Feb 18, 2020 – Cooling Fan Circuit Related to Air Conditioning (talk about over-engineered!)

Because my SM was factory equipped with Air Conditioning (it was standard on N. American models, but optional in the rest of the world), there is a an additional wiring circuit related to the radiator cooling fans. The primary mechanism that turns on the cooling fans is a thermal contact screwed into the radiator -when […]

Feb 15/16 2020 – Clutch Slave Cylinder Rebuild and HVAC lighting update

My clutch slave cylinder has been weeping about a teaspoon of LHM out it’s drain pipe for the last few months so I finally got around to replacing the o-ring inside of it. I reached out to a couple of folks that have recently dealt with this to get any pointers (thanks to Paul Anderson […]

January 2020 – HVAC Control Lighting & Window Gasket Lubrication

After replacing all the dash light bulbs a few months ago, there was still one interior light that was not working – and it became very noticeable during the winter months: the lighting of the HVAC controls. The Citroen manuals don’t provide any guidance on this and when I asked around, I was told “Oh […]