Sunny Jim's C15D: Air Leak Issue

[chaseracer]

Brilliant drive, that pickup... 😎

[Sunny Jim]

And back home. Prif's reclaimed his spot on the sofa like the previous 12 hours didn't happen.

Drove home via the A5 as playing with the trucks in the spray on the M6 wasn't much fun. It runs and drives faultlessly and is a lot of fun.

I have unfinished business with C5's. I had one previously 20 years ago when I first moved to Wales. Bought from the farmer's auction on Anglesey, I got as far as Caernarfon when the bonnet flipped up and smashed the windscreen! The last few miles home were very cold and wet.

It served me well for 6 months before a combination of rust and the rear beam collapsing meant I had to bridge it. Dean has done loads of bodywork on this and last waxed the underneath in September so I aim to continue his good work in my ownership.

[Asimo]

I like the early Visa front bumper / grille. Often wondered if that could be done to a diesel with the wide-track front.

[dean36014]

It is a diesel with the wide track front end. Took me nearly two years to find a lower front valance to do the swap though. Discovered I could also lose the horrible plastic front wheel arches too and have minimal wheel sticking out. In fact the tread is within the wheel arch lips only the sidewall bulge sticks out. I have Jim the old front bumper that was originally on it too as I replaced it with an old stock item. The bumpers don't exactly grow on trees either.

[PicantoJon]

Jesus, this place is turning into a French car forum... 

I jest, good buyage Jim and Prif! 

[dean36014]

Good job I didn't mention the bx diesel, bx GTi and CX I still own them😂😂

[PicantoJon]

3 minutes ago, dean36014 said:

Good job I didn't mention the bx diesel, bx GTi and CX I still own them😂😂

I daily a 207! 😂

[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, dean36014 said:

It is a diesel with the wide track front end. Took me nearly two years to find a lower front valance to do the swap though. Discovered I could also lose the horrible plastic front wheel arches too and have minimal wheel sticking out. In fact the tread is within the wheel arch lips only the sidewall bulge sticks out. I have Jim the old front bumper that was originally on it too as I replaced it with an old stock item. The bumpers don't exactly grow on trees either.

The prototype had your modified front end.

Pics here:

https://www.citroenet.org.uk/utilities/c15/c15-1.html

[dean36014]

It was seeing the prototype pics that inspired me. Pignose front end and the cladding removed down the sides just looked better in my eyes. Anyway it's Jim's thread, and no longer my van. I think I had it for five years and loved every minute of it. Can't get used to not seeing her out the front. But my health has failed and the short doors and lack of power steering was making it challenging to drive. Hopefully Jim will enjoy her as much as I did and she continues to have new adventures in Wales.

[wuvvum]

Exceptional.

[barefoot]

Can you still get a 'van rouge ' sticker for it?

[loserone]

[Jim Bell]

I heart this van and dog. 

Fantastic thread. Would read again. 

[doug]

Dibs when/if you come to sell this. I was just toooooo slow to get it this time. Hard to find one that's not rotten.

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[barefoot]

The best I could find...

[loserone]

That's not even an express

[juular]

16 hours ago, Sunny Jim said:

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You absolute hero! I love this.

[Sunny Jim]

2 hours ago, juular said:

You absolute hero! I love this.

That's very kind but the real hero in all this is @dean36014. It's his vision and his creation, all I've done so far is buy it.

[Sunny Jim]

This has been doing fine service as my daily since I got it in December. Over the last few weeks it's developed a problem where it cold starts easily but cuts out after a few seconds and then requires a lot  of cranking to re-start. There's no sign of a fuel leak so I'm assuming that it's air getting into the system when it's parked up overnight.

Following a handy tip I got from a Facebook group I smeared vaseline over both ends of what I thought was the most suspect connector and it started and ran fine after being stood for 7 hours while I was at work yesterday and then again this morning after being left overnight.

Replacing this connector therefore seems like a good place to start. Can anyone help me identify it please? No visible markings on it save what appears to be the number 628.

[grogee]

Not sure what size you need but just search for 'fuel hose quick connect':

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124356060286

[Talbot]

Answered this on your question thread.