19 July 2008 | Mechanical, Mechanical, Mechanical, Mechanical, Mechanical, SM IE, SM IE, SM IE, SM IE, SM IE, SM IE
As planned, I worked on the air conditioning system. The goal was to replace the original compressor by a modern and more gentle one (for the timing chains), replace the drying cartridge and then try to put the system back in working order. smie_261I’m going to...
19 July 2008 | Uncategorized
The rear suspension needed a height adjustment because the driving height was too high. I knew it and then Marcel and Othello told me about that when we were driving to the Saratoga’s RendezVous, it finally motivated to do the adjustment. smie_253I started by...
21 June 2008 | Uncategorized
Following the electrical difficulties I had in September 2007, I ordered a new injection wiring harness. So here comes the moment to install this new wiring harness, this is early June 2008. smie_202Here are the two parts of the wiring harness. The first part starts...
12 May 2008 | Uncategorized
Suspension buffers are important. When this car first arrived in Canada, I had problems because of these buffers. It was difficult to move the car manually because the rear wheels were touching inside the wheel arches. I initially suspected brake problems but it...
25 November 2007 | Uncategorized
During September 2007, my mechanic can finally work on the car. The goal is to adjust the valves, replace the secondary timing chains and track and fix the annoying suspension noise I have for a long time now. It will be a good occasion to do an interesting...
20 August 2007 | Mechanical
By the summer of 2007, I frequently use the car, I drove about 2500 km from May to August, but I still have a very bad noise coming from the front of the car. I think about 3 possible causes: the anti-roll bar, a drive shaft of a ball pin. I begin by greasing...
