Hi Al we went to GRIMESTHORPE and saw you there. We were going to say hello but there were a few people around you so didn’t want to interrupt. My husband has been watching you for a long time and me for a few months. You make our Sunday with your fabulous commentary and knowledge of everything mechanical. Hopefully see you some other time. 👍
This whole series on the 305 has been wonderful! How about a road trip over the channel to its motherland to garner some spare parts for it and its Van cousin from a French Scrapyard?..🤔😎
Tip for ya, go down to your local boozer, ask them for the cleanerr for the beer lines, i used it before on a heater matrix on a 309,it will clean any pipes
used to be able to buy hydrachloric acid at the chemists in a brown glass bottle have used it many times over the years to clean old Rads out but remember to alwayts add the acid to the water not the other way around otherwise it boils and can burn you.
The 305 will get there I think the back road plan is a good idea and should be a bit kinder on her, plus if you do have to stop it'll be easier than on motorways. She might look a sorry sight, but that was a golden era for Peugeot there aren't many vehicles that would survived being in a hedge for so long. Best wishes to you all, and get well soon Fudgy.
The 305 gears a'la sump engine always had a bit of a reputation for cooling issues even back to the days when it was in the older 304. If she survives bring her up to Longbridge Deverill on Wed 31st to the Noggin, Nash and Natter at The George. Lots of interesting stuff will rock up!
I once used a Bold container for coolant top up's, smelt lovely. I carried on adding a bit of Bold for a few months, when I eventually stripped the engine down for a rebuild it was gleaming inside.
I was glad the heater matix held up as it brought back memories of a 205 and my 1990s potholing expedition into the brittle plastic and dodgy wiring mine.
Can't imagine a Peugeot 2008 suv thing being around in 43 years time, even if petrol is still here. Great video on a great car in its day, well that's my opinion.
Great series of videos on this car. Shame I can't get to FoTU to see it, I'd love to pat its bonnet and say well done. Am i the only one that would love to see a RU-vidr start a restoration series on this 305 now?
jeeze Al theres more heavy breathing here than the old dear that used to do dirty phone calls to my garage no wait that may have been my gran now i think about it!
Safe journey, Al, I will certainly offer assistance if (when) you breakdown! Marvellous to see the resurrection of a working Pug from the brambles. Hopefully Fudgy's back will settle down, and you can continue with your next cunning plan.
I had to scooch back to the beginning of all this as a reminder . Brought a tear to the eye when it burst into life. Such a pretty, design, for all it's "Plainness" We almost considered buying one new in 1988, but they were a bit old school by then.
Although I have complete faith in your work, dont forget a towing bar and a light board just in case, Get well soon Fudgey cant be easy for you, all this lovely warm weather and a Capri to finish to. Best of luck to both of you.
Good evening, exciting times, looking forward to progress. Hope the arm has healed. Wishing you the very best of luck. So sorry about fudgie. Welcome to Simon too. Best of wishes to Mrs D.
I'm only surprised the radiator phlegm didn't make a break for freedom on the clean white Merc behind! Well known grot magnets, are clean white cars. Get well soon Fudgy, and Al, you look after that arm.
HiAl All the best to fudger I nursed a fractured spine for a few years sio I know the pain hes going through .. joined the channel to get as much of the madness as i can
Fugie, get well soon, I feel your pain. Al, like you being the owner of a total of 6 privately owned leisure, daily driver and workshop vehicles I have honestly lost count of the amount of mental annoyances throughout them all. I have a pair of sunglasses in every vehicle, I find that helps.
Good night Al and fudge and everyone i love watching your videos of you and your doing different stuff on cars and vans please send my best wishes to fudge for me I hope yo all enjoy your selfs at the show when you all drive down to u hope you are all well please keep up the good work up on your videos on your you tube channel please keep safe and warm Thanks again for your lovely videos of you and cars for everyone to watch
Words cannot express the flutter of my heart as Al states its a bit floppy while flashing his oddballs pants ❤. It's like a mixed bag of Magic Mike and Mechanics. Glad you replaced the fan belt as I can't imagine Mrs H would be over impressed with a gaping glove box on her knee and her tights in the engine bay. Glad your arm is on the mend but poor Fudgy 😢
Good luck on the road trip. I’m sure you, Mrs D and Simon will get there triumphantly with a toot of the Peugeot horn as you announce your arrival. I’m sure you won’t need any RU-vid magic where we see you set off and then in the next clip, watch you turn up but in the back ground is your recovery truck. She’ll be fine. A small box of spares in the boot and a few tools and perhaps a few petrol cans of fuel and that’ll do it. Sundays viewing even if a little later than normal will be a great watch.
I remember the old garage at Zeals were the dogs danglies for hard to find bits, there in the petrol station and the old chap there he knew if he had something and usually "a couple quid" for something small and a fiver for most everything else unless it was something exotic like a carb or starter. For tools old Jim Dixon in Bourton often had tool sales outside his little bungalow, he was my rearward neighbour and I got a ton of stuff of quality tools from him over the years, some decent brands and often had a brew with after dropping kids into school there and avoiding going back to the missus as she was always on one about something or other... Rotten cow cleaned me out come divorce, having away both my Merc's which she wiped out one after other as one was a Cossie 190E and she couldn't handle the power and the 280Te was too big for her and she wrote off both :(
Some great tinkering Al. Really enjoyed the 305 series, especially now I have the excellent 6ddiesels t-shirt and hoodie. The 305 is bound to attact lot's of attention.
I had to something similar with a Talbot Solara. The Pickle jar ( expansion tank) kept filling with sand. Turns out the car had a life by the seaside before I had it in Sunny Surrey.
First of all sorry too hear fudge is off again And hope your is healing nicely Al I bet mrs D is looking forward too this Friday Sat in the kangooley with Simon 😆😆😆😆
I drive about 15,000 miles a year for work, and I'd very happily do it in this car. I'm not sure what my employer would think - although I'm currently using a 2002 Ford Focus that I got for free.
I feel for fudgey, I'm in the same boat at the moment. My back decided to go after a good spell, not fun and I'm walking like a 90 year old bricklayer.
I washed my Toyota starlet (4K) out once and filled the spark plug holes with water. I ended up pulling the vacuum advance of the distributor and suck in the water out with that at high revs. It worked and got me home
They were a terrible thing back in the day, uk cars had smaller rads than French and African cars, but total respect to you and if it starts they run all day, don’t forget your earplugs!
Make sure you use sat nav you dont want to actually go to Peterborough,😮 2 entrances this year one for classics and one for modern cars mate. They have emailed instructions but you know what us blokes are like at reading instructions
Really enjoyable video as always mate, thank you. Can't come to FOTU, as my Mrs and co are doing a craft stall at Welland steam fair this weekend (just as good as FOTU, loads of stuff to look at!!) Have you got any serious long term plans for the pug after the festival? I know you've put a hell of alot of work into it but it looks like it's enjoying its return to life, it'd be a great shame and a waste to lay it up. Couldn't you try selling it at the festival? Very best wishes to fudgy and his crotchety back.
Is the "Brown Ghak", or should that be " Le Ghaque Brun, (or even is it "La Ghaque Brun",can't remember) installed at manufacture like the "Smoke" in Lucas stuff?
Hope your arm and fudgys back have recovered Did you find out what that weird noise was last time you took it out for a run when you were steering what is the mileage on the Peugeot 🤔
The C-reg 305 I had in the 90s was the later model with the XU engine and electric radiator fan. I used to see the older pre-facelift models in scrapyards, and always thought that the fanbelt layout was interesting, I'd never seen anything like that before. I quite like the tiny little rev counter on the older models as well.