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Cheers chaps. She fired up a beauty. Now timing. I have done this before so I seem to remember it’s 7degrees tdc. I’ve cleaned up my little window and I’ve marked where I think it should be. Tell me if I’m about right

Cheers chaps. She fired up a beauty. Now timing. I have done this before so I seem to remember it’s 7degrees tdc. I’ve cleaned up my little window and I’ve marked where I think it should be. Tell me if I’m about right

Out with the old in with the new.

Nice place for a holiday

Many thanks. The car won’t start so I’m hoping this will fix it. If not I’m camping in Leroy Merlin car park Mérignac, which is we’re we are now. Will report

Morning chaps, I’ve arrived back in France to pick up Christine from the car park. Last time we changed the condenser. I’m now going to change the points. I’ve got my feeler gauge with me but I couldn’t find anywhere on clementine garage the optimum gap. Any help with this would be great...

Morning all I read again this morning daily Mail about this emmisions sticker you must have to drive in France. I have French plates. Registration as a Classic car I don’t think we are exempt. It’s difficult to find out. Contradicting web sites. I think it’s just for city centres, like...

I managed to get to the airport. I didn’t change the points. But I will when I pick Christine up. I will also take my timing gun and check that too. I will always pack a condenser

Yes it worked.

Christine on the right, and the only other R4 I saw on the whole trip down. Maybe Christine caught “Condenser Covid” off that other French R4. Yeah, that was it , she started back firing right after that.

Almost spot on Andrew, except I had to get my Valet to go to the bar next door to get my cold beer, that was after, of course he had rearranged my cushion for my back in the lounger.

Brilliant forum. And I hope this gives anyone confidence to get out in our R4’s. I only saw 1 other R4 on my whole trip down

I just want to say thanks to in no particular order to: DFigueira AndyMcGhee Andrew4Renaults JCarruthers Malcolm And last, but by no means least, Clematine. It was the condenser. And to think without all your help, I would be stuck here for god knows how long, at the campsite, on the banks...

Thanks Malcolm

Thanks jjhad. Always a good point. I did check the timing on my departure it was fine. Will check again

I went into Norauto and the bloke didn’t even know what a condenser was??? I even showed him the one I bought with. Never seen one before Found another place and they had both Now for the cycle back and fix it and cross fingers.

I was opening them with a screwdriver. Right I’m taking your advice and I’m going to go to the nearest Norauto to see if they have points and a condenser. It’s 10 miles away.! But can you believe it right at the last minute I decided to pack my bike . Unbelievable. The beer when we get...

Here some photos

I see it now. Looks all in place