Long time since an update.
And the news isn't good.
A while back, the main fuel pump died. Necropsy revealed much crud.
A while back, the 2-inch-long pressure line between the pump and the accumulator failed, and it was jury rigged to get the car running. Which it did for a little while until the pump locked solid.
So the pump and accumulator had to come out. Not an easy task when the mounting cushions fail!
A used K-jet pump was donated to me by a kind soul, and it had a good accumulator join pipe. My iPD order with new cushions is some time away, as is my order for metric fuel hose, which wasn't in stock at the local Volvo dealer. So I did an temporary assembly of pump and accumulator.
Then did a temporary fitting to the car. Just so I could get the damned thing to move under its own power and free up the driveway.
Filled with hope, I charged the battery, refilled the tank with 40 litres of juice, turned the key, let it crank, and.....
Nothing.
The replacement pump is cactus. It's weeping fuel from the front of the pump and the electrical connector.
I do have a spare K-ket pump and accumulator from a 240, complete with a mounting bracket.
Now I will have to work out a way to fit the 240 K-Jet pump temporarily so I can move the thing. There's no bracket on a 140 for mounting the FP under the LR passenger's seat so improvisation is necessary.
