Nice model photos. The Peugeot 504 was a good cruiser, especially on bumpy urban streets where its compliant suspension was a plus. The 505, on the other hand, drove Peugeot out of business in the U.S., and probably did it no good elsewhere. In the early ‘80s I wrote a column called “Troubleshooter” for an automotive service industry mag. I would answer service and repair questions from mechanics. I had access to the automaker’s documents and personnel, so researching topics was from. Toward the end of 1980 I started to get a lot of Peugeot 505 questions from both mechanics and car owners. Seems no one could keep the head gaskets from blowing. Of course the blown gasket would end up dumping coolant into the oil and ruining the engine. If I remember right, it was a dissimilar materials problem, aluminum head on iron block, coupled with bad gasket technology. The only fix was absolutely perfect assembly technique coupled with frequent retorting of the head bolts.
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