On 03/07/2019 08:04, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Tue, 02 Jul 2019 23:52:19 +0100, Fredxx wrote:
On 02/07/2019 21:44, Steve Walker wrote:
On 02/07/2019 12:11, wrote:
On Monday, 1 July 2019 22:45:55 UTC+1, Steve WalkerÂ* wrote:
have had to change the clutch on due to wear was my first car (a Yugo
45) and that had been a driving school car before I had it!
what are Yugos really like?
Well that was in the '80s. Yugos and Ladas (part of my learning was in
a Lada) were basically older Fiat designs or at least based on Fiat
mechanicals.
I'm sorry but I disagree. The Lada, have no idea about Yugos, had the
floorpan and bodyshell of a Fiat 124.
The engine and running gear, brakes and suspension were Russian design.
And as rugged as hell.
I recall an issue with calipers, where a round cylinder was held/pressed
into a carrier. Naturally it would stop being round and the piston seize
in the bore.
They were overhead cam (chain driven), some had Weber carbs. The
thermostat was a sophisticated bypass affair. It was fearfully
uneconomical!
Not a cable in sight, either.
The accelerator was via a cable, can't recall the clutch.
It had a new fangled alternator, except it had a mechanical reed
regulator that I changed to a 2n3055 + zener affair. The old regulator
would stick and the lights go all bright for a second or so!