Paul's 2.1Sd manual K47BAN. The early years.

[CitroJim]

Ahh, pleased it's nothing serious that's kept you away Paul

Hopefully now you can get back to the important task of getting an XM on the road...

[citroenxm]

Nope.. Its NOT happening.. Its like people know, and are doing their best to STOP me..

Then if its not people its the WEATHER...

AAAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[CitroJim]

Paul, you're going to have to put your foot down with a firm hand and tell people you have more important things to do and whatever they want of you it'll have to wait...

Summer's almost here; weather is not a problem now...

[russ92xmsed]

I share your frustrations Paul. The weather is not helping. Today it was freezing and I was only out there 5 mins to pop some Hammerite on my treated rust. I hope you do get a breather soon and get going with my cars twin!

Please don't worry about the Xantia remote central locking recover thing. I would like to see if it works, but it really is not important at the mo. please do not worry about it.

[citroenxm]

To be honest... the Cold doesn't bother me in the slightest.. Its always bloody Wet.. Like cricket.. Rain Stops play.

I can work in ANY other weather..

[russ92xmsed]

Yeah...I know....but I'm restricted to working in the road at the mo. the lane outside the garage is too soft....Grass you see. The car on axel stands just sinks and you get into a right Polava! Would love a decent large heated garage with pit and lift!!

Only when the euro millions are won!!!!!

[CitroJim]

Would love a decent large heated garage with pit and lift!!

Me too Russ maybe we should run a forum Lottery Syndicate with the express intention that if we win big we can pay for members to have such a garage

[Eddie nuff]

Would love a decent large heated garage with pit and lift!!

Same here . . . except I've got a small garage that's full of junk.

(And no matter how quickly I throw stuff away more appears )

[citroenxm]

Well, found an hour or so today... so pulled the XM out to have a look at the nearside front outrigger weld I did a month or so ago.. well, its not fallen off, still sounds solid, so takled other areas of small rust parts..

Again, strangely, the off side is the same..

So peeled back the underseal as far back as the loose stuff would go wire brushed and applied Hammerites Cure Rust..





Thats the Scuttle drain hole, and its the same BOTH sides, pictured the drivers side, and the other is the outer section obviously by the strut head, which would of course be a serious MOT failiure. Thank the god heavens it is only surface ! Its still very solid.

How strange to be identical on both sides though...

Theres a couple of other small surface rust patch's to peel around and apply curerust, and under seal back up.

Of course, in my crazy working ways, I dont do one thing at a time.. so going between this and also refitting the carpet underlay, and floor carpet...

So getting there slowly now.. A GOOD couple of days maybee three would see the hole welded on the drivers side front out rigger, interior back together and the engine service and cam belt/Water pump done..

[citroenxm]

I have a MASSIVE announcment to make which will finish the car off...

I contacted Medway Citroen after they placed an AD.. for the Citroen they were breaking and gave them a challenge.. I asked if they would be able to cut a section of glass out for me, for this SD.. Worth a go..

So, on Tuesday this week I got an Email... GOOD NEWS!! Their windscreen fitter had sucessfully managed to cut a Glass out for me SUCESSFULLY!!

Im SOOOOOOOO pleased and cant praise them enough! It will finish the car now!

But, the next challenge, what do I use to stick it back in.. Sugestions on a post card.. No, thats too slow, any ideas?

My mother agreed to pay for the glass for helping to TRY and sell her Xantia... which Im still trying.