There ia an Australian Peugeot (and other French cars) list: Aussiefrogs I suggest you consider joining, as there are some very knowledgeable buffs on the list.
regards Doug (Peugeot 405SRDT: great car!) On Saturday 08 October 2005 3:12, Keith Addison wrote: > >October 7, 2005 > > > >Hi everyone > > > >After three months of wishy washy thinking and anxiety over money to > >invest in my biodiesel project, this very moment my dream has been > >realized. I am now the proud owner of a 1981 Peugeot 505 four cylinder > >turbo charged diesel vehicle! I know what you are thinking, > > I'm thinking Bravo! Well done! Good for you! Maybe I'm not the only one. > See: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_404.html > The best car in the world > > :-) > > A 505 is just a 404 in drag, they're great! A friend of mine drove > one from London to Johannesburg, way back before they invented roads > and stuff. Best of good luck with it Brian, I hope you get all the > problems licked. > > Keith > > >" What's a > >American "good ol' boy' doing with a Peugeot?" Well, it is a long > >story, the short version is: If we live our lives in a spiritually > >wholesome and environmentally friendly fashion, we can expect good > >things to come to us. We don't need much and we have patience. Anyway, > >I said this is the short version right? We now have this car sitting > >here at the Ranch in northeastern New Mexico. It has only one > >mechanical problem that I can see; It is very hard to start, when it > >finally does it bellows blue-white smoke, and the coolant lines slowly > >begin to pressurize. The radiator hoses balloon up, very scary and we > >shut it down before they blow. At first glance it looks like a leaking > >head gasket. It is now sitting in front of my little workshop and I am > >so excited to finally have a car that I can make my own biodiesel for. > >Nevertheless, my rash days are past and I am content to ask first > >before I tear into anything mechanically. I ask for information. I am > >relatively new to Biofuels, but I do have a fine set of Mechanics > >tools, much updated from the days long ago when I was a factory > >trained VW mechanic. Please don't give me the negative perspective. > >If you do, I can take it. But I still have that wonderful glow a guy > >gets when he gets a new car to refurbish. > > > >How's that line go? "Sing me the bad news!" > > > > > > > >So far I have zero cash investment in this really cute little car. I > >have three Mercedes gas powered monsters which have been steadily > >moving closer to the ranch dump. I toyed with the idea of buying a > >1982 300 Turbo Sedan that a friend has offered for $2000.00. I don't > >like the body style, too heavy, and we couldn't afford it anyway. > >This Peugeot is almost 1000 pounds lighter than my 1980 480SE. And > >damn, did I say it is sleek and in mint condition? So yeah that's the > >good news. Anybody out there have any experience with these? Looks > >like a very clean engine, but that may be because the radiator already > >washed it off with a steam bath. I have extended experience with > >petrol vehicles. My tools are metric and I love to read first then > >spin nuts after I at least think I understand. > > > > > > > >Diesel engines, this is only my second. I won't say what I did to the > >first one. I intend to make this motor sing again! So, I have heard of > >carbon buildup in the cylinders causing issues in dino-diesel motors. > >Any ideas? Things I could check. I suppose checking the compression > >through the spark plug holes is out of the question, lol. I will be > >looking for the factory service manual, unless it is written in French > >of course. Nah, I have factory service literature on the Benz and it > >is not in German. See how wishy washy I have become? Maybe it is the > >fog this morning, yeah fog in New Mexico, go figure. They have fog in > >France right? > > > > > > > >So how did my bio-diesel processing chemicals and WVO collecting go > >this week? Not well, physically. I talked it up pretty good, whatever > >that is worth. I think I know what I need to find for the test > >batches. A couple of little bottles of Heet (methanol). Blue or > >yellow? There is a bit of confusion in the biofuel group about this, > >and a jar of Red Devil drain opener (lye.) A five gallon can for > >transporting the WVO back to the ranch and a 12 volt pump for filling > >my container at the rear of the Mc Donald's. Oh, and I have to ask > >Vince, the owner of the local McDonald's, if is ok to use some of the > >WVO from his business. > > > > > > > >Ok, I am so excited about our new diesel that I am totally torn > >between writing and thinking about it and going out into the fog and > >startingÖ something, anythingÖ How about learning? > > > >Sincerely, Brian Rodgers > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
