Comments on: About Denis… http://www.CitroenTechTips.com Citroen Technical Tips and All Your Questions Answered by Denis Foley Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:25:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Denis http://www.CitroenTechTips.com/about/#comment-576 Denis Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:21:57 +0000 #comment-576 Dear Rol, Sorry for delay in getting back to you. Here is what I know and what people who work on the cars today are finding. 1. The general quality of coils available for the cars is a bit questionable. Some work fine, others act up when the weather is hot. Make sure you check to see that you have a spark when the car seems to be acting up with hot weather. 2. I know this may not apply but check to make sure that ignition switch is in good shape. They can act up with heat. 3. The installation of the 123 coil can help some of this. They are available in this country from: French Parts Service at: www.2cvsource.com 4. The last thing I have to say is that new reformulated gasoline with lots of ethanol in it causes old cars with carburetors to have trouble starting in hot weather because it evaporates so quickly It is best suited for a fuel injected engine were it is under a constant pressure, and not a system like the 2CV with a very long intake manifold were it can be subject to vapor lock with hot weather. Hope that was of some help. Denis Dear Rol,

Sorry for delay in getting back to you. Here is what I know
and what people who work on the cars today are finding.
1. The general quality of coils available for the cars is a bit
questionable. Some work fine, others act up when the weather
is hot. Make sure you check to see that you have a spark when
the car seems to be acting up with hot weather.
2. I know this may not apply but check to make sure that ignition
switch is in good shape. They can act up with heat.
3. The installation of the 123 coil can help some of this. They are
available in this country from: French Parts Service at:
http://www.2cvsource.com
4. The last thing I have to say is that new reformulated gasoline
with lots of ethanol in it causes old cars with carburetors to have
trouble starting in hot weather because it evaporates so quickly
It is best suited for a fuel injected engine were it is under a constant pressure, and not a system like the 2CV with a very long intake manifold were it can be subject to vapor lock with hot weather.
Hope that was of some help.
Denis

]]> By: Dave Woolley http://www.CitroenTechTips.com/about/#comment-537 Dave Woolley Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:49:51 +0000 #comment-537 Denis, I dropped a check in the mail a while back asking for club membership and back issues of the club news letter. I have a '70 DS21 manual, frame stored about 30 years in a garage for which I would like to find a new home. I also have a '70 DS 21 Citromatic Pallas under restoration and a '71 DS 21 Citromatic Pallas parts car. I would like a back copy of the news letter so that I may run an add in time for the next issue. I also have several articles that you might be interested in for future publication. Best regards, Dave Denis,

I dropped a check in the mail a while back asking for club membership and back issues of the club news letter. I have a ‘70 DS21 manual, frame stored about 30 years in a garage for which I would like to find a new home. I also have a ‘70 DS 21 Citromatic Pallas under restoration and a ‘71 DS 21 Citromatic Pallas parts car.
I would like a back copy of the news letter so that I may run an add in time for the next issue. I also have several articles that you might be interested in for future publication.

Best regards,
Dave

]]> By: Rol Bloom http://www.CitroenTechTips.com/about/#comment-238 Rol Bloom Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:39:30 +0000 #comment-238 Denis My 2cv has become very hard to start when it is hot. I recently replaced the points but on a second check the gap and static timing seemed to be correct. Can you suggest what I could look at? Thanks Rollett Denis

My 2cv has become very hard to start when it is hot.
I recently replaced the points but on a second check
the gap and static timing seemed to be correct.
Can you suggest what I could look at?

Thanks

Rollett

]]> By: Cenay Nailor http://www.CitroenTechTips.com/about/#comment-4 Cenay Nailor Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:59:49 +0000 #comment-4 Hey there Denis... I can see by the posts you are creating that this will be invaluable resource for anyone who owns or wants to own a Citroen. Perhaps you would create us an "Archive", so we can go see the articles in the order you intend us to read them? What a great site, I can't wait to watch it unfold. Hey there Denis… I can see by the posts you are creating that this will be invaluable resource for anyone who owns or wants to own a Citroen. Perhaps you would create us an “Archive”, so we can go see the articles in the order you intend us to read them?

What a great site, I can’t wait to watch it unfold.

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