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Aieeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone help the professor! Actually this is in Kingston, South Australia, with Betty Bleu in front of the giant Lobster. We've driven over to Adelaide for a few days.

Melun have them in their catalogue. It justs says 4L so I assume its for the saloon/sedan and not the fourgon. http://www.melun-retro-passion.com/4l/RE_04/corrective-breake-3-ways-renault-id-348257.html Not cheap, but not outrageous when you consider what new car parts cost, and you are paying...

Geoff, the early R5s with 850 engines had the same cam grind as the gordini. You can get your R4 engine cam reground to the gordini/R5 spec. Valves are the same as gordini and baseline R4. Big problem with reversing crank direction is the direction of the labrynth seal on the crank- it will pump...

Wow! Very nice. She looks really crisp.

I can just kind of see the twisted logic that might be involved in them trying to decide what year it should be on the registration documentation. For example trying to decide whether a car is pre 1930 and VSCC eligible or not (Over here in Victoria, last time I registered an Austin 7 Special...

This was the bane of old rear engine renaults using the ventoux engine. The carb is directly above the starter, as in the R4. A fuel leak in the line to the carb causes fuel to pour over the starter, or a stuck float or needle valve does the same. Then, when car won't start, or stalls, hapless...

Thanks Petak- I've shot them off a billet doux and I'll let you know how it goes....

Many years ago someone saw my blue R4 at a garage and left a print of a photo they had snapped on their travels in Eire. Found it today so I thought I'd scan it before it faded completely. So you can see, there were RHD R4 cop cars as well as LHD ones! Could be the basis of a Guiness ad....

Hi all, there are a lot of R4 parts that are not carried by people like Melun Retro Passion and Der Franzose, but they are still available and people can order them from their friendly Renault dealer....... Unfortunately, Renault in Australia have decided as a new policy to stop bringing in...

Early cars only had the lock on the drivers door and all others locking on the internal lever.

They're all loose in the top paddock again!

Thanks all

Hi Reid, I don't have PR 1125 but I do have most of the mechanical pages for PR962 for R5 which dates from 1974. I copied them at one point to compare with R4 pages. I am happy to throw them through a scanner and make a pdf if you like. There is a copy of PR 1104 on ebay at the moment, worth...

Hi all, what is the best lubricant to use on the steering column top bush/bearing? I assume there is a roller bearing plus a rubber bush, do you need to use anything special to not damage the rubber? Cheers Piet

This is a really nifty manual! I've never come across it before. Thanks again.

Hey Malcolm, I had seen Continental came out with the 145/80 x 13 E-contact specifically for the Twizy and was thinking that would be great for rolling resistance, but what is the speed rating? I couldn't find it.

Inspired by Tomcat I have made a PDF of my copy of the R4 bits of PR 401 from 1991. This covers carbs, distributors, starter motors, and alternators and all their component parts. Whether or not you can buy anything in it is another matter! Let me know if you want one. It's about 1 Meg.

Can I have one too please Tomcat? info@fitzroylocoworks.com Thanks Piet

I think Michelin only make one 145 x 13 tyre now, the Energy E3B. I have just fitted 135 x 13 E3Bs on my R4 (I bought them a while ago) and they are great, so I expect the 145 will be as good.. I am sorry to say Michelin seem to not be making 135 x 13 tyres now, and R4s aren't classic enough for...

Hi Petak, I assume it is possible and I believe late model Renault 4s were sold in Japan with air conditioning. It was quite possibly an aftermarket unit and nothing to do with Renault. Nippon Denso made air conditioning for a lot of small Japanese K size cars cars like the 1000cc diahatsu...