Homebrew car wiring is like office filing systems. It all makes perfect sense to the person that set it up, and is a complete mystery to everyone else.
It has been said that Citroens are notoriously bad at not having a consistent colour scheme for their wiring looms. They also relie on coloured sleeves at every connection F.Mr as an example on the wiring diagrams means a brown sleeved wire connection which could be green, yellow, grey or brown as a main colour of the wire itself.
Ian, i just like to compliment you on your 2CV shifting/clutching It's as SLiCK as i have ever seen it done. No gear crunching, no suspention jolts. 👍👏
Beautifully simple engineering. It's just a masterpiece of design. The same design parameters are just as relevant today as they were then. It's a shame car design is so hamstrung by red tape and over zealous regulations. I doubt the working classes will ever be given mobility in the same way that these cars did. Joyous, emotive little cars. I love them.
Years ago, my nephew was conned in to buying a new exhaust for his 2CV as it was running badly. It still ran badly. Enter me, the stupid Uncle, I said I'd check the points! Many hours later, having made a 12 volt test light and forming a length of coat hanger in to a weird shape; as dictated by the Haynes manual , it was sorted. Still not quite sure what I did, but hero status maintained. Love watching you work on Elly, his looked just the same.
Well done HubNutters! It makes my day when I see Elly getting out and having a play out on the open road. She has so much personality I even think she smiled a tad when you started her up. Brilliant banter as usual between the Nutters along with the 'where's that tool gone', I have the exact same issues where a vital component or tool becomes invisible immediately once its place on the ground. Sometimes resulting in purchasing a new tool/component where upon the invisibility cloak has revealed the previously lost part. Many thanks for sharing.
Indeed… Coca Cola had factories in Europe but severed ties when a certain Mr A. H. decided he’d invite himself to dinner to his European neighbors and brought along his favorite wrappers…. So they started making Fanta using oranges from Africa, Italy and Spain. (I think)
This video brings back my youth and my Citroen days. Have had 2CV and Dyane the part of the car is very familiar, when you armed with a 12V bulp, set the ignition.
Been watching for years and always enjoyed - but only now as I've started uploading a few videos myself do I appreciate the amount of work that goes in to these videos 👍 Respect
5 years ago my daughter spent a month studying in Spain. She does not drink sodas here in the USA, but discovered Fanta Limon over there and loved it. Sadly, not available here
Lovely job. Ian just to say, all women require a wine shelf/cupboard/rack/cabinet(delete as appropriate). Proper storage is a must. This i have learned and acquiesced.
I have previously commented when you were having problems with crimps coming off that you were putting them into the tool the wrong way around. You must have the end which crimpss to the copper wire i(the middle of the crimp) n the smallest part of the appropriate colour jaw. The insulation is larger and so must go into the larger part of the jaw. If done correctly they will easily stay on when given a sensible tug which you should always do. You may see a number or dots stamped into the middle of the crimp showing the correct jaw potion was used. Blue = 2
I am a devotee of opened out big cardboard boxes for kneeling/lying on when working on the car/bike. Nice to have some classic tinkering again. I am suffering severe TWC withdrawal syndrome!😂
I use baking tray for tools I use at the time and cup cake trays for the bolts to store as I take off, you use each cup for different part bolts as you go through it and remember where they go when you put them back.😅
Just come back from Cyprus and was thinking of you as there were so many unexceptional cars around which would have long rusted away had they been here in the UK. Many have sun damage and quite a few dents but they seem to keep a lot going and it was good to see a lot of cars rarely seen here any more. As they drive on the same side as us, there is probably a bit of a different mix to most European countries.
Get a three legged little table or summat. ;-p It's why milking stools have three legs because it doesn't matter on uneven ground. Brilliant vid again, guys. Loving the detailed action close-ups. Handy bit of camera work there, Miss H!
Having owned a 2CV, Dyane, Ami and GS's in the past, on 2 occasions the oil pressure switches have leaked from the body. Always advisable to carry a spare just in case.
A friend described my "organization" with a regrettable cultural stereotype. But as I would translate his description: No one knows the future. You therefore don't know where you'll need it next. If you put it "away" it's more likely not where it will be needed next. "Away" is sort of a nowhere {"oh, its not here. I must have put it 'away'"}. Given that it's unlikely "where you need it next" is a nowhere, putting a tool "away" reduces the odds of the tool being where you need it. Therefore you're just better off leaving that tool right where you used it and when you need it next you can ask yourself "now where did I use it last?" Go there and "ah, here it is".
Were Tebot Piws at New Quay playing Rwyn Mynd Nôl I Blaenau Ffestiniog? The Knees Ian, I get where you are coming from! Have you noticed how your body starts to fall apart when you get to 40?🤣
Here here glad to hear I'm not the only one who hates sweeteners. Amazing how they can just remove sugar because it's bad for us but they just raise the price for nicotine.
Nice tinkering ..no blood lol exellent as always its nice to see wiring unlike midern cars ...ELECTRONICS no clue unless plugged in and fifty pound charge ,yes the new camera gives exellent deeep shadow coverage could see every detail ,stay safe both of you ,Neil
Question for Mrs Hubnut: Does Mrs Hubnut like the beard? It's lovely having you both on. PS. The De Lorean video was brilliant. How do you repair crumpled stainless, not easy I guess? Also what has Tim Roth got to do with anything?
Is that a Standard fan guard…? Satisfying video. I miss having cars that you drove to the limit in each gear to make decent progress. Modern motoring can get monotonous at times. 👍🏻
A friend of mine had a car with similar characteristics, he had to keep the revs up in an ancient Datsun, or it was painfully slow off the mark, or in a turn. Cheers.
Hmm, Elly's wiring does look rather random and frail! Perhaps, some kind of secured outer sheathing much like normal wiring looms. Maybe, some waterproof heat shrink over your improvised connections would make them a little more reliable… But glad Elly running again! 😊
If that's your oil pressure warning light do you have the brake fluid warning light at the bottom then? I'm used to the brake fluid light being next to the test button.
I cannot believe you're using a blade to strip wires. I use my front teeth, one of which I chipped on the dancefloor of a nightclub in 1996 and the gap has - to this day - been perfect for stripping wire much to the annoyance of my dentist. Who I refuse to help wire his house.
I think there is somthing satisfying about driving a low powered car, changes the driving experience in a good way, maintaining momentum becomes important and the ability to do so often means that you are no slower than more modern / powerful cars. Also in the majority of cases speed limits are more difficult to exceed. There's a lot of fun to be had from lower powered cars.
Don't suppose you could put Elly in top gear and torque the fan without needing to jam the engine? BTW Chris Allen - Professional Struggler has also just reviewed the orange Kommoda ebike.
There tends to be too much wind up in the transmission to truly lock the engine. I just jammed a screwdriver in the ring gear. And failed to film it... Suspect a lot of these e-bikes are currently going out for review.
Which fanta is it you like. It's originally a german drink so they should have it. In sweden many flavours seem to only be availible artificially sweedened. I think you can getproper Orange LEmon and Exotic though.
@@HubNut I thnk I have seen strawberry but not the other ones. Fanta isnt as popular as it used to be here anymore I guess. I 100%agree on teh artificial sweeteners though is even worse in fruit drinks.
Always preferred pineapple based soda drinks myself goes back to Lilt in the 80s and being a pineapple Britvic and lemonade in pub's. I see that Lilt is rebranding to Fanta 😢 tho Sainsbury's n Tesco sold off cheaper their warehouse stock.
Another successful easy fix on Elly and l am a type 2 diabetic and l have to use sweetener also zero sugar soft drinks in Australia you buy different brands of zero sugar cola you can get fanta zero sugar and lots of other softdrinks there a little hard to find but not the cola l drink a lot of it with my lunch and dinner
WIKI The worst adverising move in history? In February 2015, a 75th-anniversary version of Fanta was released in Germany. Packaged in glass bottles evoking the original design and with an authentic original wartime flavor including 30% whey and pomace, it is described on the packaging as "less sweet" and a German original. An associated television ad referenced the history of the drink and said the Coca-Cola company wanted to bring back "the feeling of the Good Old Times" !
When you do get to Le Pays des🐸try your best to be between Nancy and Strasbourg on a Saturday afternoon between 2pm and 5pm, go off the N4 at Buhl-Lorraine to Le Musée de la 2CV 3 rue des Cristalleries 57870 Troisfontaines-Vallerysthal. It opens once a week, it's free (donations welcome), photography's welcome, and it's run by incredible enthusiasts. An astonishing collection of ripple bonnets, Acadiane vans, newer 1970s and 80s 2CVs, a Slough-built r.h.d special for a British army officer who was very tall, + other specials including a fire engine; plus a Méhari ice-cream van. There's even a 2CV which flew (wings still attached). Do not miss!
