While looking for something else I came across a fascinating book on DC machines on Google Books. This charming little book was published in 1905. For DC...
Hello C-Car brethren! Have completed major wiring and all works OK BUT... When clicking switch to Forward (or Reverse) it makes a big JUMP! I have followed the...
Nicholas - I'll be interested in what others have to say, but you may want to look at my wiring diagram for a similar hookup. It can be found in the Photo ...
It sounds like you have some amount of resistance in the potentiometer circuit (other than zero) when the pedal is full 'off'. This could be because you are...
I agree. It sounds like a pot box ohm or connection problem. After you check adjustment of the box, try quickly pumping the accelerator pedal several times...
Jim - How did you attach the tow bar brackets to the C-Car? I'm thinking of fabricating a transition piece between the front spring brackets and the tow bar...
One thing about the Citicar - it is a relatively easy platform to experiment with! While I had experimented with field weakening in the past, I was never able...
... If you look at your resistance numbers, the nichrome strip is about 10X the resistance of the field so shunting it across the field resulted in about a 10%...
im trying to keep my old cc car at 48 volts and finding it getting very difficult these days with rhe skyroceting price of chargers and charger parts lately...
I thought the transformer as the only unique part ... all the rest just standard electronic components ? ... From: paul To: C-Car@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I agree... in fact, it would appear that in an earlier attempt to "fix" my commutacar my brilliant brother decided to scrap the charger completely. I can't be...
Earlier Jim Dickie mentioned that he is using a Harbor Freight tow bar (Item 94696). I have installed the tow bar on my '75 C-Car and posted some photos of...
Gordon Sorry to take so long to get back to you. It sounds like you have already done it. My car is a commuta; so it might have been different than yours....
... An over-speeded motor won't get hot. The ball bearings and such can handle the speed without concern. The worry is two-fold. One, inertial loading of...
This sure is a HOT topic. Has anyone experienced damage from a flat tow? There was a post where one removed his motor, but ended up with a noisy axle. Never...
Maybe I missed something, but why not rent a dolly, or obtain a used utility trailer? My brother and I have a co-purchased Haulin' utility trailer, 6'x10',...
The subject in hand is about using a tow bar instead of a trailer or dolly. It would be utilized if our C-Cars needed to be towed due to an event or...
Hi, I'm new to the group! I just purchased a 1975 citicar, and the garage I took it to says it needs a new master cylinder. I checked in the archives of this...
Dan: The master on my 1976 looks to be very similar if not the same as used on AMC, Studebaker, and some other American automobiles from the mid 1960,s to the...
I flat towed my '75 Citicar from southern Alabama to southern Illinois, but I removed the motor first and covered the mounting area with a sheet of plastic. I...
If you have drum brakes up front (like I have on my 1976 Citicar) then a master cylinder from a 1975 AMC Pacer (Cardone 101373) should work. I say -should-...
Guys If you remove the motor there will be no seal for the differential fluid. It will be very messy. By the way synthetic gear oil works great in the Dana...
... Maybe with a Dana axle but certainly not with a Terrell. The shaft seal is in the axle housing with the Terrell. John -- John De Armond See my website for...
There is a seal in the Terrell axle, but you'd still have a 1" hole where the motor shaft was... ;) It would be real easy to make up a 1/4" aluminum plate to...
That's the point I made early on in this discussion. I can get a flat-top tow from anywhere in the county for a flat rate of $35. A citi isn't going to make...
... I'm always interested in failure modes. How did the brush blow? Pigtail come off, wear enough to lose contact or something else? John -- John De Armond ...
About 1/8th of an inch from where the wire enters the brush, it just kind of fell apart. Not exactly a total meltdown but some evidence of it. More like a...
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