1971 Volvo 164

Put rotor and distributor cap back on – marking on the cap which connector the rotor was pointed to for cylinder 1.  Connected wires.  It started right up.  Vroom vroom!  Idle was a bit weird and when I pulled the throttle I noticed that only the front carb air valve was rising.  The rear carb didnt seem to be doing anything at all.  I stopped the engine and took the top off and turns out I’d put the rubber diaphragm on a little off – there is a tiny notch in the carb body that the little tag on the diaphragm has to fit into.  I put it on correctly, put the cap back on, and started it up again.  This time both carbs open and the idle sounded better.

I even took it for a spin around the parking lot – shifted nicely, no noise or grinding from the transmission, and the clutch is smooth.  It also went into reverse!

I also got under and changed the oil – struggling for about 20min with the drain plug.  Put 6 quarts of 10w-30 in and let the engine run for a little bit.  There is a bit of smoke or exhaust coming from underneath the intake manifold.  Looks like it may be coming from the exhaust manifold?  At first I thought it was just old oil burning off but there was more than just a little and it only starts coming out once the engine has warmed up.  Dad looked at it and thinks there is an exhaust leak.  I’ll have to take that in to have someone look at it.  In the meantime I just have to get some tires and new brakes on it and should be able to get it back to town.  I’m getting a little weary of driving all the way out to Nelson County to work on it – though my parents like seeing me more.

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