Reply To: New member – Looking for help on restoring a Big 15

Hi Larry, Chris,

Thanks for your suggestions. I’m no car mechanic, but I used to watch my dad maintaining his Citroen as a small boy so hopefully some of it sunk in.

Chris – A 3 legged puller sounds like your having a joke with me! Your picture looks a lot like a tool I saw in the garage so maybe we have one of these.

What happened to the starter motor was that it used to occasionally spin up without engaging, whirring at very high speed. When this happened, we would  quickly have to switch it off and try again. Unfortunately this time I was too slow and before I could switch it off, the starter gear flew into the gear at high speed jamming it in. The engine became stuck at the point (unable to turn it with the handle).

My brother is down on the bank holiday weekend so we’ll see how far we get. Fingers crossed..

I’m guessing there’s a few tech articles in the magazine that refer to reviving a garaged car, although I haven’t looked through them yet.

Thanks,
Mark