Saw that coming 😊 Really neat discovery on the filter causing part of the issue too. It's always gonna be a chain of failures on these old rigs. Smart tip with the HVAC tape. It seems like you are almost ready to roadtrip the old girl. I just documented and uploaded a 2800 km roadtrip in my 144 turbo. It takes a special type of person to drive old iron long distances. Must be: masochist. Hard of hearing. Patient.
Good to hear the Amazon is now a good running car, how you fix the brake light switch, I've almost done the same, but for connecting the earth to both steering shafts, that's clever I've the same problem., thank You for explaining all the things.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for posting it. I've experienced the solder in the tank blocking the intake on a customers car long long ago when I worked on these professionally. Took the tank out of my Amazon sedan some months back just so I could safely weld up the trunk floor to the right of it. For some reason the tank now sits with the filler spout at the top of its hole rather than centered in it. Need to figure that one out when I finish the painting work. Tank was super easy to remove though. Interesting about the filter on the suction side of the pump being problematic. Will keep that one in mind.
@@benchracing_network I'm enjoying watching you, as well as Dean, and the fella in Holland, and a Brit, all on RU-vid all restore or repair Amazons. Meanwhile I'm struggling with many of the same things with my Amazon in rural Clayton, Georgia. It's nice having a smaller world thanks to the internet.
Those clear filters can clog up with rust dust without looking obviously dirty. If they look a bit red rather than the original yellow they are picking up rust. Your tank will always produce some rust as time goes by. Maybe change the filter again after 500 miles, and keep a couple in the spare wheel well for emergencies. I assume you have one between the pump and the carbs vertically just after the pump. Don't worry too much about having the filter only partly full. Bubbles can be caused by tiny rust holes in the tank to pump line. Hole maybe in the top of the pipe and you don't see it. Replace the pipe if suspicious as it can also be partly blocked by rust. There is a filter that fits those old style filters. I have seen mention on Brickboard but I'm afraid I don't have a number. They may be the same as the next style filters with the outer cover held on with a nut in a small recess. Volvo part # 667583
Yep, it’s got a brand new NiCop line from the tank to the engine bay now. That filter between the pump and carbs fills immediately and doesn’t have any bubbles when running anymore!
