Well we made it to Cit-In this time! After last year's false start when the driveshaft came adrift south of Eden resulting in a ride home on a tilt tray, it was with some trepidation, and a few misgivings, when we decided to take the GS to Murray Bridge.
After the events described above, I had to rebuild the gearbox in another casing as the mounting points for the calipers had decided to go their own way and left the building. I thought I'd done it all correctly, checked all the bearings, adjusted end floats and diff backlash, but it seems I must have missed a few things as the gearbox is less than quiet now. Never mind, the stereo is loud enough to overcome it!
I suppose it's possible that something is amiss, or maybe I did wrong or overlooked something, but either way, the Old Girl made it without a hitch.
We had some gift vouchers to redeem so we started with a magnificent lunch in Warrnambool (gift voucher), went via Portland and Robe, before spending a couple of nights on Kangaroo Island (gift voucher) prior to fetching up at Murray Bridge for the annual "Talk about Citroens & eat & drink too much festival". After the gathering we stayed at Ouyen before Swanking It Up at Craigs Royal Hotel in Ballarat (gift voucher).
A very pleasant trip and a great gathering of like-minded loonies from all over Oz. A big well done to the SA Citroen Club for a job well done. Stand in a circle and pat each other on the back. It was great to catch up with The Gang, especially the West Oz contingent.
Not having previously cruised any great distance in a GS before, I'm surprised at just how well she purrs along. 4000 rpm in top seems to be her happy place. The ride is fine, not floaty like the DS but quite acceptably comfortable. We have a few rattles still in the front end, I suspect the drop links, and had one loud one in the back which was concerning, until I had the bright thought of moving the rear speaker away from the C pillar which stopped it!
The engine seems harsh under acceleration, but it could just be me, or possibly a wrong mixture. I gave her a new filter and a sump full of HPR30 before leaving and she seems to have used up a half litre or so over the 2500km we covered.
Oil temperature at cruising speed seems to stabilise at between 100 and 120 deg Celsius, at least by the gauge I fitted. Even when it was really hot outside she never went over this so it seems to be optimum. Oil pressure was steady at 50 to 60psi at cruise, dropping to 10-15 at idle. I haven't checked calibration of either of these gauges, but I guess they're in the ball park so to speak. (And yes, I know I've mixed up units, but that's how my mind works!)
So there you have it. A completed road trip and a few things I need to address before the next one. I intend to fit a fuel/air mixture meter and oxy sensor soon, but probably not before biting the bullet and stripping the gearbox again to see what I got wrong last time.
Stay tuned for the next exciting episode!
Cheers, Pottsy.
After the events described above, I had to rebuild the gearbox in another casing as the mounting points for the calipers had decided to go their own way and left the building. I thought I'd done it all correctly, checked all the bearings, adjusted end floats and diff backlash, but it seems I must have missed a few things as the gearbox is less than quiet now. Never mind, the stereo is loud enough to overcome it!
I suppose it's possible that something is amiss, or maybe I did wrong or overlooked something, but either way, the Old Girl made it without a hitch.
We had some gift vouchers to redeem so we started with a magnificent lunch in Warrnambool (gift voucher), went via Portland and Robe, before spending a couple of nights on Kangaroo Island (gift voucher) prior to fetching up at Murray Bridge for the annual "Talk about Citroens & eat & drink too much festival". After the gathering we stayed at Ouyen before Swanking It Up at Craigs Royal Hotel in Ballarat (gift voucher).
A very pleasant trip and a great gathering of like-minded loonies from all over Oz. A big well done to the SA Citroen Club for a job well done. Stand in a circle and pat each other on the back. It was great to catch up with The Gang, especially the West Oz contingent.
Not having previously cruised any great distance in a GS before, I'm surprised at just how well she purrs along. 4000 rpm in top seems to be her happy place. The ride is fine, not floaty like the DS but quite acceptably comfortable. We have a few rattles still in the front end, I suspect the drop links, and had one loud one in the back which was concerning, until I had the bright thought of moving the rear speaker away from the C pillar which stopped it!
The engine seems harsh under acceleration, but it could just be me, or possibly a wrong mixture. I gave her a new filter and a sump full of HPR30 before leaving and she seems to have used up a half litre or so over the 2500km we covered.
Oil temperature at cruising speed seems to stabilise at between 100 and 120 deg Celsius, at least by the gauge I fitted. Even when it was really hot outside she never went over this so it seems to be optimum. Oil pressure was steady at 50 to 60psi at cruise, dropping to 10-15 at idle. I haven't checked calibration of either of these gauges, but I guess they're in the ball park so to speak. (And yes, I know I've mixed up units, but that's how my mind works!)
So there you have it. A completed road trip and a few things I need to address before the next one. I intend to fit a fuel/air mixture meter and oxy sensor soon, but probably not before biting the bullet and stripping the gearbox again to see what I got wrong last time.
Stay tuned for the next exciting episode!
Cheers, Pottsy.