SU Needle Types For Which Cars

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Needle Types, for B 16 & B 18 engines October 1969

Engine Air filter type Needle ID Part No. Carburetor type


B 16 B Paper GT 237009 SU - H4
B 16 B Oil GW 237050 SU - H4
Zenith-Stromberg
B 18 A Paper “4F” 237252
175-CDS2
B 18 B (100HP) Paper TZ 237103 SU - HS6
B 18 B (108HP) Paper ZH 237221 SU - HS6
B 18 B (115HP) Paper KD 237248 SU - HS6
Paper
B 18 B (115HP) KF 237255 SU - HS6
silencing air filter
B 18 B (115HP) Paper DX 237315 SU - HS6
with exhaust emission control
KA or 237145 or
B 18 D (90HP) Paper SU - HS6
ZH 237221
Oil
B 18 D (90HP) KB 237183 SU - HS6
silencing air filter
B 18 D (95HP) Paper ZH 237221 SU - HS6
B 18 D (95HP) Paper KE 237249 SU - HS6
B 18 D (100HP) Paper SM 237267 SU - HS6
Paper
B 18 D (100HP) KG 237262 SU - HS6
silencing air filter

Needle Types, for B 20 and B 30 engines October 1970


Needle Types
Engine Carburetor 1969 car model 1970 car model 1971 car model
Needle ID Part No. Needle ID Part No. Needle ID Part No.
B 20 A Stromberg B2AF * 237346 B1AN 237441 B1AN 237441
B 20 A SU - HS6 – – BAH 237452 – –
B 20 B Stromberg B1 S * 237350 B1AP 237442 B1AP 237442
B 20 B SU - HS 6 KN * 237353 KN * 237353 – –
B 20 B SU - HIF6 – – – – BAL 237536
B 20 D SU - HIF6 – – – – BAL 237536
B 30 A Stromberg B1 R * 237344 B1AM 237443 B1 BE 237482

* the needle should have the spring load direction towards the carburetor throttle.
SU Needles

Needle sizes, dimensions in 10000th of an inch (990 = 0.0990”)


Dimensions indicated are given at reference points on the needles (see picture below)
Green color indicates largest size (lowest fuel flow) for a given engine type.
Red color indicates smallest size (highest fuel flow) for a given engine type.

B18 engines

Idle Acceleration & cruise Top speed


GT 890 850 820 795 770 745 710 675 640 605 570 535 500
B16A
GW 890 850 830 800 775 760 745 730 715 700 685 670 660
TZ 990 950 915 893 870 847 827 805 787 770 753 737 710 690
ZH 990 950 915 893 870 847 820 795 775 755 735 715 695 675
B18B KD 990 950 908 883 856 830 775 740 705 670 635 600 565 530
KF 990 950 910 890 875 855 835 820 810 800 795 790 790 790
DX 990 958 926 888 859 830 775 740 705 670 635 600 565 530
KA 990 950 920 895 876 855 835 814 793 784 780 780 780 780
ZH 990 950 915 893 870 847 820 795 775 755 735 715 695 675
KB 990 950 917 900 886 872 860 850 845 840 835 830 825
B18D
KE 990 950 917 900 885 870 848 838 830 822 815 808 800 792
SM 990 950 915 885 865 845 835 820 800 780 765 750 740 730
KG 990 950 915 895 875 855 841 834 827 820 810 800 790 780

B20 engines

B20A BAH 995 967 939 909 881 848 781 740 703 677 661 649 636 624 618 618
B20B KN 990 962 933 905 870 820 782 747 718 690 660 630 600 570 540 510
B20B/D BAL 972 957 926 898 870 826 787 752 727 703 678 653 629 605 580 555

Reference:
Volvo material from 1969-1970
Haynes SU Carburettors Owners Workshop Manual
Compiled by: Tadek Malkiewicz

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