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Author: Michiel

Posted onAugust 20, 2021August 20, 2021Repair & Restauration

Engine ready, first kilometers (video)

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Posted onAugust 20, 2021August 20, 2021Repair & Restauration

Refit and rebuild the rest of the GS engine

by Michiel

After the cilinder heads had been revised I started to replace the other parts of the engine. The cilinder bores were pretty scored and the compression was not meeting the prescribed values. What to to? I had an NOS set of pistons and cilinders in my stock from the time…

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Posted onJune 9, 2021June 21, 2021Repair & Restauration

GS cylinder head renovation

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With the cilinder heads out, I decided on an inspection and soon found out that the valves were a bit worn in. Especially the inlet valves. Also the oil rings in the camshafts had become very hard. I made the choice to replace as much as needed now that the…

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Posted onDecember 20, 2020June 9, 2021Repair & Restauration

Oil cooler and cylinder heads removed

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With the GS engine on the work bench, i first cleaned it a bit to prevent stuff getting into the main block. I removed the oil cooler and was not surprised that it was a very clogged and dirty because of dried out non sealing o-rings. The cooler is the…

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Posted onDecember 19, 2020December 19, 2020Repair & Restauration

Engine out

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Once the front is removed and all the parts that connect to the engine from out of the engine bay, you only have to unbolt the engine from the gearbox, lift the gearbox a bit en out it comes. With two people it is very doable. An engine hoist is…

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Posted onDecember 14, 2020December 21, 2020Repair & Restauration

Must see video when repairing your Citroën GS engine

by Michiel

When fixing the oil leakage on a Citroen GS or GSA, you have to watch this excellent series made by the Dutch GS club together with a group of Citroën DS enthousiasts called DS TT (DS Technical Team). Egbert Meeter, who was a Citroën mechanic in a workshop in the…

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Posted onDecember 13, 2020December 21, 2020Repair & Restauration

Dismantling the GS front (with video)

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It was time to remove some parts from the front of the car in order to gain access to the engine. It’s not complicated; just remove the headlights and indicator lights, the grille and a lot – a lot! – m7 bolts and off everything goes. I made a small…

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Posted onNovember 30, 2020December 20, 2020Repair & Restauration

“Opération arrêter les fuites d’huile”

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Or something like: “stop the environmental disaster of the engine dripping its oil onto the pavement”. I have started the project to get the engine out of my GS and make it stop leaking oil. It’s an infamous problem on Citroën’s flat fout air cooled boxer engines in the GS…

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Posted onOctober 11, 2020December 16, 2020Driving

Small driving video

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I made this video in 2009 when I just got the GS. Not very safely recorded from behind the steering wheel for which I am not proud. But it’s nice to hear the engine purring along.

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Posted onOctober 9, 2020December 16, 2020Driving

A trip in two GS’s

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  • Engine ready, first kilometers (video)
  • Refit and rebuild the rest of the GS engine
  • GS cylinder head renovation
  • Oil cooler and cylinder heads removed
  • Engine out

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