142 Engine Runs! 1969 Volvo 142 • Oct 15, 2004
We installed the old SU carburetors last night, as well as a cast-iron dual downpipe exhaust manifold to finish off the engine installation. After a little bit of cranking to prime the SUs, the engine chugged to life, needing some fiddling with the idle, mixture and timing to settle down to a high idle of 1500rpm (to properly bed in the new cam and lifters).
We should be receiving the rebuilt carbs from Carl early next week. We’ll need to install those, bleed the brakes (again) and adjust the clutch. Then we can start breaking in our newly built B20E engine. After it’s broken in, we’ll be dyno testing it to see how a header would improve power as well as investigating Do-It-Yourself fuel injections systems.
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Our newly rebuilt engine
After a little bit of cranking to prime the SUs, the engine chugged to life, needing some fiddling with the idle, mixture and timing to settle down to a high idle of 1500rpm (to properly bed in the new cam and lifters).