Brake fluid change

[The Grey One]

Not as bad as it could have been

I still cry and want to kill Burt Reynolds
when I see this opening scene


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and yes the horns did sound like that



I know it's off the original topic but up yours

At least it was an American spec car, dumbed down for that market.

John

 

[Myke Rocks]

NSU & Citroen

NSU were originally a motorcycle company whose est ever & fabulous product was the 250 Max.
The company got into car manufacture, and produced a range of cars from the Prinz through to the RO80 & K70.
They were taken over by Audi/VW 24 hours before the K70 was to be released.
Rationalisation resulted in disposing of the awkwardising department.
This department took a sensible design, and, prior to the car going into production, spent many months redesigning every critical component to make it awkward to get at, and require special tools to do anything to it.
Citroen were the highest bidders for this department, and, having aquired it, tripled the staff and put it to work on the GS & the CX.

By the time they had finished, they had succeeded in making cars which were nigh on impossible to work on economically. The great masterpiece was the GS exhaust.
Replacement of this component required engine removal.

Myke

 

[The Grey One]

sorry it did not

NSU were originally a motorcycle company whose est ever & fabulous product was the 250 Max.
The company got into car manufacture, and produced a range of cars from the Prinz through to the RO80 & K70.
They were taken over by Audi/VW 24 hours before the K70 was to be released.
Rationalisation resulted in disposing of the awkwardising department.
This department took a sensible design, and, prior to the car going into production, spent many months redesigning every critical component to make it awkward to get at, and require special tools to do anything to it.
Citroen were the highest bidders for this department, and, having aquired it, tripled the staff and put it to work on the GS & the CX.

By the time they had finished, they had succeeded in making cars which were nigh on impossible to work on economically. The great masterpiece was the GS exhaust.
Replacement of this component required engine removal.

Myke

ALL parts of the GS exhaust could be replaced without removing the engine. The original design had an oil heated inlet manifold-did not work. This was quickly replaced by an exhaust gas heated manifold. This involved some extra plumbing but everything could be replaced without removing the engine-if you knew what you were doing.

John

 

[Myke Rocks]

Not True

ALL parts of the GS exhaust could be replaced without removing the engine. The original design had an oil heated inlet manifold-did not work. This was quickly replaced by an exhaust gas heated manifold. This involved some extra plumbing but everything could be replaced without removing the engine-if you knew what you were doing.

John

The exhaust section between the left pair or right pair cylinders could not be changed without removing engine. My brother's car had a fracture on it & it could not be welded in place. Engine had to come out to replace it.

Myke

 

[The Grey One]

It's an old wives tale

The exhaust section between the left pair or right pair cylinders could not be changed without removing engine. My brother's car had a fracture on it & it could not be welded in place. Engine had to come out to replace it.

Myke

The front pipes could be replaced by removing the front panel, unbolting the two engine mounting bolts to move the engine slightly each way to get clearance. There is no need to remove the engine at all except to boost the dealers profit margin. I personally have replaced at least 50 of these pipes and have had my mechanics replace many more. I could still descibe the process(and the tools required) in detail but we are getting a long way from bikes. If anyone is interested just PM me and I will get out my anorak and tell all.

John

 

[(RIP) Proff]

The front pipes could be replaced by removing the front panel, unbolting the two engine mounting bolts to move the engine slightly each way to get clearance. There is no need to remove the engine at all except to boost the dealers profit margin. I personally have replaced at least 50 of these pipes and have had my mechanics replace many more. I could still descibe the process(and the tools required) in detail but we are getting a long way from bikes. If anyone is interested just PM me and I will get out my anorak and tell all.

John

He's riight you know
We've had over 50 Citroens over 40 years,, from 2CV's, Dyanes, Acadianes, Meharis, Sahara [twin engined] Bijous, GSX3, GS1220 est, Visa 652cc's, DS19 DeCap, BX17rd, BXTurbos, ZX's, Xsara and a C3....
Only one I missed out on was a SM [Carbed] from Round oak motors Brum, Fewtrell bros [bastards agreed to sell it me then sold to someone else 10 mins later ]

 

[The Grey One]

Should I know you?

He's riight you know
We've had over 50 Citroens over 40 years,, from 2CV's, Dyanes, Acadianes, Meharis, Sahara [twin engined] Bijous, GSX3, GS1220 est, Visa 652cc's, DS19 DeCap, BX17rd BXTurbos, ZX's, Xsara and a C3....
Only one I missed out on was a SM [Carbed] from Round oak motors Brum, Fewtrell bros [bastards agreed to sell it me then sold to someone else 10 mins later ]

As you have had lots of A series cars we might have met in the past. For my sins I was chairman of the 2CV club for it's first two years.

John

 

[Steptoe]

I take it sir is referring to the most Beautiful car in the world, the SM

The one main fault with those was the untensioned main crank to jackshaft chain driving the OHC's via the jackshaft..... which drove all the other auxilaries aircon and hydraulics ect
...

Ahh yes, the SM. Don't forget the sodium filled valves that used to break and fall into the combustion chamber .

 

[stever1]

Can anyone tell me why this thread is now . it seems to be talking about french scrap iron

 

[MattW]

Can anyone tell me why this thread is now . it seems to be talking about french scrap iron

Look at the first post - it was never a very serious thread

 

[(RIP) Proff]

As you have had lots of A series cars we might have met in the past. For my sins I was chairman of the 2CV club for it's first two years.

John

Can anyone tell me why this thread is now . it seems to be talking about french scrap iron

It's the way this site works sometimes.....
Don't worry about it we ain't a "CLUB"



John..
I was an Original Flying Dustbineer....Corrugated 2CV4, 4 window with traffic clutch..
When I moved to Devon Simon Pearson took over my trade name >>
The Two Pot Shop...
Walsall.

I've been known as Proff for over 50 years

 

[Stewart H]

I have just cut myself, LHM came out !