My Citroen XM 3.0 PR-Vestige

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Dean
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Re: My Prestige

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When its done i may bring it up for you to work your magic on, say another two years? :lol:

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Ha ha ha...
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Post by Eddie nuff »

Dean wrote: . . . for the first time in over 3 years, after 5 seconds of cranking the xm sprang into life and ran like a dream
That's impressive.
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Re: My Prestige

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Its always been a good starter but with 3 year old fuel, a partialy flat battery and the re wiring of the injection and part of the ignition loom i didnt think its first start would be a success at all.

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Just a little taste of what she is coming up like, Getting years of muck and underseal splatter off is not easy or fast even with a rotary, but the results are impressive!

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Re: My Prestige

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Dean, You're not being fair here...
91 3.0 sei M. 4852 EXY Black
92 2.1 sed M. 5740 ECZ Sable Phenicien
92 3.0 V6-24. 5713 EXY Black
92 2.1 sd M. 5685 ENT Blue Sideral
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90 2.1sd M. 5049 EJV Mandarin
92 2.1sd A. 5698 EJV Mandarin
94 2.1sd A. 6218 ERT Triton
91 2.0si M. 5187 EWT White
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You didnt say i had to play fair............. :D

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Re: My Prestige

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Then there is stuff like this, which are on the car now with the stainless bolts.
I'm never going to be able to drive it now an I......
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Is that a rear brake caliper Dean and if so I agree about the ss bolts. I recently changed the pads on my rhd 24v and both bolts sheared, although they were probably original! Regards, Matthew T.
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Are SS bolts ok to withstand the hot/cold cycles?
91 3.0 sei M. 4852 EXY Black
92 2.1 sed M. 5740 ECZ Sable Phenicien
92 3.0 V6-24. 5713 EXY Black
92 2.1 sd M. 5685 ENT Blue Sideral
Prev
90 2.1sd M. 5049 EJV Mandarin
92 2.1sd A. 5698 EJV Mandarin
94 2.1sd A. 6218 ERT Triton
91 2.0si M. 5187 EWT White
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