project 1979 Citroen GS resurrection (and other shite), my little ray of sunshine 25/1/25

[Marshall2810]

21 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

Awesome stuff! and Awesome work! I have been throughly enjoying reading how you have fettled this back into health, its especially satisfying to read, knowing how generally oleopneumatic citroens give people the fear and how many dont get the love they need

Thanks LBF, really nice to get comments like that and pleased you like it and I enjoy seeing your updates on rev too! They're certainly fragile things but when you get your head around it it's OK. Just very very different and a real survivor.

21 hours ago, wesacosa said:

top work, I can't even get enthused to do an oil change in this weather so fair play.  Glad to see such good progress on such a cool car

Cheers wes. I know tell me about it, my mate was keen, I was less so but just thought may aswell get on and do a bit. Wasn't even sure we'd get to stage, I've felt a bit like this sometimes but citroens seem to do that to you 

 

 

[Sunny Jim]

Congratulations! Glad you're now seeing progress with all the work you've been putting in. Must have been a great feeling going down the road finally (and stopping too!).

[Marshall2810]

2 hours ago, Sunny Jim said:

Congratulations! Glad you're now seeing progress with all the work you've been putting in. Must have been a great feeling going down the road finally (and stopping too!).

Thank you mate it's been a struggle sometimes but that's the nature of the beast. I don't have the skills of a mechanic but I'm keen to learn and my mate has been incredibly kind and helpful. 

Inspiration for us all! 

 

Yes I am comparing reviving a GS to the moon landing, it really seemed that impossible at times 😂

[Sunny Jim]

[Marshall2810]

4 hours ago, Sunny Jim said:

I definitely thought it would be easier 😂

[Marshall2810]

After a week of mot failure and then buying an utterly shagged focus,  the GS surprisingly offered a little ray of sunlight for the weekend. 

Nicer little jobs today which started with turning her around now the brakes were working. Much easier now we have space and can see what we're doing with it pointing towards daylight!

With it jacked up we did the last clip on the underside. Now that's done I can get the carpets, seat belts, mats etc back in place and out the way and back together. 

The handbrake pads were fitted but still needed adjusting up and that's all sorted now. With that done the heater control box can go back in place. 

It's never started well from cold but always starts with easy start direct to carb. We thought it could be dodgy fuel pump so with the hose off we quickly confirmed the fuel pump was fine. It still wasn't wanting to start so had a quick look at the filter in the front of the carb and was proper cruddy.

Cleaned out, we then took the top of the carb

Had a look at the float bowl and used a syringe to extract the fuel. Whilst the bowl was full it was also gunky.

We also adjusted and lubed the choke cable and increased the idle speed a little. 

The battery went flat so fitted my better spare one and she started up and ran alright so we'll see if that's improved things. 

The new bonnet release cable was next and now opens and closes as it should so she can get her face back on eventually.

Also had a look for the small oil leak on right hand side of the engine. Only small and definitely engine oil. After 15 minutes running was only a small patch above the rocker cover and another drip in line with the drive shaft.

Amazingly it wasn't the rocker cover leaking but looked like it was coming from the distributor gasket above the rocker cover. Nipped the two nuts up so hopefully that's sorted. There'll always be something but it all helps. 

The alternator/wiring is the last big issue remaining but of course means that the battery isn't getting charged. That's for another day but lots of good stuff done