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Re: remakeing the car
I have some info at: http://www.m-cad.com/dp/ev/c-carupg.htm A Curtis controller with at least 400 amps should be OK. Usually a Curtis 1209, but you might be able to use one of the upgraded 1205
By Scott Hull · #42 ·
remakeing the car
I have a Comuta car I want to update the controler in it. but I have no idea where to start. the car is not runing now. my goul is to have it runing by this spring. any ideas would be helpfull
By infoman101@... · #41 ·
Re: Year of Manufacture?
Hi Don, I don't know how to decode the VIN either, but I have a 1981 (according to the title) Comuta-Car with VIN 1111B1C20BS000860. Perhaps if you can get a few more samples a pattern will
By Tim Dunning <tdunning@...> · #40 ·
Re: Citicar motor
<anthonyluiz@...> wrote: I had my GE 3.5 apart several times and there wasn't any sort of ring with set screws on the armature or comm. I would recomend you find a GOOD motor repair shop,
By Mike Chancey <evtinker@...> · #39 ·
Citicar motor
Has anybody taken apart their citicar GE 3.5hp motor? I got my Citicar with almost dead batteries and a jerking at low speed. After battery replacment the motor started to smell and the jerking got
By anthonyluiz@... · #38 ·
Re: Citicar/Comutacar Tire Source
The 155 will be too big and will rub. The largest diameter tire that you might get away with is the 145/80R12. The Guardsman 145/80R12 from Sears is about $20 each. The first 12" radials on the
By Scott Hull · #37 ·
Citicar/Comutacar Tire Source
I was visiting my local K-mart over the weekend and noticed they carried Goodyear Club metric radials. They had the 155/80R12 size (21.7" diameter) in stock and were sale priced at $21.99 ea. The
By techman@... · #36 ·
Year of Manufacture?
Hi to all, and Happy New Year. December was a quiet month for the C-group must have been the cold weather. Even in Florida very cold for our thin blood. It's been a nice week end I just finished
By Don Morin · #35 ·
10" Wheels
Hi, Sorry this has taken so long to answer, but I had the information about the 10" tires and wheels at my office. When I tried trailer tires I found that the four hole spacing was slightly off
By gocze@... · #34 ·
Re: wheels
Wow, 10" rims on a C-Car. Based on the rim size, I am assuming that you are running bias-ply tires and not radials on these rims. I guess compared to wobbly trailer tires that almost any type of
By Tech Man <techman@...> · #33 ·
wheels
I tried some trailer tires and found that some of the rims are metric instead of english units (inches) and they were slightly off. This caused a wobble that was not too much fun to drive with. Then
By gocze@... · #32 ·
Re: Comutacar Tire Replacement
rims on the radials this and Thank All Citicars and some Comuta-cars used 12" x 4" wide rims with no offset. Some Comuta-cars used 13" x 4.5" wide rims with 1/4" offset back from center. The 12"
By Scott Hull · #31 ·
Comutacar Tire Replacement
Hello to All, I would be curious to know if anyone has replaced the stock 13" rims on the Comutacar and replaced them with 12" rims in order to utilize 12" radials (i.e. 145/80R12) which are readily
By Tech Man <techman@...> · #30 ·
Re: Citicar battery holddowns
Hi Royce, Yes Cititcars had battery tie downs. There was a square metal plate, about 6" on each side with a single long bolt through it that secured the center four batteries. The two on ach side
By Mike Chancey <evtinker@...> · #29 ·
Citicar battery holddowns
I just installed the batteries in my citicar, and there is no sign of any holddown method. I see some holes in the bottom, but they look more like drains than mounting points. Did citicars
By Royce Chow KF6PEO · #28 ·
Shocks & Master Cylinder
Mike, In response to your question as to what year my Comutacars are I will be honest I really don't know. This I can tell you is that all four of these cars were used by Miami Prison Guards. I
By Don Morin · #27 ·
Last year for C-Cars?
Hi folks, Does anyone know when the last Comutacar was made? I can't recall if it was '80, '81, or '82. I know the first Citicars were made in '74, but when did it all end? Thanks, Mike
By Mike Chancey <evtinker@...> · #26 ·
Re: Part Numbers
Hi Folks, Well, the begining of the parts interchange is up at: http://www.egroups.com/files/C-Car/parts.html It isn't much yet, but if we all share our info, it can become something very
By Mike Chancey <evtinker@...> · #24 ·
Re: Part Numbers
Hi Don, What year C-Car do you have? I want to get the year for the master cylinder and shock interchange list. That sounds like the same shock I used on my Citicar. I drilled out the lower loop
By Mike Chancey <evtinker@...> · #25 ·
Part Numbers
Hi Guy's, I think the Parts Data base is great. As I said before I have just finished the bottom end of the car. I bleed the brakes today, and have a strong full pedal. There was a problem
By Don Morin · #23 ·