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Vive la 2CV!
The Classic Ride Edition speedometer watch in the design of the OS speedometer of the legendary 1956 Citroën 2CV
The high-quality wristwatch is made in Germany, and sells for 119 euros. It is available exclusively online at www.69pitstop.com/2cvshope.htm.
Start of Raid Preparation. Old air cleaner assembly deteriorated so installed a modern Donaldson unit. The guys at Donaldson in Melbourne were very helpful with the air flow calculations. Had a 140km run this afternoon to get my groceries, TwoCan (my 2CV) seems to be breathing easier and fuel economy appears to have improved, even though the old oiled foam air cleaner wasn't blocked.
What miles/kms do you get now?
From witch car ?
I am worried about the breather tube which should be connected into the body of the air cleaner. The engine is designed to run with a negative air pressure. It appears that you could be sucking road dust directly into your engine. Not good. I’m concerned. Ralph.
There is a misunderstanding here. The oil breather do not suck in dust etc. The vacuum one can feel is the rubber valves closing, when the pistons return from TDC (top dead center) Should the rubber valves be faulty not ''creating'' the vacuum, the pressure from the pistons making the compression is far greater than any vacuum and will have more or less a constant pressure pushing compressed air out. Look at the fig. to understand the function of a 2cv breather. It is quite safe to run the hose from the breather to chassis (for lubrication) instead of burning oil fumes via the carburetor.
Careful, the Donaldson caused the front seal to leak on mine.
On dusty Raid Oz 2016, I successfully used a standard filter setup with a Tacky Oil-soaked foam "Uni-filter" fitted to the air intake horn as a "pre-filter". Worked a treat. Easy to clean in a small amount of petrol and then re-oil. Can be easily removed for normal conditions. Does connecting air intake to fan housing ( ram tube) only mean that fan picks up and then forces dusty air into filter?? The best solution (where possible) is not to drive in the dust cloud of the car in front. Dust not only fills the air cleaner but also the oil cooler fins ..and 2cv's are effectively both air and oil cooled. cheers Bob.
Sorry Gamboli no air filter can't create any pressure below the pistons in the crank case. Air filters can reduce vacuum if blocked, we all know how 2cv foam filters dissolve and get eaten by the engine. If paper solid air filters are added and air flow is restricted, the engine will via the carburetor suck in false air somewhere. Performance will be reduced somewhat especially idle. A crank shaft seal blown is not related to air filters more likely lack of vacuum (piston rings/oil breather)
Don’t apologise Viking, what you say is logical, however the evidence is that the front seal began to leak when the Donaldson was fitted & stopped when it was removed. Coincidence?
I had a lot of experience with Uni-filters when I was looking after forklifts. We found the Uni-filter performed the best under all circumstances and did not constrict the airflow any where near as much as paper elements, therefore not increasing the carbon monoxide output levels, which is vital for indoor operation. Always use the Uni-filter oil as nothing else compares. On servicing we used c/o elements stored in plastic bags as we then washed and oiled the dirty elements in bulk.
Dear Hereby I am selling my 2CV for health reasons. Full revision in 2016. With visa engine and Wheels Chassis. If interested please send a private message. Many photos of the project. I'm from Belgium.
Dear Raiders/ Potential Raiders, this is to advise that bookings for Raid Australia 2020 are going well. We now have about 30 cars registered to come, and so there is still plenty of space left if you are thinking of coming.
The bush fires have been devastating in some parts of Australia, but these are not known to have affected any of the Raid route particularly and in any case, winter will come before the Raid and so some of the burnt areas will be regenerating by then.
The fires have not affected us city-dwellers very much, but I extend my sympathies to anyone who has lost property or who has friends or relatives that have lost property. I know some Raiders have been affected.
From my perspective, the guy who died fighting a fire on his own property in the Adelaide Hills in December was one of my best friends from high school days. That was rather sad.
Anyway, the Raid will go ahead regardless. Thanks to Greg Moorhouse for supplying the photo herewith.
Meanwhile I have started on making sure my Citroën Acadiane is RAID ready. New parts ordered from Europe. Some chassis repairs are needed. I enjoy this part of the Raid preparation. Ralph
why isn't the engine painted yellow?
Because I am a deutan, that is, red green vision challenged. As my European Raid friends, Andre and Anke, noted. “Ralph is a funny fellow. Everything he likes is yellow. Yellow this and yellow that. He even has a yellow hat.” Cat, mat, Acadiane, etc.” Cheeeeeers Ralph
I am back working on my Raid car also. I'm fitting a spare gearbox to see if it's any better than the one that was in the car.