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1966 Volvo Amazon

Issues and enhancements to the Amazon

’66 Volvo – I have a B20B!

Written by admin. Date of post: March 22, 2016April 6, 2016. Leave a comment Posted in 1966 Volvo Amazon Leave a comment

Well, I had a wonderful surprise.  A 1966 Amazon should have a B18 1.8L engine with 90 HP.  I noticed the number stamped on the block is 496996.  After much Googling this is a B20B 2.0L 118 HP engine!  This model engine was never installed in any car, but was a replacement that could be […]

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’66 Volvo – Exhaust Issues

Written by admin. Date of post: March 17, 2016April 6, 2016. Leave a comment Posted in 1966 Volvo Amazon Leave a comment

Our first day on the trip from Seattle to Little Rock we started getting dizzy and sick in the Volvo.  I thought I could smell exhaust. 🙁  So the next morning I checked the manifold and it was leaking pretty badly; (pictured) between the manifold and downpipe.  At this point we were in Yakima WA, […]

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