This evening sees the local 'Up Helly Aa' in Uyeasound, and as it's such a nice day today, I'll be driving the five or six miles down there in the 2CV.
_________________ 1988 built (1989 F-registered) Citroën 2CV-Six 2013 (63-Plate) VW Golf SE 1.4TSI BMT DSG7 1932 Morris Minor Open Two-Seater (The £100 car).
Just left the Uyeasound Up Helly Aa. Amazing evening!! Time to pottle home in the 2CV. I uploaded some video to Facebook.
_________________ 1988 built (1989 F-registered) Citroën 2CV-Six 2013 (63-Plate) VW Golf SE 1.4TSI BMT DSG7 1932 Morris Minor Open Two-Seater (The £100 car).
February 14th, 2014, 11:54 pm
Elston
2CV Fan
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Re: What did you do with your A Series today?
Fitted a new crossbox and swan neck today. The old cross box had a weld failed where the exit pipe mounts and the swan neck had a nice long split in it about 3 or 4 inches long! New bits went in easily. Remade most of the exhaust joints. Can't believe how much quieter it is now. Must have had a couple of dodgy joints too.
Fitted one of the replacement engines I got off of Ebay so that I can rebuild the original that I suspect has an eroded head - quick vid of first start up - I suspect it has bottom end damage as bangs around like feck when hard revved...but will do whilst I fit the heads off the other engine I got and fit higher compression barrels.....
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February 16th, 2014, 8:45 pm
Chris2cv
Firing on two.
Joined: November 2nd, 2011, 12:35 pm Posts: 586 Location: Charente-Maritime
Re: What did you do with your A Series today?
Had a thoroughly enjoyable Puddleducks Valentines convoy to the diving museum at Lee-on the-Solent, warm unbroken sunshine all day and even had the roof open part of the way. Excellent turnout (about 40 people) in various cars. Sorry, no pics but I expect some will turn up somewhere!
February 16th, 2014, 10:05 pm
ken
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken
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Re: What did you do with your A Series today?
Nels, did you check the timing on that spare engine? If it's wildly advanced, they can sound very harsh on hard acceleration...
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February 16th, 2014, 11:39 pm
citroenboat
Firing on two.
Joined: November 11th, 2010, 4:19 pm Posts: 590
Re: What did you do with your A Series today?
Rattled it off to Portsdown hill to go Puddleduck ballarding down to the seafront @ Stokes bay in the glorious sunshine Blew the rear crankshaft oil seal & wot sounds like a bearing in the gearbox in the process. Bum So today it's pull it all apart again, what fun!
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February 17th, 2014, 12:37 pm
citroenboat
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Re: What did you do with your A Series today?
And then every one else turned up....
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February 17th, 2014, 12:39 pm
ChrisW
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Joined: February 21st, 2012, 9:01 pm Posts: 1136 Location: Avranches, Sud Manche, France
Re: What did you do with your A Series today?
Went down to hospital for my 6 monthly check up. Lungs getting stronger - extra .5litre capacity since August 2013. Did high speed run on way home as bored as usual.
One other thing - does everybodys A series get effected by cross wind - more than modern vehicles?
February 17th, 2014, 6:40 pm
Jacqueslemac
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Joined: February 8th, 2009, 7:56 pm Posts: 197 Location: Norfolk and Normandy
Re: What did you do with your A Series today?
ChrisW wrote:
One other thing - does everybodys A series get effected by cross wind - more than modern vehicles?
Oh yes. It's because they're so much lighter, I think.
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