In 1979 Renault Netherlands made tapes you could play while making a test drive. On the tape there was some funky ‘elevator music’ mixed with a serious voice giving some informative ‘hard sell’ of the model. Here are the contents of the tape for the … Read more‘Inforormative test drive guidance Renaults 18’
For some time the A2M 1647 cc engine of my Renault 18 choked every now and then when it was idling with a warm engine. It was just like it was starved of fuel for a second or 2. Thanks to a suggestion on the … Read moreStuck valve in the air inlet
During it’s winter sleep I noticed some fluid on ground beneath the front of my Renault 18. Turned out the radiator was leaking. I had also noticed the coolant was pretty dirty. So it was clearly time for some serious TLC for the cooling system. … Read moreFlushing the cooling system and replacing the radiator of my Renault 18
Converting the dashboard of a Renault 18 or Renault Fuego from lightbulbs to LED … Read moreParadise by the dashboard LED-light
All the small details count. So a clock that didn’t work and blisters on the (fake) chrome strip on the wheel annoyed me. Both are due to the bad plastics I mentioned in an earlier post. Fixing these 2 minor details took quite some time. … Read moreBad plastics 2 – Wheels of time
During the first drive of the year the 5th gear was a bit noisy. Also the back end of the gearbox was leaking oil. Thanks to the Renault Oldtimers Club I found someone in The Hague with experience with these old Renaults. Luckily nothing major is wrong with the gearbox. … Read moreleaky gearbox seal
What kind of weird Renault is this? It’s the Renault Eve concept car from 1981. And it wasn’t just a concept meant to be pretty. It actually drove. And pretty well! … Read moreThis is no Renault 18… or is it?
In the Netherlands a car over 40 years old is considered an old timer. If you own a car that’s over 40 years old you don’t have to pay road tax. If a car was put on the road before January 1st 1988 tax is only 1/4th. But there are provisions. … Read morehibernation
One of the main reasons why my first Renault 18 is stored: rust. A lot of welding will be needed to get this car in acceptable condition again. As I mentioned in earlier post, my second Renault 18 is almost rust free. When I bought … Read moreDinitrol rust protection
When I bought my 2nd Renault 18 I thoroughly inspected it for rust. To my amazement the car was close to rust free. I want to keep the car in this pristine condition. So this week a specialized company is giving it a treatment with … Read moreNo rust would have been too utopian