What a great episode! So much fun seeing you start her. Oh. That poor starter motor had some dramatic wake up😂. Gotta love these b18's! They don't need much to run 😀. I guess I would go with the cheapest carb option just to make her run ok for now. Anyway, this looks and sound promising! Congrats!
Thank you SO MUCH for making this Amazon 122s series. I've had a 1966 Wagon sitting a garage for 25 years and finally decided to get it running this year. Your videos have taught me so much already and are only teaching me more. I really appreciate it!
This is almost exactly my first car: A 1967 Volvo 122S 2 door, white, 4 speed transmission, and not running. My father helped me get the car running, and I purchased it with my own $300. You'd better believe I'm going to subscribe and follow along. For my money, stick with the SU carbs. You will grow to love them as you rebuild and tune them. As simple as a motorcycle carb, and tbh I think you can make this a really good runner with nothing more than a couple of kits. Throttle shafts may leak a bit, but you can still drive it perfectly. I never bothered with the shafts, and the car had great throttle response and mileage (@30 mpg).
Excellent! Thank you for checking out the video AND DECIDING TO STAY! Looking forward to your thoughts on future videos. I love a good first car story. I would love to keep the SUs but we've had some exciting developments today that have lead me down a bit of a rabbit hole. Won't give too much information here but the motor thats in the car is not what I thought it was LOL. I'll keep the SUs for now. Have torn them down but need several parts. Will probably post short "reference type videos on the SU tear down for these needing data. Thanks again!
SUs are wonderful IF they are clean and IF the worn throttle shafts are replaced and bodies rebushed and IF you hook BOTH chokes up! The poor old girl is trying to start with only the rear choke cable attached. But what a great old car! I have a '67 wagon that I adore. Slow and ponderous but fun to drive anyhow and so cool to look at. These cars are a real snapshot of the sixties (fifties styling, too!) and they are really rugged and reliable, a very practical classic for these modern times.
We love our old push rod red blocks! Send some pics of the wagon to our email and Ill include them in the next Amazon video! Have you been watching the whole series?
I had a 242 we changed the B20 with a B21, it had the same need for a “gentle” tap on the starter. It worked almost every time, when it didnt work, I had to push it backwards out from the driveway to the streeet, and then push to a rolling start😊
Great video, got so excited when it started to run, it’s been in a long sleep! That parts washer definitely looks to be worth the investment. Looking forward to the next one!
It runs! Yaaaaayyyy! SO satisfying getting something running, even poorly, after sitting for so long. I just got my 242 running after it sat for 20 years. The fuel system needs major cleaning, but it runs!
Welcome back Shawn! We were quite surprised when it fired almost immediately. Have to get and order out for a carb and then figure out all the other things it needs to drive LOL Congrats on getting the 242 up and running. Hope I can see it some time!
Clean the SU's and get it running. Changing the carbs won't help much of anything unless you're doing "other things" to the top end. The Dual SU's can stay with the engine up to like 150hp and pretty high rpm, once cleaned and tuned. They are really reliable and well preforming carbs. Nothing else on the list would be an upgrade....
I agree that the SUs seem simple enough. I've disassembled both carbs and need to source parts. There also seems to be a bit of a twist in the story since I posted this video. Including a call to the previous owner and talking about why things aren't what they normally would be. Stay tuned! -Dean
I'll agree with the majority here, and say rebuilding the SU is probably your best bet. A friend helped me with mine, and once they get dialed in, you're golden. I'm probably putting the cart before the horse, but I would also pull the heater box out and clean clean it out before you run the heater. Thankfully, I never ran my heater until I did that as I had about a pound of dirt and pine needles in mine. I'm guessing yours has around 5 lbs in it based on it's slumbering location. It's now the best heater I have out of any or our "modern" cars.
Great videos! Thanks Dean. I recently picked up my brother's 1963 122s. Just has surface rust, body, panels and floors are solid. Going to get it running and try to sell, no idea what it's worth 😂
The starter on the V70 didn't want to start when it was below freezing after getting the engine back in. But after a week of starting the car to go to work, it hasn't given me a lick of trouble since. Even at -27F.
If I had this car, I would keep its patina. Fix any severe rust, change basically all components, gaskets, rubbers and so on. Go through the electronics or just install some new wiring, refurbish the carbs or get new ones.
A bit of tip with the cleaner. Use distilled water in the tank and use sealable containers filled with diesel or what ever you want to use as cleaner. Put the containers with the parts into the cleaner and go. No need to drain the whole machine after use. Some containers are better as they let the sonic waves travel through. There are Mikunis that are straight bolton replacements. Best and most modern carb at the moment. Expensive though.
Oh man. The intro was awesome! This was probably my favorite video of yours to date. Amazing editing! Hearing it finally run was an amazing thing! Seeing the bone dry clutch system makes me thankful for the cable cars I have right now! I look forward to what's coming soon with this old beaut!
Don't forget the manual chokes on the bottom of the SU's, if you pulled them out it would have run. These tractor engines do not like the cold. SU's are simple and great I would buy a used set and give em a chance, but either way good luck with the project!!
Thank you tigertown! You are absolutely right about the chokes, only one was hooked up but also, they were not functional. I have the SUs on the bench mostly reassembled already but awaiting parts. I did purchase a brand new solution that should be here in a couple days to get us up and running. Thanks again!
You should probably buy a k-kam and a 36/36 dcd weber carburator. And bigger carburators just makes it a bad fuel economy, so don't buy dcoe, 42. (If you wan't) you'll need to remove the engine and make a whole renovaton. Grind the top, forged stakes, forged crankshaft, forged piston, etc.
Did you pull the plugs and soak the cylinders in anything? About to do the same to my 67 122 and I’m thinking of soaking everything for a week in Marvel Mystery before I give her a fire. Sat since ‘95.
Assuming your not going for the full stock resto id say get a webber. They are about 350 and you could probably get around that for the su carbs. I went with the webber and its sooo much easier. Starts and runs everytime. No noticable difference in power.
I was hoping you'd stop in and say hi! I love your videos and model some of my content off of it! Considering I have Weber parts on the shelf already but no full carbs, it seems to be the right decision. Some viewers pointed out some characteristics of the motor in the car turns out, its not supposed to be there. Stay tuned for updates!
@@DeanofMachines Yea its only the 123gt that had the double carb right? Im not sure though. That great to hear! Makes me very proud! And I am going to follow along from here.. :)
What a great episode! So much fun seeing you start her. Oh. That poor starter motor had some dramatic wake up😂. Gotta love these b18's! They don't need much to run 😀. I guess I would go with the cheapest carb option just to make her run ok for now. Anyway, this looks and sound promising! Congrats!
Thank you Marcin! It is an unfortunate result of sitting for so long but a hefty tap will indeed wake it up!
I cant wait to just drive the thing lol
One of the most beautiful cars ever built! And one of the most reliable!
I absolutely love this little car! It just looks too cool!
Thank you SO MUCH for making this Amazon 122s series. I've had a 1966 Wagon sitting a garage for 25 years and finally decided to get it running this year. Your videos have taught me so much already and are only teaching me more. I really appreciate it!
Heck yeah man!!! Get that car goin! If you need anything just send an email.
This is almost exactly my first car: A 1967 Volvo 122S 2 door, white, 4 speed transmission, and not running. My father helped me get the car running, and I purchased it with my own $300. You'd better believe I'm going to subscribe and follow along.
For my money, stick with the SU carbs. You will grow to love them as you rebuild and tune them. As simple as a motorcycle carb, and tbh I think you can make this a really good runner with nothing more than a couple of kits. Throttle shafts may leak a bit, but you can still drive it perfectly. I never bothered with the shafts, and the car had great throttle response and mileage (@30 mpg).
Excellent! Thank you for checking out the video AND DECIDING TO STAY! Looking forward to your thoughts on future videos.
I love a good first car story. I would love to keep the SUs but we've had some exciting developments today that have lead me down a bit of a rabbit hole.
Won't give too much information here but the motor thats in the car is not what I thought it was LOL.
I'll keep the SUs for now. Have torn them down but need several parts. Will probably post short "reference type videos on the SU tear down for these needing data.
Thanks again!
SUs are wonderful IF they are clean and IF the worn throttle shafts are replaced and bodies rebushed and IF you hook BOTH chokes up! The poor old girl is trying to start with only the rear choke cable attached. But what a great old car! I have a '67 wagon that I adore. Slow and ponderous but fun to drive anyhow and so cool to look at. These cars are a real snapshot of the sixties (fifties styling, too!) and they are really rugged and reliable, a very practical classic for these modern times.
We love our old push rod red blocks! Send some pics of the wagon to our email and Ill include them in the next Amazon video!
Have you been watching the whole series?
I had a 242 we changed the B20 with a B21, it had the same need for a “gentle” tap on the starter. It worked almost every time, when it didnt work, I had to push it backwards out from the driveway to the streeet, and then push to a rolling start😊
Thats one way to do it!
Great video, got so excited when it started to run, it’s been in a long sleep! That parts washer definitely looks to be worth the investment. Looking forward to the next one!
I couldn't believe how easily it fired off. I can't wait to get a carb on it and figure out what else I need
Awesome that you were able to start the Volvo after being parked for so long.
Can you believe it? We were very happy!
It runs! Yaaaaayyyy! SO satisfying getting something running, even poorly, after sitting for so long. I just got my 242 running after it sat for 20 years. The fuel system needs major cleaning, but it runs!
Welcome back Shawn! We were quite surprised when it fired almost immediately. Have to get and order out for a carb and then figure out all the other things it needs to drive LOL
Congrats on getting the 242 up and running. Hope I can see it some time!
That was amazing to see it starting up like that! Good job and keep it going! 🙌
Thank you mister T. Hoping for a good update on Sunday
@@DeanofMachines me too! :)
got to keep these ladies on the road. i had some great ones
Luckily parts are available and it just takes someone a little time and love!
Absolutely loving this series so far mate it’s such a cool car I love your tapping tool 🤣
Everything is a hammer given the right opportunity! Thanks for stopping by!
Great job getting the ol' girl to fire up! Always such a great feeling
Thank you sir! Its fun to tinker with the older stuff after spending soo much time with modern electronics.
Clean the SU's and get it running. Changing the carbs won't help much of anything unless you're doing "other things" to the top end. The Dual SU's can stay with the engine up to like 150hp and pretty high rpm, once cleaned and tuned. They are really reliable and well preforming carbs. Nothing else on the list would be an upgrade....
I agree that the SUs seem simple enough. I've disassembled both carbs and need to source parts. There also seems to be a bit of a twist in the story since I posted this video. Including a call to the previous owner and talking about why things aren't what they normally would be.
Stay tuned!
-Dean
I'll agree with the majority here, and say rebuilding the SU is probably your best bet. A friend helped me with mine, and once they get dialed in, you're golden. I'm probably putting the cart before the horse, but I would also pull the heater box out and clean clean it out before you run the heater. Thankfully, I never ran my heater until I did that as I had about a pound of dirt and pine needles in mine. I'm guessing yours has around 5 lbs in it based on it's slumbering location. It's now the best heater I have out of any or our "modern" cars.
I think thats a great tip scott. If i can get the SU parts, theyll stay
Great videos! Thanks Dean.
I recently picked up my brother's 1963 122s. Just has surface rust, body, panels and floors are solid. Going to get it running and try to sell, no idea what it's worth 😂
Send some pics to info@deanofmachines.com ill try to help
Fun to watch it coming back to life congrats on saving it
Gotta love an old tractor firing up!
Hey Dean, I'm glad u decided to save her, good luck with ur startup and resto I l be enjoying the content!
Thank you for coming back Charles! I need to get a carb ordered and installed and then figure out whatever else it needs to be driven
The starter on the V70 didn't want to start when it was below freezing after getting the engine back in. But after a week of starting the car to go to work, it hasn't given me a lick of trouble since. Even at -27F.
Everything can use a hefty tap once in a while
If I had this car, I would keep its patina. Fix any severe rust, change basically all components, gaskets, rubbers and so on. Go through the electronics or just install some new wiring, refurbish the carbs or get new ones.
You have great taste my friend. Enjoy the series!
Tappy tap! Works every time👍😂
Gotta love the *hefty tap* lol
Lewis says full blown throttle bodies... No messing! I say rebuild the SUs..... Awesome video, it def wants to run!
I would love to do ITBs! Thank you for stopping by. The SU carbs are unfamiliar to me so im hesitant to keep them around
A bit of tip with the cleaner. Use distilled water in the tank and use sealable containers filled with diesel or what ever you want to use as cleaner. Put the containers with the parts into the cleaner and go. No need to drain the whole machine after use. Some containers are better as they let the sonic waves travel through.
There are Mikunis that are straight bolton replacements. Best and most modern carb at the moment. Expensive though.
Thats a great tip about the cleaner! Thank you!! I wish i could do mikunis
Oh man. The intro was awesome! This was probably my favorite video of yours to date. Amazing editing!
Hearing it finally run was an amazing thing!
Seeing the bone dry clutch system makes me thankful for the cable cars I have right now!
I look forward to what's coming soon with this old beaut!
Thank you very much! I'm learning slowly but surely
Don't forget the manual chokes on the bottom of the SU's, if you pulled them out it would have run. These tractor engines do not like the cold. SU's are simple and great I would buy a used set and give em a chance, but either way good luck with the project!!
Thank you tigertown! You are absolutely right about the chokes, only one was hooked up but also, they were not functional. I have the SUs on the bench mostly reassembled already but awaiting parts. I did purchase a brand new solution that should be here in a couple days to get us up and running.
Thanks again!
Nice work we need to talk I am pretty much in the same boat that you are and I need to get mine to start lol.
Getting the started is cake!
@@DeanofMachines I would love to have a Conversation with you on doing some calibrations we should talk I am located in pa so not too far from you
Not sure what the rest of the plan for this one is but... if you'd be interested I've got a complete B21 turbo engine
Toss me a price, ill consider it.
@@DeanofMachines idk.. a couple cases of house wine (aka Coors) for the shop, and whenever you feel like pulling it out of the car
@@tomg1807 sounds like a deal to me.
I’ve got a 65 122s. Still driving
Very nice!
bushings and teflon sleeve job for the SUs, bam
That's a good idea!
You should probably buy a k-kam and a 36/36 dcd weber carburator. And bigger carburators just makes it a bad fuel economy, so don't buy dcoe, 42. (If you wan't) you'll need to remove the engine and make a whole renovaton. Grind the top, forged stakes, forged crankshaft, forged piston, etc.
That sounds like it would be a ton of fun to do all that. Maybe in the future I can afford it.
Did you pull the plugs and soak the cylinders in anything? About to do the same to my 67 122 and I’m thinking of soaking everything for a week in Marvel Mystery before I give her a fire. Sat since ‘95.
Little bit of lubricant down the intake then a bunch of 2 stroke gas, followed by a shot of start fluid. Soaking is a great idea
Of course it starts.
Those B16-B18-B20 engines never dies.
I tried to kill a B18 when i had a old 142.....
No chanse. hahaha
Its funny how well it runs now. I’ll be looking into more power at a later date
I seriously need to to find me one of those🧐🤞
@@t.g.998 one of my favorites!!
Who abandoned this 😢
Happy that it's in good hands now.
To be transparent, it was still on the owners property but he parked it in the woods due to transmission issues in 1983.
@@DeanofMachines oh thanks for the update.
@@MrPurandar anytime!!
Never seen the carburetor trick before 🤔
Try it and see if it works!
Assuming your not going for the full stock resto id say get a webber. They are about 350 and you could probably get around that for the su carbs.
I went with the webber and its sooo much easier. Starts and runs everytime. No noticable difference in power.
*weber
The whole Weber kit is about $610. Its the best option for getting the car up and running quickly. Not including other issues
@@DeanofMachines oh Yah. I found it used for 350.
@@jimjonson365 what a lucky score!
Nice video! and nice car! and I´d go weber!... ;)
I was hoping you'd stop in and say hi! I love your videos and model some of my content off of it!
Considering I have Weber parts on the shelf already but no full carbs, it seems to be the right decision.
Some viewers pointed out some characteristics of the motor in the car turns out, its not supposed to be there.
Stay tuned for updates!
@@DeanofMachines Yea its only the 123gt that had the double carb right? Im not sure though.
That great to hear! Makes me very proud!
And I am going to follow along from here.. :)
@@DeanofMachines no wait... the 122s seems to have it as well... very cool.
@@SeasideGarage I won't give too many details about it just yet but it turns out to be a bit of a hot rod!
👌👌👌
ask honey if the key is getting warm ?
these engine should have three woven flat copper grounds
I think you are right!
Crusty pants 😂😂
It’s a very crusty Amazon
@@DeanofMachines but you love it anyway
@@itsmephil2255 Without a doubt in my mind my friend!
@@DeanofMachines and it shows good sir 🫶
weber dcoe 40 4 the win
Its a secret(but I have some ready to go now)
I haven't and probably won't watch this video. I stopped it one second in. OF COURSE it will run, it's a Volvo
I appreciate your honesty! I still have this car and really enjoy driving it.