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Apr 26th, 2013, 17:22 | #1 |
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Replacement Carb for B200/230 Engine
I am running my Volvo 240 Estate with a B200K engine from a Volvo 360 and the inlet manifold /carb from the original B230K.
The question I have is whether the Pierburg Carb is setup only to handle a B230 engine only or whether it would work correctly on the B200 - the B200 was only fitted with the Cisac Solex carb I believe. The car is running but I think the secondary throttle is not working correctly plus there is little scope for adjustments. The carb is overly complex (the original engine had the pulse air system) and I am not sure it is tunable for the B200 engine. Has anyone fitted a WEBER conversion kit to Volvo 240?
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Apr 28th, 2013, 10:28 | #2 |
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I've no direct experience of that conversion, but I did change a Cisac on a B230K to a Stromberg from a B21, changing the needle to one giving a slightly richer mixture for the larger engine.
I think if a carburettor will physically fit, ie you have the appropriate manifold or a converter piece, then you can re-jet it to suit almost anything. Gower Lee or the Carburettor Hospital are the people to advise on jet and needle changes. When I rang up Gower Lee, the moment I said the word "Cisac" the very helpful man said "bin it" ! |
Apr 28th, 2013, 10:55 | #3 |
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Weber
I put a 34DMTL Weber on a B230K 740 and it works brilliantly. Carb is actually a manual choke conversion kit for a 1.6 Sierra but I have not needed to change the jets, surprisingly. Look for the old threads on 700 Weber etc.
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Apr 29th, 2013, 13:28 | #4 |
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Steve Curtis over on the 700 side of things has carried out a Weber conversion as well.
If your carb came from a different capacity engine the jets are defintely going to need changed. I would second the Gower and Lee recommendation as rejetting is a minefield. If you change one thing, you generally need to change it all. Unless you have an SU Cap
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Apr 29th, 2013, 23:30 | #5 |
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I like the idea of fitting reconditioned Stromberg carb from a B21 engine together with a B21 inlet manifold. The linkages for the throttle and choke I believe are the same.
Can anyone confirm this?
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It needed the throttle cable from the donor car, also I had to improvise a mounting bracket to hold the end of the cable in the right position. That may have been because I hadn't kept all the bits from the old car. The choke cable I think just connected straight up. Also I'd lost the plate that bolts on the intake side of the Stromberg, together with the plastic intake elbow. I made a plate to fit the larger elbow from the Cisac. |
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