This last weekend was a real treat at the annual Citroen Club of North America meeting, which every year just happens to coincide with the Carlisle Import Kit/Replicar National Car Show. The year’s featured speaker for the club was Kim Walter and was it ever a treat!
Kim is a very accomplished Industrial Art and Design [...]
Tag Archive 'D Model'
Setting the Dwell on Your Citroen Engine…
Posted in Citroen on May 22nd, 2008
Here is a quick tip when setting the dwell on your Citroen Traction Avant 11B, the 11BL, or the 15/6. It also works on your Citroen D Model, both 3 main and 5 main bearing models. You can use it for the Citroen GS and pre 1982 GSA or the Citroen SM as well. It [...]
Oiling a Citroen D Model…
Posted in D Model on May 20th, 2008
Several years ago, I wrote an article for our Citroen Club of North America newsletter. It was published on the internet and I decided to let my readers take a peek. If you’re interested in preserving your D Model, it’s well worth the time to keep it rust free. Just click here… Oiling a Citroen [...]
Citroen DS Video…
Posted in D Model on May 18th, 2008
Here is a wonderful video that was placed on YouTube a few months ago. It is taken from the British television . Here the Citroen DS is discribed in a general, yet telling way, always refering back to it’s 1955 introduction date and just how truely advanced the car was. I hope you like it [...]
The D Model Gas Tank is Back and Ready to Install, but First…
Posted in D Model on Apr 6th, 2008
It’s back…
OK, you have the D Model fuel tank back from Gas Tank Renu. You can see that they did a great job. The inside is red and the outside is black. Both are are patented coatings that are impervious to any of today’s reformulated, high alcohol based fuels.
So, rest assured that you have [...]
Getting the D Model Ready to Remove the Rusty Fuel Tank…
Posted in D Model on Mar 23rd, 2008
Remember the rusty tank…
As you remember… our friend stopped because he had a rusty gas tank.
The way that the D Model’s fuel tank is constructed and the way that
it is set up to draw fuel to the engine is good in theory, but in a
rusty situation it sort of works against itself.
The Rusty D Model Gas Tank…
Posted in D Model on Mar 21st, 2008
Over the years one of the biggest problems I saw new owners of used Citroens of any kind face with a steel fuel tank, was a rusty gas tank.
It was a BIG problem…
Even though the previous owner told him the car was run on a regular basis, there is a good chance that the [...]

