Webers should stop leaking now.

No matter how many times my mechanic tried to stop the Webers leaking from the bottom bowls they just kept leaking. So while the distributor is away for a rebuild I removed the Webers purchased some new, longer stainless screws (he replaced the originals with shorter black screws) and put it all back together using a small film of Locktite 518 sealant. Hopefully this will stop the leaks.

Distributor woe's.

The distributor has been pulled down and we have found a few problems that need attention. The shaft and bushes are OK but will receive some love. The main problem as you can see in the last photo is the 1/2 worn weight pivot post. Got a good bloke on the job.

1/2 worn pivot post will need to be replaced.

Distributor rebuild.

I am having the Gordini distributor overhauled by David Andrews at Vintage Racing Developments in Sydney. Have a look at the attached data and plot for the test and note that raw data is listed in crank RPM, whereas plot X axis is distributor RPM (crank RPM / 2). Crosses on the plot are the values from my distributor overlayed on the OEM limits. Note that the total advance of my distributor is only 12 (distributor) degrees vs the 13 to 15 factory total advance tolerance and that this discrepancy is of course magnified by a factor of two when considered in terms of crank values, ie. I will have 24 crank degrees total, whereas the prescribed factory limits for total advance are 26 to 30. I expect the total advance shortfall is a legacy of lost motion due to the play in the weight pivots. The distributor was spun to 8000 crank RPM and the advance does not increase beyond the maximum 12 distributor degrees initially seen @ 3250 crank RPM. Information supplied by David Andrews.

So as you can see the 48 year old distributor is not working to its best (The x's should be in the lines) so it will be re-furbished. When re-fitted the engine should run better and a few missing horses should be returned.

Original tools and tool roll returned to the G

At the recent 4CV muster held in Bathurst I met up with some of the previous owners of the G (see previous posts). One of those owners, Andrew Kubineski gave me the original tool roll and tools that came with the car when new. I have since clarified this with the original owner who believes these items are indeed the original tools. I'm so chuffed to have so much of this car's original bits back where they belong.

The original tool roll and tools. I believe the roll only came with
the 3 open ended spanners.

2 videos of the G on Mount Panorama.

I took a couple ov video's of the G driving around Mount Panorama. The first link is taken following the Luthi A110 Alpine and the other is taken from the outside of the car.
Copy the link into your browser as it won't live link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV_b7qT4Skw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewFm0fXJYKo

Four of Seven. Po's reunited.

Today I reunited 3 previous owners with the Gordini. Andrew Kubienski, Ben Emmelkamp and John Kitchen. Only 3 more to go.

Andrew Kubienski.

Ben Emmelkamp.

Four of Seven.
Four owners unite. From left- Andrew Kubienski, Ben Emmelkamp,
Paul Tomlinson and John Kitchen.

A couple of old photos.

These 2 photos were given to me today by PO Andrew Kubinski. Not very good resolution as they are scanned from 30 yo photos.