Can you bump start a Smart? No clutch pedal! With added Aussie Ford
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- With the aid of an Aussie Ford, we try to bump start our Smart Fortwo with gravity. Is it possible?
Also, @misshubnut gets a driving lesson in Betty the Ford AU Fairmont and then tows a car for the first time!
Let's see if the Smart will Start!
#smartcars #fordaustralia #workshop
0:00 Intro
1:03 Smart Car starter motor location
1:47 Ford AU driving lesson
4:34 Tow job!
5:50 How to bump start
7:22 Second attempt
8:44 Driving the Smart
16:14 How to Support HubNut - Авто та транспорт
Reminds me of a time when I was dating my girlfriend and took her and her 3 year old son in the Matra Murena to a pancake restaurant on top of a hill near Nijmegen (Duivelsberg). When we wanted to go home, the starter motor of the Murena refused to do its work and getting to it isn't easy in a mid-engined car. Then I realised we were parked on top of a hill. Pulled the choke, selected second gear, released handbrake, depressed clutch, she gave the car a push and after it picked up some speed downhill, released clutch and it started! Made an everlasting impression to her because I've kept my cool. Three years later we've used the Murena as a wedding car. Sold the car because it had become one seat short, we got her son a little sister. ❤
The incredible fortune of having to bump start a car and finding yourself on the only hill in the Netherlands
Also the good fortune that you chose a car with petrol engine, manual gears and reasonably light weight.
The best type of story. 😊
@@Paradox0182 there are quite a few hills between Nijmegen and Berg en Dal (lit. "Mountain and Valley"), especially if you take the Zevenheuvelenweg (lit. "Seven Hills Road") which is like a rollercoaster if you take the speed limits less seriously in a lightweight mid-engined car. 😅 But indeed the rest of the country is as flat as the pancakes they were serving in that restaurant!
Well there is also the Pietersberg.
Alternative outro- "Well done Miss Hubnut". She really put her all into making this video a success.
Ian Ian Ian…. You must be careful. You said you had “finally driven MY new car”. The Carly look 👀 should teach you it’s “finally driven OUR new car”. ;) Got to treat the boss nicely, man! 😂
The Smart car deserves to be called Gordon because Gordon’s alive!
Bump starting and starting handles. Bring it all back!
Do we have a name for the little smart yet.great to see it running on a sunny day with the top down👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Seeing miss hubnut driving Betty reminds me on my late gran who was 4ft 10 and had a Range Rover
Good work Carly, he'd have been lost without you there! 😁
I just love watching Carly driving another different car for the first time. It's a proper HubNut adventure unfolding every time.🙂
There’s something about you guys that I find wonderfully comforting and down-to-earth.. In a world of car payments as big as mortgages and constantly wanting new models, this channel brings me back to my childhood. Love it!
Ian, you and Carly DO make QUALITY entertainment. Your videos are wonderful. Never sell yourself short, you are one of the best UA-cam channels out there in my opinion.
The part with the rear screen in has to be closed before the lower boot lid is closed. Beeping is because that part of the roof isn't latched.
I didn't know a Smart could be bump started. Always learning something new! 🙂
Theres no finer thing than finding a way to start a car without a working starter motor. Gutted she didnt start on the key after turning her off but hey-ho that's the way it goes sometimes. Also i didnt know you could start a smart by bump starting. cool. Carly makes me chuckle with her 'its designed to be come out in a beautiful unit' hmmm yep 18 years of corrosion will be a git on the fixings but I know you both have the will and will find a way. I look forwards to watching the next adventures 🙂
Watching Ian while hearing Carly out of breath pushing made me laugh. She would make for a great Soviet / Kazakh wife.
She strong on plough!!
Her 1st born came out sideways ;) ...Couldn't help it! ;o
Ian is like all men a child! But a very happy child, because his 🆕 toy works! Sort of ish!😂😂😂 I totaly dig it! I’am the same kind of child😜And Carly You’ve got the right spirit, it will be doable ! I hope 🤞🤞🤞at the end! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙
Reminds me of trying to describe to my wife how to bump start my Honda 50 Cub. She made similar faces. For the curious you select 2nd gear whilst on the center stand and while seated, briskly rock the bike off the stand while holding the gear pedal down and release it up as soon as the center stand clunks into the up position. Always worked for me.
I had a friend in Melbourne, 19 years old, probably an inch or two taller than Carly, just passed her test, who drove a yellow 1972 Mustang. The enormous one.
It belonged to one of her brothers who IIRC was serving a driving ban. She wasn't at all into cars, but it certainly gained her a lot of male attention.
She eventually bought a 1980's Corolla as her first car.
Before watching the video I was betting the Smart couldn't be bumped.
Shows how much I know.
Lol, Ian Carly. What smarty fun ahead .. shame about a sale coming up 😢 but Giselle hopefully will be having a excellent new home 😊 see you soon at a meeting 😊
That was a lovely moment Betty with Carly, bonding. Now go and slap Mat at Furious for his auto hate hehehe 😄😄
Having driven both for many years…..love auto more now, especially with our stupid 20mph
Two big kids having fun on a sunny day, hard to beat!
I've been a fan for some years, but as things happen, this had drifted to a secondary watch for me.
But I love the Smart FourTwo, and I'm now riveted to every video. This is great! Love it!
Ah bless you Carly, a lot of hard work for you, but nice to see the reaction on Ian's face when the Smart got going...
Well! I've learnt something AND really enjoyed watching this one! - We have so much more to do on our 450 (full suspension rebuild) - glad you are bringing the Smart ForTwo to the masses :)
Swap those little hoses in the engine bay for silicone. Known to fail and then you end up in (very slow) limp mode. Bet you rarely see a petrol station. It beats the classic Beetle in my view and I've lived with loads of those. Smarts have heaters! Also removing polystyrene lump in front of battery on passenger side and there will be more leg room. Miss mine. SO much fun to drive.
What an absolute star Ms Hubnut is! Some of her glances to camera at the start of this video are worth a meme! Great video.
Miss hubnut was quite confident in controlling betty
So much fun
another great video has always Ian and Carly miss/mrs hubnut and hublets and hubmutt 👍
Plenty of hills in Wales who needs a starter motor 😂 🐑🏴🚜🍄
Love Smarts, and men are just big boys at least some of the time lol. another excellent video.
my mate had one of these 20 years ago, he bought it brand new. He did about 70k and the thing was an oil burner, by that point. He said to do stuff to it, the rear subframe had to be dropped down, but the four bolts are very long. I don't think these have a sump plug from what i remember him telling me. He had pump the oil out of it from the dip stick. Very basic cars and i have to say these are the modern mini really. He had no bother with his at all, and loved it.
Great to see the Smart move under its own power and see you drive it. I can see you falling in love with this little car and being kept on the fleet. Here's a little something for the fleet fund.
Thank you!
Another great adventure, I have several Smarts but I didn't know you could bump start them, loved the grin while driving it, and what a trooper Miss Hubnut is, driving the Aussie tank and shoving you off. Maybe check power and earth to start motor if you haven't already. Her name is?????
You need to get Motley Crue to re-record “Kickstart my Heart” as “Bumpstart my Smart”……😊
What a fun car - little miss Hubnut will love that as a passing the test present !!
Well done, Miss Hubnut, on towing the Smart, then pushing it.
I understand there is a service tool comprising four longer subframe bolts. You swap these in and they allow you to jack the rear of the car up while the subframe remains on the ground. Apparently there is enough slack in the wiring, brake lines etc so they don't need to be disconnected. You then have enough space to work on the engine.
Plastic BBs are great for cleaning dirty reservoirs, with some washing up liquid. Better than rice, as they don't soak up water, and you can use them over and over.
Top job with the bump start, looking forward to the Smarts progress. The joy when it did and then told of for revving 🤣
We need to see a trio test! Myrtle, Chemmy and the Smart!
Brilliant video. I really want another Smart now. I had one as my main car for 7 years!
"Good times! Maybe."
Classic Hubnut
A useful technique I have found for when driving an automatic and you are not used to it, is to fold your left leg under your right, as if you were beginning to sit cross-legged. I'm 6'4" and there's always been room to do it in every one I've driven so far. Prevents those involuntary stabs on the brake pedal as you arrive at junctions.
it seems there was some ... smart engineering with this vehicle
It's good to see Carly getting experience driving other cars within the fleet. That way she's not defined by solely driving her own car.
Can't wait to see lil miss hubnut in the smart
Very pleased to see the Smart running and driving 😀
Good going getting the Smart going
So good to see Miss HubNut driving and confident behind the wheel (well, as confident as most people would be). I hope you can get stuck into this pretty quickly, would be a shame not to have it on the road.
Looking forward to more videos on the Smart. Well done Miss Hunbut for driving Betty the big land yacht.
I’ve had good success with a dishwasher tablet dissolved in water for cleaning grotty washer bottles. Just dissolve it in a bit of hot water then top up the bottle to fill with cold and leave for 24 hours or so.
Absolutely brilliant video Ian miss hubnut ❤👍 well done getting her started you are brilliant you too brilliant
Miss Hubnut. Your A Star, Mr Hubnut you are a lucky boy🥰
Carly, if Ian ever decides to test a parachute, make sure you're elsewhere at the time!😂
That said; well done both for proving the theory.😮
Keep the good, better and utterly insane content coming please.
Jaye ××
Ian. You were razzing (and why not).
Quite a funny video hearing Miss HubNut's running and panting outside within the Smart 😂.
I think your Smart looks great, and you're both enjoying it.
Great video, miss Hubnut pushing baby smart for all she's worth and Ian musing about whether it would stay in first and start or switch back into neutral, seamingly unaware of the effort being expended!
You are a big kid Ian, revving the poor little engine to 'free the alternator' ... not just for fun honest!
The only thing missing was miss Hubnut accelerating madly and cackling whilst Ian squeels like a little girl!
Well done Carly & Betty what a combination
Great to see you enjoying a Smart. Amazing little machines 🙂
Proper job! Had my doubts that rolling down a hill would work as normally an auto needs to reach 25-30 before the engine starts to turn. I always had to use the handle with my Riley's as had centrifugal clutches, was well up a creek sans paddle one morning when some burke had parked 3" from my bumper, the car facing downhill so couldn't push it back. Suppose I shouldn't have parked overnight with the side lights on but was a badly lit road and the street lights went off at midnight then. The car was black so not easily seen.
What a Smart looking car. I thought you bought a Rolls-Can-Hardly! Rolls down one hill and can hardly get up the next 😂
After decades of manuals I changed to automatic 8 years ago. I would never use my left foot to brake, afraid it would mess up muscle memory 😅
Pulled a smart behind a double dekker bus once , from Newport Gwent to Earls Court
The smile on your face speaks volumes, Ian.. there just brilliant fun ... Will never part with my own, i really love the thing 🙏 Did you have poor carly running behind 🫣 I wouldn't get away with that 😁
Nice! Four years ago I was looking for another car. And I thought about buying a Smart. Finally I found my Citroën C1 without any comfort extras. Until now I didn’t regret to buy her. The engine bay is also quite tight but - in comparison to a Smart - it’s a tennis court… Good luck with your convertible!
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Well done getting her started. Have fun dropping the motor. I love the smart for two. It's a fantastic thing but yeah the suspension is definitely more smooth race track than off road , it's definitely stiff. Our smart 451 can be quite jarring over the lunar surface that we laughingly call roads
0:05 Hang on a minute... Did I hear you correctly! You are going to tow the Smart to the top of the hill and then push it to start it. Why not just tow start it? 🤣😂🤣Total Hubnut!
I was worried about clouting the back of the tow car - a valid concern given how she picked up once running.
@@HubNut You need a longer tow rope!!! 😎Shame the starter is bad. Your face was a picture of true happiness when you started driving Smart.
Have you given her a name, yet?
Try caustic soda with your Matiz washer bottle. I've used it before to strip anodising off aluminium, so it stands a good chance. Oven cleaner may also be a good shout.
you and carly have done engine swaps, so doing the starter motor/alternator on the smart, you will be fine! we need a name for the smart, and associated merch!
Miss Hubnut is a natural driver. 👍 better to have a shaky leg and be cautious than do what I did. Move my Dad's Passat Estate. Get carried away and use the brake like a clutch on a busy road because I forgot it was auto. 😅 I was lucky and my Dad never knew about my little drive. Never get an enthusiast to move your car. They always get carried away and go further! 😂
Thanks!
Thank you!
The smile on your face Ian says it all! 🤭
"The throttle response will be slightly different to a Daihatsu" - I can safely say you are the only person in the world towing a smart with a falcon!
It would only have been fair to give Ms. HubNut her turn behind the wheel of the Smart. When both the Smart and Maybach were current, the Mercedes dealer near my work had them parked on the lawn: one Maybach with three Smarts parked nose to tail alongside.
Cant wait to see that back in top condition ❤
I was given a Smart as a courtesy car while my Land Rover was in for servicing. It was the most terrifying experiences of my life and I used to drive Reliant three wheelers back in the day . Still quite fancy one for doing the local shopping runs though.
I had an early one for a number of years. Mine had the "almond" shape headlamps which were later changed to the "peanut" shape. One thing annoyed me was the early ones were 121 g on the emissions so were just one gram over the cheap tax when that came in. Had to pay £121 against the £35.
You will find it a handy little car for nipping around and I suspect if you keep it you will find it will be the go to car for everyone.
It's good to see that the Smart is up and running, and to see Carly trying her hand at Betty - certainly a far cry from the Charade.
Worth knowing this! My own smart is having some strange intermittent issues ATM . Mine are much more minor than yours and the bloody thing still stresses me out so I admire your can do spirit.
Best cleaner Citric Acid & hot water 👍
I blame Jon Coupland for this haha did he influence the Hubnuts decision to get a Smart car by any chance? LOL Where's the Inspector when we need her ? LOL
Flashback to a time my Mini's alternator died, and there I was on a dead flat road, in the dark. I tightened the fan belt... alternator fixed... and push started it on my own. Luckily, it was, of course, nice and warm, so it started easily. I guess as this was the first time starting the Smart, you had all the chips stacked against you, and thus a good hill was a wise move.
I think it should be recognised that Miss Hubnut went above and beyond. I think if I asked my partner to take part in such a caper, I would have a good idea what the answer would be!
loving the smart fourtwo 450 series ian and co!
Good clean hubnut fun, i love it too
We all know Ms HubNut can drive any car. She needs to give Betty a proper workout.
Sadly we can't insure her on Betty. 🙁
@@HubNut Time for a HubNut Track Day! 😎
Classic Hubnut! More ridiculous little cars please!
How about 6D Diesels' Trabant once he gets it sturdy enough to drive on the road?
Great video, well done Miss Hubnut😊
As the Smarts gearbox is like a electronically controlled manual gearbox you can bump start them. Other cars automatic cars you bump start is old Mini's and Plymouth's with Torqueflite gearboxes can do it too.
Great video, thanks now I want smart again.
Well done, Mr and Mrs H!
Well done, Miss Hubnut.
Knew you would master Betty in 2 seconds.
After driving a manual for a long while, I also sometimes have to get used to driving an automatic. Somehow it seems more difficult to get the pedal control sweet spot in an automatic than in a manual....for me at least.
But when I have an auto car, then in no time....I'm used to it and Enjoy the laziness
i found the same then I worked out if I left foot braked it solved my problem. 280,000L later I am still driving it.
Nice teamwork 👍
Hi Ian, just undo the left hand engine mount and tilt the engine down from the gearbox end, remove the intercooler first. It's tight but perfectly doable.
So sorry that you had to sell Giselle we have a fiesta on the farm and I love driving it in the fields but after 2 years it’s come to end needs a lot of money spending on it but such is life but so exited for smart content!!!
Woohoo! Fun times. Well done Miss HubNut 👍
Good stuff 👍🏻
A couple of reminders of my past in this video: pushing my Datsun Sunny along the length of the car park at Peterborough station to a ramp in sub-zero temperatures at three in the morning so I could bump-start it the same way as you starting the Smart - and a comment by Mrs. Le Vert the first time she drove the automatic E34: "why haven't we had one of these before?". Great video, just makes me realise how much I miss my E60 ☹
Yeah, wintertime bump starts. I think two years ago I volunteered at a castle in a somewhat colder part of the world. It was Friday and a work crew from out of the area wanted to go home for the weekend but their van wouldn't start in the sub-zero weather. We briefly considered getting jump leads and another car but quickly decided we were enough people to easily turn her around manually and send her down a little hill. The younger of the two workers panicked as he had no idea how to bump a car and even offered to let one of us try but the older one said "no problem", got in, second with clutch down, we gave her a push and off she went. I think there was enough juice left in the battery to run the glow plugs so the big diesel started quite happily even on a fairly small hill.
To unlock a Smart from inside, pull the door open lever twice. Once to unlock and again to open the door.
The drivers door appeared to unlock and open in one movement.
@@HubNut Interesting. I have a 451 but need to unlock before opening. I prefer to use the button on the dashboard because I don't like the feeling of the door not opening when I pull the lever but it always catches out passengers 🙂
The patter of tiny feet! 😀 Good Exercise! 👍
Miss Hubnut is really coming into her own, eh? So much more confident than at the beginnings :D
Well done. Btw. Smarts have a thing. Some drink oil like mad if the various evap hoses are cracked or blocked. Still remains to be seen if yours is one of those :)
Another episode of inspired Hubnut lunacy. Don't really know why I watch, but have decided that British eccentricity really is unique. Perfectly normal-looking people who reveal that they are off the wall.
Had a Newsastle couple for friends when I lived in London decades ago. They thought they got better mpg out of the Maxi coming down from Newcastle than going up. "Well, driving back to London is downhill. That's why."
I'm sure Isaac Newton would agree.
Ahem.