for it....although its a 1991 car they were made up untill 1997.

When I had my 480T www.gsfcarparts managed to supply everything I needed.

Good luck.

You can make your own gasket. Just buy some gasket paper from a automotive store and use the old gasket as a pattern. Or use the carb or inletmanifold as pattern if the old gasket isn't useable anymore. All you have to do is cut the gasket paper in shape. Very easy to do and gasket paper is cheap. Works fine, used it a lot on my 1800ES.

Just to re-iterate B20F's reply.

When I had my 340GL, my Indie 'made' a gasket for carb-head to solve the all too common 'rough running syndrome'. Even though back then they were probablt still available, he prefered to make his own to save costs & said they were just as good:thumbs_up:

I dont know if it helps but the simple paper gasket (number 86 in below diagram) is still available. Number 66 in the diagram has expired though, but if you can get away without it then the dealers (including myself) can still get these. I remember when i first started here we used to sell these every week, haven't sold them for a long time now though.


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Simon