Hi Mike Tippet etc.,
did u write this about your 405? :(
Any thoughts on this? Time for the scrap heap?
keep it going! otherwise almost nobody on Vancouver Island will
have one anymore!
And who better to have one that you especially when you can zip
down here in your smart car and fix my 405 :)
Question: someone said I have a.b.s. someone said I don't
91 405 S automatic
canadian model
the manual doesn't help me
thanks
Michael
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "the505inme" <the505inme@y...>
wrote:
>
> It's an annoying fact that older cars as daily drivers just don't
> much like long periods of wet weather. Because of this, I hide my
> 505 gas turbo in the garage from around now until April. It'll
make
> the odd appearance during those dry clear sub zero days, because
> turbo motors love cold air!
> It seems that 405's don't age as well as 505's, even though they
> don't rust as easily. However, I did have a high miles 505 XN6
years
> ago, and late fall wet weather got more and more quirky...no
start,
> start then stall, stall on highway in the pouring rain.....etc,etc.
> Usually half a can of quick dry got her going again, but there
comes
> a point where it really starts to get on the nerves!! This is why
my
> remianing 505 usually hangs out indoors...way less grief for car
and
> driver!
>
>
>
> --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "p404c" <tippett@s...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My 405 has decided to play up tonight.
> >
> > The issue is probably wwater-related because it rained to beat
hell
> > earlier today and last night.
> >
> > I parked the car with the wipers off yesterday, but when I
started
> it
> > tonight to take one of our kids out, the wipers were "on", an a
> super-
> > long intermittent mode (this is a DL with a fixed interval).
That
> > is, the wiper switch is off, but every 20 seconds or so, the
wipers
> > screeched across the dry windshield.
> >
> > So I disconnected the motor and sprayed the electrical connector
> with
> > Combat and WD40, but it's still doing it. Any thoughts, other
than
> > waiting for drier weather? Around here, that could be March
2006...
> >
> > The other issue is my rear brake proportioning valve hasn't been
> > working for about 4 1/2 years. The consequence of this is very
> rusty
> > rear discs and that's not good. First the compensating spring
> broke
> > (rust) then I replaced it about three years ago and now the
> hydraulic
> > plunger on the compensator body is jammed in the "no rear
brakes"
> > position. Hammering it mercilessly did not budge it at all.
> >
> > So them I tried Plan B, which was to see if the four line unions
> > could be freed, so I could change it for a good used or even new
> > one. No dice - I got one free but the second accessible one
> started
> > rounding even with my Craftsman brake wrench. Hmmm
> >
> > Any thoughts on this? Time for the scrap heap?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mike Tippett
> > 404 Coupé Injection
> > 405 DL (336,000 km)
> > smart fortwo cdi cabriolet
> >
>
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