Ahh....I know that car. It has a hood with several ridges along it and bugeye type headlights on the fenders. Where are you located? I saw that car on a lot,...
did I tell you guys I got a flat? I did. I freaked out for a day, had no idea what I was going to do. I thought it was a sign that I should buy some new tires...
As part of a periodic maintenance , the Eldo just got a Tomaselli 2C throttle. Only once have I experienced a broken throttle cable, but that was a major...
Jack, You aren't the son of Bill and Patty from over at Twin Lakes, are you? Just wondering. Edd Alexander ... 2C ... but that was a ... can actually ... ...
Raj: I've changed and balanced my own tires for years, I even used to patch the tubes and run them with no problem although lately I feel better putting in a...
thanks john! Man, I've had some serious practice on patching and installing tires the last 2 days. I think I've done it 4 or 5 times. jeez. I only swore twice,...
Hi Guys, I do my own tires and even picked up a coates 220 tire changer last year at a swap meet. I used to balance them by wrapping solder around the spokes,...
Help...I have a V7 special which has been laid up for 4 years. It has a very erratic neutral switch which caused lots of starting problems. I don't have a...
hey man. If its anything like mine, i"m pretty sure its the only electrical looking thing on the transmission, near the starter. I blasted mine with a $4 can...
Some of you may have read the recent MGNOC article of my biography. I just learned an important new piece of historical family data that I did not know when...
My dad was a motorcycle cop in the mid thirties. Got a brand-new knucklehead in 1936. Wouldn't let me near motorcycles except for dirt bikes when I was a...
Hi Hayden, Easiest fix is to simply ground the starter interlock wire from the neutral switch. You can still leave the green wire connected to the neutral...
Hi raj, The bearings will be a bit difficult to rotate with the seals in place. Pluck out the seals and that friction is removed. Always set up the bearings...
I think this French car subject has been done on this list before! My dad was the service manager at a Renault dealership for a while. We had R5s, R9s, R10s,...
Hello all, Changed my rear drive oil yesterday (have a six-bolt rear on my '73 Eldo). Oil looked clean with no excess of metal (good!). PO (I've only had the...
I ordered a set of Deves rings from Mark for stock bore pistons( 83mm) which is three rings. Then I realized I already had a new set with all the stuff Greg...
... Chevrolet (manufacturer of cheep cars), ... Renault would make a car with floorboards we could agree to like/dislike it. ... Aye well, the Renaults were...
Thanks guys I will try switch cleaner first but I like the sound of bypass. An idiot light that lies now and again will not be missed. In nearly 20 years of...
Does any one have any ideas where to get mail order spares for my V7 spares in the UK. my regular guy has quit during my absence, and I have always had...
Hayden, I've only been riding an Eldorado for about a month but the first lesson I learned was to let the clutch out SLOWLY even when the neutral light is on....
long way off for me, but it's been on my mind; are ikons truly twice as good as hagons [$200 vs. $400]? I've got $50 shocks right now, I'm going to go ahead...
koni = ikon, right? The PO gave me another set of rear shocks, which look similar to these http://tinyurl.com/5jz3mn except the springs are wound tighter in...
I am rebuilding my Brembo front disc caliper (F08?) and the bleeders are a 6mm x 1.0 thread. I found one rummaging around but it doesn't really seal. Does...