Need help. Salmon season is upon us.

JLaBree

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Good afternoon. I hope I am posting this correctly. I have a 1978 Bayliner Admiralty Fisher with a Volvo 270 and AQ 120 or 140, not sure. Can't find the data tag. Anyhow, it has two Solex 44PHN-3 carburetors on it and one is non rebuild able. It seems as if I would having better luck finding a unicorn guarding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I have heard that it is possible to upgrade this setup to a downdraft twin carb setup and changing the manifold. What do I need to get? I am finding twin carb Volvo setups with manifolds fairly reasonable on ebay. I just need to know what to get. Thanks. Also, what is the difference between the B 20 and B21 engines?
 

bruceb58

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Also, what is the difference between the B 20 and B21 engines?
B20 is a pushrod engine with a steel head. B21 is am OHC engine with an aluminum cross flow head. B21 requires freshwater cooing because of the aluminum head. It's a much stronger motor than the B20.

You likely have the B21.
 
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