Category: Oldtimer Forum

Hello everyone, now three small questions for the “permanent-voluntary” maintenance of my car (Volvo245): A.-Tacho, i.e. Km-Zeiger falls out from time to time, i.e., suddenly shows zero speed – especially in case of imbalances on the road – and then later on it shows correctly again. Now the cable can be broken or any connection up or down. ? B.- Exhaust is obsessed in different points, but still holds good and is TÜV constant Well, there are some solutions for o you have to change it completely. Any company for the first piece (e) ? C.- Headlights have become inside dirty-black, so hardly mirror reflection. Did this (a glass of which is broken) want to clean somehow and exchange glass. Well, you have to exchange the whole parabell or just wash the front glasses and then the parabell (inner mirrors) ? What with then ? For your advice would be very grateful to you ! Greetings from Spain, Spain

Hello motor talk I’m recently owner of a Ford Capri, it’s my first car. Now I want to upgrade Weber carburetor. I don’t want to make a Porsche killer out of it, but just more sound (although the “normal” sound is already great) and 3/4 hp more. Does anyone have any experience with it? What are the costs? Tips I can use well. I don’t want to assemble and adjust them myself, I have a good garage for it. Here are the technical data: Ford Capri mk2 1600 GT LG

Hello oldtimer fans, who drives here another Alfa of the 105 series Giulia-Bertone-Spider? I drive a Giulia Super Nuova and look here still like-minded ones to write and give for mutual exchange of experience or tips. Have meanwhile the car 8 years and then rebuilt it with the help of a friend. It was originally the 1300s Giulia, but have the 2L machine inside. Color white with blue seats. Of course the Giulia Nuova is not quite as beautiful as the old Giulia ia Super. But did you miss the old Charackter cover in the back. Otherwise I don’t stop anything from remodeling New to Old. Please let me know, there has to be someone else here? Greetings, Andreas

Hello dear oldtimer expert My 50s US Oldi drives with 6V. Now I have replaced the charging controller and the battery. The starter still turns quite slowly, compared to a converted 12V-Oldie almost the same year. After a 30 min. exit with stop tanking, the car stopped. First I also typed alternator or charging controller, but an acquaintance thinks it is the starter. This must turn immediately like a 12V starter, is that so? on your opinion!

Hello oldie friends and knowers of the vehicle electrics, as you can guess from my signature, recently an older Italian diva ran to me, a Giulietta Sprint from the noble sex of the Alfa Romeo. So far so good. Unfortunately I had to find out today that obviously the battery is not charged. The insidious (for non-bayers: the perfide) thing is that the control light for the charging current lights up quite normally when the ignition is switched on and at the Sta The engine runs out (well, it still glimmers in the idle, but as soon as you press something on the right pedal, the Lamp goes off). That’s why I didn’t notice it until I wanted to start again after a tank stop. I’m rather blessed with two left hands and ten thumbs and from everything where current flows through I leave my fingers anyway. Please don’t fall like the vultures about me, if I write nonsense now. My guess is that the Alternator supplies power, which then also arrives at the control light, but does not find up to the battery (sounds logical for me, but can also be nonsense…). Did I understand that so far correctly? If I am right, what could be the reason that the battery is not charged? Otherwise, everything really works, I suppose that the battery is integrated into the “normal current circuit”. Can I use alternator and controller as a Fe if the control light works normally? Or do the two manage to outwit the light (isn’t it the brightest thing )? Would be nice if someone could free me from my ignorance! Thank you and many greetings, Cephalotus

Moin, I have been interested in the series E28, i.e. BMW 5 of ́81- ́87 and especially for the 525 eta. I am thinking of getting a copy as a everyday car, because I find the design of this series simply very successful and striking and the cars are also a bit rust-resistant than the W123, which I still worship as well. I just don’t have a garage and no space and no money to buy a winter car and the beloved youngtimer only i It has to be rust-resistant and also reliable and reasonably economical, driving about 25000 km a year. I had just thought about the eta. Can you drive the normal gasoline? Where is the consumption in normal driving mode with a lot of federal road share? How does it look with spare parts? Can you convert the factory cat to Euro 2? How long do these engines last on average? At autoscout there is one in it for 1800 €, with 194000 on the clock, on the other hand s Hannover (I didn’t get the link), I would be interested in him. Maybe someone knows this guy well? At e12e28.de there is already a lot, but that’s not quite enough for me. Thanks for information. Greeting from the turbine

Hello you love! My name is Heiko Waldmüller and I’ve been playing a Volvo Amazon as a first car for a good week. The problem is following… I don’t know about classic cars at all, I’m kind of a cross-country entrant. More precisely, it’s about this one here: http://suchen.mobile.de/…/showDetails.html?… Now my problem is… I don’t know if something like this is suitable for everyday use. Many people I’ve already talked to advise me about it. because you can’t drive it in winter, can’t leave it outside, it’s not safe or it’s vulnerable to damage. I wanted to ask you what you think about it, because most of the people I’ve asked have more life experience than me, but they’re not really experts, let alone that they have an old car themselves… Even if it probably sounds bad for a classic car lover, but I’m not interested in car care, like My left eyeball, but to use it just like a normal car. What do you think? I would be very happy about answers!

Hello, I’m new here and would like to send many greetings to everyone from the forum area. I have a ’73 bug at home and am about to restore it, but that’s not my real concern. My question is whether you could give me tips or help. I’d like to start a car mechatronics training.I’ve already been to xPraktikumstellen, be it in a free workshop or at a dealer.I can’t think of anything more beautiful than screwing cars. Doc h unfortunately you can hardly “screw” in today’s workshops, mostly you have to carry out inspections, connect the diagnostic device and exchange parts, but this becomes very boring after a certain time, because you have to do almost nothing on the engine etc. but always the same problems occur again and again. That’s why I thought that I would do my training in an oldtimer workshop.The thing is that I find 1.no and 2. don’t know exactly if you later when you have learned the future. I know that you get everything you need for electronics in the vocational school and in courses, but is that enough? Does everyone have experience with it? Thank you for an answer! MfG: Bug

Good evening together! My W107 US makes me feel a little bit sick. I had a drop of dark oil under the car 4 weeks ago from time to time. I assume that it is motor oil. I then took a can of brake cleaner, a rag and a lot of patience and made the whole engine fat-free from below. I then drove a round about 40km and turned it off. He was standing now about 3 weeks due to the bad weather. Today I look under and then I had a f Leck in the dimension of incredible 30cm under the car. I was really scared. I lifted it up on the stage and looked at it. Can it unfortunately explain badly, hanging on the housing of a bell connection gear engine droplets. See picture, have drawn it in. Who can tell me what it could be? Do I have to worry about it? I live in the circle Soest, is here a real expert who could repair this to me? Lifting platform, beer and grill is of course Would I be happy if someone can help me. In the workshop, no one can help, old cars don’t know them anymore! Or is it possible that the brake cleaner has run out in large quantities and brought the paint with it? Have put a new cardboard under it now!

My youngtimer with season marks is standing in a barn in winter. Although it is quite dry, I used to have light mold formation inside. At some point I have provided the interior with large amounts of dehumidifiers and since then no mold was seen. I have used two different products and now I wonder which is the better one. One is Silica Orange, which is orange in dry condition and becomes white when saturated. The other s ind these room dehumidifiers, as you can buy them in the hardware store, so a bag with drying powder, which is placed on a pick-up dish. Now it is the case that the two bags from the hardware store have done all the work. Both containers were full of water, a total of certainly 4 to 5 liters. The silica gel has turned white, so was also saturated. Somehow, however, I cannot imagine that this silica gel is able to bind so much water permanently. Does anyone know how much water silica gel can absorb (in relation to its weight or volume)? Is it possible that the dehumidifier bags with a bowl are much more effective (and only have the disadvantage that they are not regenerable)?