Citrojim's Pixo, Saxo and Cycling Tales

[CitroJim]

Does it have a funky guitar soundtrack with wah-wah pedal?

No, but it has some nice tasty Yank cars in it... Plus a lovely error where a big old Yank Tank is being bump started and later it is shown to be an automatic...

[addo]

You could do that on many two speed autos, though - they had twin fluid pressure pumps in the transmission, one was driven off the output shaft. It built up enough pressure at 20MPH to allow the gearbox to spin the motor over.

From memory it's in the early owner's handbooks for stuff like the '61 Falcon.

[CitroJim]

Never knew that Adam You learn something new every day... The car was being pushed quite fast...

[Stickyfinger]

There are "other" ways to start an Auto without a battery you know

[CitroJim]

Fantastic!!!

Thanks for posting that up Sticky!!!

[Stickyfinger]

Fantastic!!!

Thanks for posting that up Sticky!!!

I do not think I could get down there with the C5 however ....great trick however if your stater motor is knackered.

[CitroJim]

Mind you, doing that on a V6 Xantia is likely to knacker the crank pulley!

[Stickyfinger]

no matter, it will already be knackered mate

You down over the weekend ?

[citronut]

I loved the bit where Mr. Myagi goes for flies with his chopsticks

and he let it go unharmed

Debbie Does Dallas but without the nudity and shagging...

tell me abou t*i*t hun

shagging...

whats this some sort of deep pile carpet ?????

[CitroJim]

Malcolm, I'm sure you've seen Debbie Does Dallas

In it's own way it is a classic film. Rubbish but classic all the same....

[xantia_v6]

You could do that on many two speed autos, though - they had twin fluid pressure pumps in the transmission, one was driven off the output shaft. It built up enough pressure at 20MPH to allow the gearbox to spin the motor over.

From memory it's in the early owner's handbooks for stuff like the '61 Falcon.

The Borg Warner "DG" 3 speed transmission fitted to Jaguars (and some Rovers) in the 50s and 60s had the second pump. We used it once to push start my mothers Jaguar using an International Harvester truck with a fence post tied to the bumper to prevent damage to the chrome! It does require some speed to get up enough pressure to lock the bands.

This transmission was also one of the first to have a lock-up torque converter. It also had a Heath Robinson inspired system to prevent the car creeping forwards if you took your foot off the brake at the lights: There was a pressure switch on the output of the rear pump and if there was no pressure (i.e. the vehicle was not moving), a non-return valve was activated in the hydraulic line to the rear brakes, holding them on until the accelerator was pressed.

[Xantianut]

There are "other" ways to start an Auto without a battery you know

The Dutch know how to enjoy themselves! I like their style......

[CitroJim]

We used it once to push start my mothers Jaguar using an International Harvester truck with a fence post tied to the bumper to prevent damage to the chrome!

Mike, that's a great story Much enjoyed!

[CitroJim]

Visited NVCF today with PavlosV6. We travelled there in his Pug 308CC Roland Garros with the roof down. Now that was an experience, even at motorway speeds not a breath or air or wind noise ruffles the peace and quiet of the cabin... It's just like being outside on a still, warm day. A lovely touch is the warm air that blows out of the top of the seat around your head...

It a bit stiff on the suspension against a Xantia but apart from that it performs beautifully. It's the 2.0 HDi and is remarkably gutsy. Well impressed.

In the NVCF car park we spotted this:



A nice, tidy black HDi SX...

In other news, due to an ongoing busy life coupled with a very real need to carefully guard and protect my (still fragile) health, I have decided to postpone the Activa V6 Conversion until much later...

Also, my V6 donor is too good to die, being in overall really rather good nick and for sentimental reasons I just can't harden my heart enough to break it. The sentimental reasons are the it was my first V6 and the one I cut my 4HP20 teeth on... I love that car just too much to be the killer of it... It being a rare S1 V6 has also influenced my decision...

Soppy I know. So Instead it is going to have all it's problems resolved and made good again.

The V6 Activa project is by no means dead, just postponed until times are more appropriate to carry it out...

Bought a very nice Hacker Hunter at NVCF:

[Northern_Mike]

I'm pleased to hear you've binned off the conversion for now. I always thought your Activa was way too good to chop up Jim. Perhaps it's time for team WFA to get hold of a shoddy Activa and a shoddy V6 and make a very good V6 Activa out the pair. I believe there's a man near Swansea... etc.

Xantias are a strange thing. I'd like a good V6 one again now I actually don't need a car to use for work.

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