Fingers crossed for good weather and we'll be there.i hope to see you at the french car day oct 22
From my memory of when I had 404s (1970s & 80s) that bottle is the original equipment. This site seems to confirm that.Attached is the bottle that was in there. I suspect this is also not the correct unit for this car, although I would gratefully accept one just like it as the mounting holes are already drilled.
Thanks Ian. The parts book shows three different variants of the water bottle and the one that is typically shown on the injection cabriolet in pics is quite different. There are so many differences between the can and the other 404’s it’s mind blowing.
Thanks Mike,It should be like the one in my car, but they're difficult to find.
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I will get to the end of it this coming winter - I'm in the middle of a long 6 week holiday in Europe right now! Just getting over Covid, which struck a week ago....great photo. So many things to do to bring my engine bay anywhere near this standard. So many missing parts for a start. Any thoughts on where I can find?
- Fuel pressure switch
- Air inlet hose from the air cleaner to the front of the car
- Air cleaner to throttle body hose, mine is badly cracked.
Most of the rest of it is there, just nowhere near as clean and fresh looking as you've achieved. Can't wait to see the final result, it must be so close.
Thanks Mike,I will get to the end of it this coming winter - I'm in the middle of a long 6 week holiday in Europe right now! Just getting over Covid, which struck a week ago....
To answer the questions:
1 - fuel pressure switch - I am not sure - I have a few and could possibly spare one but they may not work properly. A generic switch could work with a minimum pressure of about 0.5 bar.
2 - TealMaxLion sells those on eBay: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/202717234717?hash=item2f32e3861d:g:JhcAAOSwfWJdEQYi
3 - I got the replica that you see in the photo from West Auto Collection in Le Mans some years ago.
Cheers
Each to their own but so long as you keep the car in good condition what;s the point in restoring itThanks Mike,
hope you get better soon and enjoy your holiday. Some great supplier tips there, time to start collecting parts for the eventual (inevitable) restoration.