I played with the throttle.
So probably it had too much petrol than ?

At last , the engine runs like it should !
So , when the weather changes and the salt is of the roads , I'll make an appointment for MOT inspection.

BE-73-10 Bijna klaar na restauratie by geert1953, on Flickr

BE-73-10 by geert1953, on Flickr


BE-73-10 by geert1953, on Flickr

That is fantastic. I bet you are happy.

I hope the Dutch MOT is as tough as the French one

Can't wait to start mine at the end of the summer, so wait for the barrage of questions

Bij de garage voor APK by geert1953, on Flickr

The AZU at the local garage for APK ( MOT) .After the first time on the road after restoration we made it to the garage .
Where they parked it in the showroom .
According to the mecanics working there it has a lot of attention of several costumers and passers-by.


Onderweg naar de garage voor APK by geert1953, on Flickr
On the road ! Drove it to the local garage , followed by my wife in her Ford Focus .

It looks great - it is alway a heart stopping moment at the MOT garage.

It must have passed though as it is perfect.

Not yet!
The people of the garage want to keep it
There is a mechanic who used to work for a Citroen dealer before he started to work for this garage .
Now he is a pensioner, but still working in that garage for a few hours a week.
And he is doing the MOT inspection.

It failed MOT

There was too much clearance for the LH kingpin, and ( I did not know there should be) there were no dustcovers over the steeringrod-end-levers.

So I am going to get it back from the garage ( when the snow and salt have vanished ) and i will solve the problem.

This kingpin is the one i did not replace, the other one had much more clearance, and i really thought this side was in oke.

That is being a bit picky - sure the retired citroen mechanic is still qualified.

But at least it is not too bad and you can sort it quick.

I can sort it fairly quick.
If only i can find time to do it.

I do slightly want this.. lovely van!