My latest acquisition

[MTXM]

I see it's the PC car....

So is that another James Walshe 'hand-me-down'! With regards, Matthew T.

[russ92xmsed]

It must be. It's also had a new headgasket. Changing that is an interesting job.

[Jeppojepson]

I like that
Very different

[Dieselman]

Those suitcase engines are a real pain to work on. They have to be dropped out of the bottom for any significant work, due to being nearly horizontal.

[russ92xmsed]

They showed what had to happen in the mag. The whole front subframe including suspension was removed I think. Quite a task.

In a strange sort of thinking, an XM might have benefitted from a suitcase engine configuration, as at least the front of the car can be removed to get to the head. But I expect the front overhang would have been even more epic, not least the whole lot more complex!

[raynoon]

Luckily the head was recently changed, however it does appear to be leaking oil from the rocker cover... on the underside

[Kerry CX]

The engine can easily be lifted out the top rather than removing the subframe. These were considered complicated at the time since the engine had to be removed to do a head gasket but this was due to the fact that mechanics were used to relatively simple Ford and BMC engine setups. Compared to modern stuff working on a 104 is simple and rewarding.


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[raynoon]

The little 104 is still with me, running a lot better now so I treated it to a polish

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It came up so good I took it along to a local weekly classic car meet where it received a lot of attention!

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[russ92xmsed]

Looks brilliant! Very French...

[MTXM]

That must be a very rare beast now Ray and I also love it! With regards, Matthew T.