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Today a package arrived at my door. @Jurjenz is kind enough to lend his spray gun. Thanks mate, I really appreciate it and will take great care of it. :clapping: In the meanwhile preparations are made at the inner and outer bulkhead so I can get familiarized with spray gun painting. The 2K...

I'd go for tyre size 135x80x13 from top brands like Hancook, Uniroyal at an average price of € 50 per tyre. Continental as @reidalpine is indeed totally rubish as any other brand with inferior names. If you go wider I would go lower to 70 so 145x70x13. Wider tires do not always mean better, the...

The R4 GTL with Zenith carb has indeed a history with hot (re)starts, even the Hayes mentioned a modification regarding fuelpump and fuel lines. Also I came once accross an article regarding a combination of heatshield and real ceramic coated manifold. A single sheet of metal is not really a...

You're welcome Dave and glad to hear the tip worked. Just tackle that small coolant issue and drive your R4, they're not made to stand still. Save that wooden peg (leg as @reidalpine humerously mentioned :D) for next winter.

Carburetor heat shield. Once I ran into this on some forum, combination of a real ceramic coated manifold as well as a heat shield.

5 hectares to cut that's a lot of grass, the annual yield is then approx 50 tons. With the SIP Silvercut Disc 340 F FC front mower and the SIP Silvercut Disc 1500 T FC with four rear mowers cuts 22,5 hectares per hour so 5 hectares would take less than 15 minutes. :D Another options is let...

Hello Mojo, it has been ages to hear from you, I've had the same with my restoration :ashamed: I heard about your problem and indeed the clutch is stuck/rusted to the flywheel, but there are several options to cure, 1. Don't inject rubbish (like WD-40) unless you like tinkering. Just put it in...

That is remarkable Hrvoje and that for a fraction of the cost for a 123 ignition :clapping:

That would be sufficient, but with everything concerning old cars where the maintenance history is unknown there are risks. In the sump there would be an accumulation of old oil filter residue, caused by desintegration of an old oil filter or whatever. The oil pump could also be partially...

Hello people, it's been a while, actually it's been more than quite a while, but I'm back with what is for me the most challenging job, preparation before the body paintjob. As I wrote before I'll use lead loading as base and the goal is to use the least amount of putty as possible. The...

Like @André4Renaults wrote it could be the thermostat is stuck, check it, try to clean it and test it in boiling water or buy a new one. Maybe it is mounted the wrong way round. Changing all fluids is always wise after a long stillstand. also remove the rockercover and have a look, everything...

In general a car is meant for driving, not to stand still, and old(er) cars need more driving. First start with more maintenance by the look of the rusted gearstick, rusty air filter housing, dirt inside coolant expansion tank and overall general rust throughout the engine bay and secondly drive...

This site gives the colors and (mostly) in which year it was applied. https://www.la4ldesylvie.fr/nuancier-de-peinture-des-renault-4-informations-detaillees

In fact, primarily by design it is a tubular reinforcement cone for the front fender and the secondary design idea is that of a parking aid. Nicknamed a "tonker" as for the distinctive sound "tonk" when you drive into something, very handy when you want to park in Paris. :D They are also...

This is an easy schematic of a 1/2 lambda 3 meter band FM antenna. Old school electronics is still the best :D

The Oval plague says it is a GTL (R1128). The stamped VIN number next to the lateral chassis beam passengers side is somewhat unreadable. There should be a rectangular plate on the bulkhead as well with the VIN, next to the oval plague. R4's build in Europe always start with a V See my partial...

Hi Reid, I took a look at https://www.123ignitionshop.com/ in Gouda and according to their webshop it should be available now And yes unfortunatly original items are becoming rarer and rarer, but maybe the Marreau brothers might have a spare one ;) Cheers, Joop

This might do it https://www.leboncoin.fr/offre/equipement_auto/2482637536 But when parts become unfindable why not use 123 ignition https://123ignition.com/product/tune-4-a-v-renault-5-alpine/

NOS are becoming rare indeed, second hand widely available here at https://www.palace-de-lancienne.com/products/goulotte-en-fer-de-remplissage-de-fourgonnette-f6/ or here at in good nick https://www.leboncoin.fr/offre/equipement_auto/2113293109 or...

R4 wheel nut thread is metric M10x1.25 thus absolutely not imperial 3/5" unf. 3/8" is smaller than 10 mm by about 0.018701 inch.