Our '85 SRD turbo is performing beautifully, thanks to a brand new head
& recon fuel pump. And, yes, it's my wife's car, as I use the 505 GTI
wagon for work. She loves it. (And incidentally, we've never had a back
ache in a Peugeot seat, despite (my) lower back problems & many runs to
Adelaide, 1,200 kms away. Whereas my dad's Volvo always left me feeling
sore, even in my 20s.)
One little problem with the SRDt... it still smokes heavily for the
first, say, 15 mins round town, even with fuel pump timing checked &
re-checked. Anyone have any suggestions?
Another thing the mechanic noticed was that the glow plugs only glow at
the tip, as opposed to others that glow the full length of the "shaft".
Anyone know if this is normal?
Poor "Diesel Dan" had it's 2 driver's side tyres slashed the other
night... along with 15 - 20 other people's nearby, over a 2-week period.
Bastards... there's a lot of poor, sad, dysfuctional types here in
Katoomba. How're things in your area?
cheers-
F.
Brian Rodgers wrote:
>
> Good Morning
> An 85 huh? I am envious. Ours is an 1981 505s turbo diesel, in
> exceptionally
> great shape. Of course there is a stack a service records for just about
> everything I can think of in the trunk when I scored this beauty. 25 years
> is a long time to keep a car on the road. Many of those years I'm sure it
> was difficult for the previous owners to find a Peugeot mechanic, let
> alone
> a diesel automobile mechanic. Anyway the car was rescued by yours
> truly and
> now I can hardly find a time to work on it when my wife isn't driving it.
> However, when I have managed to get the 505 in the shop I found working on
> it a breeze. I adjusted the valves, torqued the head bolts which fixed a
> minor head gasket leak (exhaust to coolant). Replaced the radiator
> temperature switch, glow plugs, (twice - don't buy AC or Champion),
> changed
> the oil and filter a couple of weeks ago. Since I am making my own
> fuel I've
> changed out some of the fuel lines and replaced fuel filters a couple of
> times too. Speedo was not working as it needed some oil, and the cable
> wore
> down on the end which I fixed with heat shrink tube. Knock on wood it is
> still working. Tail light assembly is a poor design or missing weather
> sealant because the side with the tail pipe gets fouled and even (months)
> after I soldered all the connections all the lights blink with the
> indicators. I know the ground is bad, but like I said if the little woman
> wasn't driving it every day to work and to meetings I could look at
> it. Hell
> but that in itself says it all. I don't know how many of you try to keep a
> 25 year old car running for your women, but it is a heck of a
> testament for
> Peugeot.
> Brian Rodgers
>
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