I was using those microfiche things many moons ago back in the late 70s when I was Foreman Mechanic in a Peugeot dealers....the parts guy used to let me look up my own stuff!
I hated trying to interpret the symbols used when the part changed at different motor shows and such.There were lion symbols and all sorts.
I also used the microfiche in the Nissan/Datsun place I worked at previously
My local library has one for looking up family history
I bought two different things to get this to work, the first was a set of Peugeot Microfiche slides covering a lot of Peugeots, what was of interest to me was that it covered the older ones 104, 504, 505, 604, and most importantly the 305. It does newer stuff up to the D8 406. That cost £15.
The microfiche reader cost £22 and included a folder full of slides for the citroen range from the DS up to the XM with all the ones in-between.
Although i have it to find out some part numbers for the 305 so i can compare them with whats available on service box, i have a decent camera and tripod so eventually i will try and picture each slide and convert them to PDF and store them on dropbox incase anyone needs the diagrams.
So far I'm not even 1/2 way down the 305s first microfiche slide, god them things hold a lot of information, there could be about 500 pages on a single slide. There are scratches on the slides, and then the machine has its own unique bits of dust and dirt, aswell as black spots on the mirror, the images are not perfect but still a lot better than no parts diagrams. This is a sample of what i have got so far:
I might need to tweak the camera tripod to get a better straight on angle, but i think the picture quality is quite good on, the camera is a sony dsc-hx100v
Its a 1986 1.6 Automatic and ive went to the isle of wight to buy it, were making it a bit of a holiday at the same time but plan to drive the old girl home to northern ireland.
The car is in great condition, it needs attention but not as much as the other brown 305, the man i bought it from has owned it from new and it has been very well looked after with a massive service history all through the peugeot dealer its still used on the road with mot and tax till may next year. It also come with a bootful of useful spares.
Ive made it to a cousins house near Frome. So far 40 miles covered on the isle of wight and 60 ish miles through england.
The isle of wight was a lovely place, brilliant scenery and nice weather, i even stopped off at a garlic festival (a fairly sensible thing to do in a 305) then driving through hampshire and somerset there is a lot of good farmland the fields are massive, its amazing how the villages are kept original looking back at home there doesnt seem to be any regard for preserving heritage.
Tommorow i plan to get halfway across wales and find, the ferry is booked from fishguard on thursday.
As for the car, its not perfect there are small rusty spots in various places and ideally it needs a respray but not much welding. I am getting accustomed to driving an automatic, pressing a non existant clutch happened at some junctions happens but i quite like not having to change gear it makes the car a nice for wafting about in. The back suspension squeaks over the bumps like a badly played violin but its not too bad once it gets going.
Awww, I always wanted to go to the Garlic Festival, I hear they have everything made from garlic, even ice cream
Good going on the car, you'll soon get used to the 'box (and then have trouble driving a manual...) I seem to remember the estates on those have some weird setup with some potential wear problems, you probably know better then I do I guess.
I'm actually booked for a visit to that Isle of White on the 20th Aug (got the Ferry ticket) for Doggy's benefit I've ordered a Volvo-branded knotted handkerchief for when I sit near the beach this is part of a 2-day visit to that Portsmouth.
Good luck with the rest of the voyage Frank and happy wafting!
Cars in my care:
2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
