Rob,
Good to hear it!
My '89 is getting its second speedo cable in six years
(and a new cruise control sender, since the two piece
cable design seems to be defunct), as well as a new
oil temperature sender, as my old one seems to be
leaking oil due to a bad seal (they are also checking
the wiring since I'd like the sender to actually power
the gauge in the cluster, not just act as an extra
drain plug like the previous one did!). This is on
top of new brake lines and front calipers and a brake
proportioning valve the week before...the brakes now
feel absolutely perfect.
Every ounce of preventative maintenance is worth a
pound of cure in my book. Even with AAA as the back
up just in case!! Thankfully, I've only used them
Ononce in 6 1/2 years with my Pug...
Cheers,
Paul
- "Robert S. Bast" <bastrood@gmavt.net> wrote:
> I thank all my Peug-Advisors for the thoughtful
> advice. We're headed
> down the replace for reliability road. BTW, in
> consulting on this
> issue up here, most of these hoses are well made, of
> good materials
> and would be good "backup" material. I studied an
> engine being
> cleared for removal with about 250 K on it, and all
> its orginal hoses.
> There are a few other weak spots, however, on the
> mi16 engine cooling
> system, notably a plastic junction box bolted on the
> back of the
> block into which a few hoses merge. The plastic of
> the '90s was a
> maturing, but not a mature technology, whereas
> rubber was much
> farther along. I think we can expect these kinds of
> parts to fail
> under stress faster than the rubber in the hoses.
> Just a thought.
>
> Rob Bast
> Hinesburg, Vermont USA
> '92mi16
> '91mi16
> 89505v6
> 57citroen2cv
>
> On Sep 22, 2006, at 12:56 AM, N9TE wrote:
>
> > Gotta agree with Ben & Paul. These are old cars
> and even though
> > you might
> > be "wasting" some of the useful life in a couple
> of components,
> > you'll more
> > than make up for it in terms of reliability and
> saved towing
> > costs. And you
> > really can't put a price tag on reliability - as
> I'm sure you're
> > become
> > aware of. Although everything turned out just
> fine, you wouldn't
> > want to
> > play the what-if game if things became more
> difficult for a family
> > member
> > stranded in a car charged to your care. You can
> also save some of the
> > better hoses or used components as "backups".
> >
> > Another good reason to do scheduled/preventative
> maintenance is
> > that you can
> > create a list of parts you need to scrounge/hunt
> for and fill the
> > list over
> > time and undertake repairs at your convenience
> rather than the
> > convenience
> > of the inop car.
> >
> > Change those hoses! Gotta keep those lions
> roaring.
> >
> > K o l l
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert S. Bast" <bastrood@gmavt.net>
> > To: "peugeotclub Group"
> <peugeot-l@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 7:27 PM
> > Subject: [Peugeot-L] '91 405 mi16
> breakdown/question
> >
> >
> >> daughter called from the scene of the breakdown,
> and as we sorted it
> >> out over the phone, the issue was less dire than
> first reported as "
> >> Dad, the car is stopped and smoking!" Actually,
> it was steaming,
> >> and a nice pool of antifreeze developed, about 2
> ft x 3ft as
> >> described to me, passenger side, under the
> engine. Alert daughter
> >> had stopped the car on the first sign (smell) of
> trouble and turned
> >> it off. No overheating took place. I had her call
> the tow service to
> >> take it to a shop.
> >> My guess, from a distance, is a break in the
> lower radiator hose,
> >> but we'll find out when the shop looks it over.
> >>
> >> My question for the group would be this: would
> you replace all the
> >> hoses you could at this point, not just the
> failed one? a my guess is
> >> that they are mostly the originals. Should I
> expect that the rubber
> >> in this car which is original is not going to
> hold up much longer? ny
> >> other things we should look for? this was a
> dramatic instance, not
> >> something slow to develop. I had the car for the
> past week after
> >> some body work repairs. It is running well and
> looks great ! I 'd
> >> post pictures of the cars, but my connection to
> the group, which goes
> >> way back, somehow does not allow me to post such
> a thing, or view
> >> things others have posted. The relationship is
> verbal, but heartfelt.
> >
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