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Drivetrain June 23, 2006 Here is the engine compartment after a first cleaning session I removed the front fenders to clean their inner part

Servicing Program June 23, 2006 - General cleaning of the engine compartment - Installation of an electronic ignition device - Replacement of the heating ducts - Replacement of the spark plugs

Installation of an Electronic Ignition Device June 23, 2006 As soon as I got this car, I decided to install an electronic ignition device from the "123Ignition" company in Holland. The engine already started very well with its original ignition device but an electronic one gives more reliability and regularity. Here is how it looks like when the cooling fan, protecting rubber and original ignition device have been removed I begin by installing the two magnets of the kit instead of the original leads Then I install the ignition box approximately A new wiring pass-thru is included in the kit, it's bigger than the original one, because of the additional wires I insert the new wires in a protecting rubber tube The path of the wires is important... ...to be sure that the fan will not hit them, of course To adjust the device, the ignition setting point must be found. To do that, I insert a 6 mm shaft (a drilling bit does a great job) in the hole shown here with a screwdriver Then I turn the engine flying wheel until the shaft finds its corresponding hole on the flying wheel. I am now exactly on the ignition setting point (8 degrees before Top Dead Center). I mark it with a little bit of paint I do some connections and I begin to adjust. First, it's a rough setting, engine not running, with a LED on the device box. I turn the box until the LED comes on at the ignition point previously set Then I do a finer adjustment with a stroboscopic lamp, this time with the engine running (and the 6mm shaft removed, of course). I use the paint mark to fine tune the ignition point That's it, it works, so I tighten the screws maintaining the ignition box and I put back every part I removed to get there. Don't forget to put back the protecting rubber before the fan, like I did of course ;-)

Replacement of the Heating Ducts October 8, 2006 October 2006. I finally received a few parts ordered from the EuroRétro company in France. I can't wait to replace the heating ducts because the foam they contain is decomposing and often ends inside the car. The old ducts, with their old foam inside that's decomposing seriously Here are the new ducts. Their length must be slightly adjusted to correctly fit That's nice isn't it? It took me about 15 or 20 minutes to install the three ducts