It's a weird obsession, I admit. But a few years back I realized I had to have a Citroen DS before I die. And since we never know how long we'll be on this planet, it made more sense to do it sooner rather than later. I spent two years finding this car and it turned into a great road trip with my son Maxx to pick it up in Reno and drive it home to Austin. Of course, it's complete lunacy to drive a 40+ year old French car across two deserts and the Rockies sight unseen, but with only a few minor mishaps, it made it. If you're a Citroen fan, send me your pics and stories. I post em for you.A study in improv.
What happens when you get a crack in a hard to find radiator hose? Some glue, a bolt, some big fat washers and some rubber gaskets.
It lasted several months but after a while, the hot coolant (odd term eh?) melted down the rubber cement and it blew all over.
Interesting discovery though.
When the coolant blows all over the engine, the spark plug tubes fill with coolant and short out the spark plugs and runs badly. The solution? I stopped at Target and bought a box of tampons. They were long enough to fit down the opening and absorb all the coolant. Fired right back up and went home.
So note to any DS owner. Keep some tampons in your tool kit. Just don’t show anyone.
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