DAF 44 '73 from Poland

[pawtre]

Hi everyone!
At first I want to apologise all of users, for my language mistakes.
I'm from Poland, my name is Pawel and I'm proud owner of DAF 44. In my country this is totaly rare car, and nobody know this car. Beacose that I wrote on your forum. I have some question, if anybody can help me I'll be very glad.
The transmission, especialy belts. Where do you buying this, and costs of them? In my country,ofcourse, I cannot buy this. And failure about all system.
I'm searching net to find something in english about this car, but I'm finding a little about DAF, so just give me some links, please.
And anything about DAF, that new user of this car have to know. For me this is really important. I supouse, that answer of this question i find on this forum, but in your language
At the begining I'm thinking that this question is enough.

So, I have only one picture of my car, in future I will be do more:

Something about it, mileage about 50.ooo km, realy good engine, vario I don't know beacouse this is my first car with this kind of "gear box", interiour really nice. But I have to do something with body, at first I looking for this elements:
img68.imageshack.us/img68/2083/progiqb4.jpg
I don't know how it's called in english, but I have to fix it, naturally for both side.
Floor-board is also to work, but I do it with parts of steel.

Now I have only this foto, in future I do more, beacose I want you to tell me more about my car.

Ok, so you see my car, I wrote something, but now think about things that foreigner have to know about using this kind of car. I know how to repair car, but Daf is totaly diferent.
For me is realy dificoult to find things like:
- which one oil is the best for the engine in daf?
- which one sparks?
- which one ignition cable?
This car standing nine years, for time to time work, ride. The owner really care of this car, but I know that I have to do lot of things, I think that you can know what is the most important to do now?

And maybe you have some books in .pdf, in english? this is my email: pawtre_at_gmail.com just send me them.

Happy New Year!

[daf44]

hi.

use the term "sill plate" or "outer sill".

in england the "rocker cover" is the cover on top of the cylinder head that covers the valves and tappets.

What would this be in american terminology john?

that looks like a lovely little 44 though Pavel.

ps.
DAFs are totaly rare cars in ANY country ;D ;D

great fun though

[spunkymonkey]

Hello Pawtre and welcome! Your English is a lot better than my Polish, so no need to apologise!

The right oil and some service information for the Daf 44 is on my private site at:

www.dafmobile.ournet.org.uk/daf44data.html

Most of the site is about our Daf which is a 33 but that page is for the 44 and 46.

The only listing I have for spark plugs is the "old" Bosch number which was W.175.T1. Using their "new" numbers this is a Bosch W7A or W7AC (with a copper core). It cross references to:

Champion L85 or L82C
NGK B6HS or B6HV
AC 43F or 43FF
Lodge HN
KLG F75



Joe

[pawtre]

Wow!
Great. All of you give really good advice, thank you very much! Now the DAF is standing, beacouse I have to register them in Poland, which is not easy, and also we have winter. I don't think that driving an old car in winter is good idea, beacose on the road we have salt, and lots of heedless drivers.
I see that on this forum some people have another classic car, so I want to show mine, I think, you enjoy them:
Skoda 110L
and
Wartburg 353 This is my daily driver, is totaly junk, but I like them:) This inscription "ciagnac" under the bumper is the same like inscription on the shop door. It's mean pull. On the back I have push;) Student sense of humor:]
Ok, so now I write only about my lovely little 44;) <- I like this.
Happy new year!

[veeruk]

I like the Wartburg. When I was at boarding school (not by choice and not a posh one) in Belgium in the 70's, the head teacher had 2 of them. With the 2stroke engine, they make this very distinctive noise. Because of this it used to smell funny and smoke quite a lot. As an 8 year old I didn't understand why it sounded like a moped lol.
I don't drive my DAF's much in the winter either because of the salt on the roads. A friend of mine said that these days it doesn't do any harm to your car as they manufacture it to "protect" cars. I believe it when I see it.
Which part of Poland are you in Pawel?

[pawtre]

Hehe, mine Wartburg have also 2stroke engine, also sound like a moped, also smoke a lot (my neighbours don't like this) and also smell funny, in fact stink!
I'm from little vilage near Warsaw. Warsaw is capital of Poland, my village is Michalow-Grabina.
I find also, that probably I will be first person from Poland who will be shopping on Dafhobby.nl:
www.dafhobby.nl/pages/autosklanten_overzichtpag.html
But for the first time I have to start ride my car.
Once again happy New Year!

[pawtre]

Hi!
I'm back!
Daf is alredy prepare to back on the roads.
I have lots of thing to do with them, now I'm waititng for posibility to ride on Polish roads.
But I have some problems, that I don't know how to solve... Meybe someone have manual, Haynes or something else in .pdf? I think that I have to look in Variomatic system, but this is totaly misunderstanding for me:)
I repair breaks, carburettor. Look in engine, but variomatic is to difficult.
Best regards from Poland!

[pawtre]

So. Vario works wery well. But I don't understand all of this rubber tube or pipe, I don't know how to say it corectly. I think that all of this pipe are for control vario system.
I just want to know how Variomatic work in this car, a read lot of things, but I think that in repair book this kind os information have to be.
Also it will be god idea have books like this, of course I buy it but maybe I can find the same book in electronic version;)

[pawtre]

Hi!
I buy book on ebay.
Could you tell me something about exchange parts to DAF. I know that repair kit for brake pump is the same like in VW Kafer. Is the brake light switch also the same? Brake cylinders are made only for DAFs and there is no another posibility to exchange them?
I still make a list wich parts I need, there is lot of them, so if I can buy some of them in my country it will be great.
Some parts I made by myself. Especialy body parts.
For example air filter is made in polish factory "Filtron" form my order. I hope that it will be fix.

[pyoorkate]

Both our 44s are (presumably) ATE all round. The fronts are both definately ATE, and the 75/76 DAF is definately ATE all round, if that helps

Both are RHD.

[pawtre]

Wow!
I didn't expect so accurate reply.
I don't want to change brakes or anything else in my car, beacouse for me very important is the originality.
My friend, who have Mini, told me that rear brakes shoes is the same like in Daf. He was read this on the box. But brake rear shoes is not a problem in my country, there is more manufacturer than ATE.

[pawtre]

Hi!
If I want ride my car in my country I have to legalized it. And for this I need some information.
Maybe some of you can help me with this.
I have to know:
Track of each axle,
suspension stroke fron and rear,
diametr of clutch,
clearance cross and in the axles (in fact I don't understand this),
Luggage capacity this rear and on the roof,
permissible weight of the trailer with and without brake,
max torque and power and RPM,
translational? of stearing gear,
Who was producent of stearing gear,
type and power of generator,
voltage and power of starter,
Minimum turning diameter left and right,
minimum width turn,
oil capacity in engine, variomatic.
Enough:)

I know that this can be funny for you, but I need this for overview. Beacouse in my country if I want register car like a automotive monument, i need fill lots of papers with accurate information. And accurate overview based on rhis information.
Thanks for help!

[pauldaf44]

Brake shoes on a 44 are common with a BMW 2002 or at least that what it said on the box from the ones I just fitted

[pawtre]

Yo!
Probably on friday I started drive my own Daf:)
Then I show new foto of my car.
My friend check for me how many DAF 44 are in Poland. I see in my country one 33, one Volvo 66 and one junk of 750, so I think is pretty rare:D
What's more, I find his link in another topic:
www.dafmobile.ournet.org.uk/index.php/page/19.html
It's great! If you have more links with fotography and text about reapair this car send it to me, I really need it.
I put to my car Castrol GTX 15W40, I put it to Volkswagen Kafer, so I thought that tis oil will be good, in futer I want use 15W40 MoS2 Liqui Moly. Is it good idea? My car have 50k km mileage. I understand, that if I change oil, I have to change also this:

And something more?
When button with triangle should be use? It's for entry into the hill but how it's work?
With brakes I also solve the problem. I buy repair kit for brake cylinders, new brake shoes. I hope that brake drums will be in good condition. For brake pump I have also repair kit.
I want to write something more, but I forget...
And on September I started study in Eindhoven, so I thing that I solve deficiency of parts to Daf in Poland;)

[pawtre]

Hello!
I have some question, but also, I want to show you something.
Daf is really curiosity in Poland. Everyone want to ride him, look on the vario or engine. There is few person that know what is DAF.
I have some photo from events with oldtimers, I hope that you like it:

Here more: foto from Polish Championship Historical Vehicles
Or:

From event caled Baloon city
I been on more events, but I can't find link to photo, in future I show more.
But I have also some question, could you help me with them:
- Which is controlled variomatic? To centrifugal force and vacuum?
- How mileage could be the engine and how much was the emergency? In '70s, when DAF was a normal car.
- How much does DAF cost? In UK, Germany, Holland, even in USA:)
I think that it's enough. If I want to know more I ask about it.
Thanks!

[pawtre]

Hey yo!
After huge brake with a forum, im back:)
I reach Eindhoven with my car, now im studying here, so this is the best place for car with sign DAF-HOLLAND-EINDHOVEN:)
How, when because why i wrote already i will explain later, but now some questions and pictures;)
I decide that i need to fix a lot of stuff in my DAF. In sumer with University Racing Eindhoven DAF is going to England, Germany and Austria:)
So:



DAF is looking now like that:



And question about rubber belts. Can I use belts from Volvo 66 to my DAF, are they the same or totally different? And maybe you know some website where i can find some info with pictures how to change them, and how to check Variomatic? I know that in Haynes is everything, but more info is only better!
Beside this just some maintenance.

Regards!

[dafdaffer]

Hi Only DAF 44 and 55 belts will fit. volvo 66 343 46 are no use to you.

www.dafhobby.nl for some belts

Paul