Citroen DS23ie 1974- engine not starting when warm

Hi Warren,

I have always warned people that such a higly elctronzed ignition distributor causes its own problems over time. I was often criticized for trying to stop people from upgrading to a modern solution. Her is the proof that I was not completely wrong.

Thanks for your feedback, Irmin and Warren

For the Citroen Sm- the scene knows, that the 123 does not like the heat in Citroen engine compartments.
I think, a better solution was a Lumenition ignition, fitted in the original distributor.

Andreas

Hello,
I do have a DS23 ie for quite a while and had the same problem 15 years ago.As far as I can remember the most important thing was to push the accelerator all the way down before turning the key. I also istalled a thermo and time controlled switch for the electric fan, that made it run for five minutes or so after the ignition is switched off. The temperatur is controlled by the air under the hood, not the water, since it is extremely hot, especially when the A/C is used.
One other item that contributed was a tiny craze under the compensating reservoir for the coolant, that only opened when it was nearly boiling. That sprayed water on the spark plugs and other parts of the ignition system.
Even here in "Bosch-country" I can't find a mechanic who knows enough to fix the D-Jettronic,
Have fun with this fine car!
Greetings

DSLover wrote: Hello,
Even here in "Bosch-country" I can't find a mechanic who knows enough to fix the D-Jettronic,

Hi,

that could be due to the fact that there is no D-Jett ronic in Bosch-country.

Hi,

when startigm warm is a problem, have checked the pressure keeping when engine hass topped.

Andreas