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.
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.
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)
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.😅
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!
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!😂
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".
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.
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.
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?
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.
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! 😊
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. 👍🏻
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?🤣
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.
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
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.
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.
try using directors view under more on the s23 ultra u can record what the main cam in seeing and a small image of the person holding the phone. might be handy for in the car too👍
go on normal video click the cog in top left there should be a setting saying (save selfies as preview) if u untick that it shouldnt flip. let me know how u get on with that
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.
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. 👍👏
You'd hope I've have got the hang of it after 23 years of ownership. 😉 There are a few tricks to keep things smooth.
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.
Nice to see the Old Girl tramping along, munching up the miles. Thanks Ian. 🙂👍
Great to hear Elly running better after mild tinkering and banter. Thank you for a satisfying dose of 2CV action @HubNut
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.
absolutely fabulous video of elly tinkering. Got to love elly. good times.
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.
There's two sounds I love to hear on this channel
In light of the Bob T Shirt. Maybe you should bring back the "Power - Less is More" slogan exclusively for a Boxer Shorts design! 😄
I think Fanta originated in Germany. It has a bit of history. Mind you, Fanta smuggling. Total Hubnut 😅😅😅
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)
America embargoed a range of exports to Germany, including Coca Cola syrup. The original Fanta included whey, a left over product from cheese making.
I'll be proudly wearing my "Power. Less is More" T-shirt, tomorrow, in celebration of a job well done!
it can't be HubNut without Elly!
Ian brilliant hubnut work, glad you live up to the channel, Thanks!!!
I could listen to a 2CV rev all day ,and frequently have,it's just so willing
Great video. I love how fast the test drive sounds and how slow I know it is. Keep the tinkering coming
Great to see you using a decent crimp tool!
I do love to see a spot of light Ellying. Always a good watch, and makes me feel like I might want to own a similar vee-hickle myself.
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
ps - tagged you in a 12 second video on a Reliant Fox
You aren't wrong about the weather, camped in Pembrokeshire last week and it was wet!
Nice to see Elly running well!
Great to see Elly again!
Top form innuendo Mr. Hubnut! 👍
Hubnut at his fumbling bumbling amateur best but amazingly getting the job done as always, wonderful!
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.
Brilliant to see Elly get tinkered with and Ian back driving Elly.
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
Another job well done😃👍
Good to see Elly back up and running
Ian understand your toolbox issue I use a oil drain tray so everything is on hand. Plus small items are harder to loose.
You two are a nice couple, or should I say you three. The conversations are hilarious.
Carry on Hubnutters! Love Miss Hubnutt's giggle LoL
It's good you managed to fix the oil light,sounds better
Successful tinkering Ian.
Well done.
Love the Smokin Guns. Great local band.
another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍
Got to love a tinkering video with Ellie 😊
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
Love the Bob T shirt 😂👌🏻
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.
This toolbag! Because HubNut... 🛠♥🛠 Adorable!
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
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.😅
Ahh, that's what you need, a previa! (or rather what would be entertaining to see diy wrenching and maintenance on)
Glad you emphasised ‘rubber’ flaps!
great fix ,what she needs is imo a good run ,maybe lake district for a weekend or so
Carly: We still haven't got a wine shelf.
Ian: Don't need one.
Carly: We do........we really do.
Says it all, really. 🤣🤣🤣
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!
Well,now you point it out. it's obvious why it only has three legs. I now have to work out why it's taken 72 years for the penny to drop. 🤩
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!😂
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.
I don't think I've had a switch leak in my many years of air-cooled Citroens but will bear it in mind. Cheers.
I rarely use any special pliers to peel cable ends. I use side cutters.
I have the same crimpers as you and I always crimp the blue terminals in the red terminal slot afterwards.
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".
Absaloutly brilliant video Ian miss hubnut ❤❤ 👍👍 yepp Citroen still the best cars brilliant
I seem to remember your mate at Peak2CV shaking his head in disbelief at your homebrew wiring before a major roadtrip? Plus ça change! 😁👍
Fanta in Thailand is fantastic. It’s still and tastes completely different. I could live on that if we could get it over here!
Regarding your creaky locking joint problem , in the words of the old song " look after your knees , you'll miss them when they've gone " 😢😊
That Bob T shirt is a great colour.
Sadly a very short-lived one. We sold a handful of them and our supplier couldn't restock. Very limited edition!
You DEFINITELY need to make a new wireing harness, that thing looks deadly. 😮
Cool 😀
Lovely tinkering video - more of these!
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.
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.
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?
I didn't think the clip boards had a future. Maybe a couple of white boards, one for data logging and the other for reminders, parts info?
Great
Top tip - Sainsbury's do San Pellegrino * *non sweetener recipe* * orange in 4 packs 👍
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 swapped them over.
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! 😊
I should buy her a fresh loom really.
I've cured the holiday laundry problem. Buy cheap clothes from primark and leave them behind. More room in your case for 'other things'😂
Spent last week in a fab rented cottage in Aberaeron, we re-watched Miss Hubnut's video on the town and ended up eating far too much ice cream..
Far too many lovely ice cream retailers in that town!
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. 👍🏻
It is. Maybe not usually so rusty...
I must remember the "Jiggle Technique".....👀👏👋.
Great video, like your tinkering, much better video too. What camera are you using now looks great. Cheers John
Cheers. Now filming with a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Back to phones!
Cheers Ian. Keep up the good videos
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?🤣
What about some Loctite or similar on the fan nut to prevent it from getting loose?
You don't really want it being too difficult to undo again.
you should make a new 2cv sticker. all the revs
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.
Ian, sadly YT doesn't have British humor.
I think that T-shirt is cheeky. 👍
I prefer points, you can take spares with you and they are reliable. Maybe these 123 ignitions give a better spark I don't know.
Better spark, better ignition curve and greater reliability. I'll take the occasional failure over the faff of failed points and condensers.
Harry Metcalfe at Harry's Garage has given up with the 123 electronic distributor on his Lamborghini Espada, so you're in good company!
I'm still on 123, but they're not infallible.
Elly rides again. woo hoo!
Good old Ellie gotta love her.
a tray for a paint roller might be usefull for your tools. That's what I use.
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
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.
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.
Strawberry and Kiwi is good, as is Peach.
@@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.
Did you actually crimp both sides of the connection Ian? Only saw one crimp in the video 😗
Other side was already done, but they were mismatched. Now they match.
Is drivers side wiper supposed to sit so high up?
There are many long and boring reasons for it sitting there. Maybe I should make a long and boring video about it...
@@HubNut sorry I didn't know there's a reason for this.
I think the HubNut store needs some kneeling pads, perhaps with "Because French" or "It's all gone rather HubNut" on it?
I have some that fit my trousers. Somewhere...
Good idea! Would be fun.
Rubber flap? I hardly know her!
do 2CV's not have a red ignition light?
Red oil pressure light. That's it.
try using directors view under more on the s23 ultra u can record what the main cam in seeing and a small image of the person holding the phone. might be handy for in the car too👍
Thanks. Might even try that today.
@@HubNut thought it might be handy for u in the car to if u can position the phone in the right place u can get forward view and urself in the video
We've just posted the first experiment on Twitter. Only issue seems to be that it embeds the selfie image reversed.
@@HubNut thats strange as mine records the correct way round i will have a search see if i can figure it out for u
go on normal video click the cog in top left there should be a setting saying (save selfies as preview) if u untick that it shouldnt flip. let me know how u get on with that
I forgot about the clipboards!
True fact a little table
A nice 70hp BMW twin in Elly is the future?
I don't think so. They're pretty expensive and power can corrupt...
@@HubNut you can’t be corrupted…lol
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.
David Pant-rod.
If that was the oil light, where was the ignition light? Also, where did you go on holiday?
Ha, ha, ha... I read your comment before he turned the key and was waiting...!
The ignition light is the oil pressure light on these. No charge warning. Holiday was Mallorca.
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.