the solenoid valve is also an idle jet its purpose is to stop the engine from running on after you switch off the ignition, i would take a feed from the wire that feeds the coil assuming the coil is a 12volt if not take a feed from the ignition switch .
I thought you were on the wind up when you were plugging in it... 😂 class that has fixed it and i have learned today that some carbs do need 12v's 😂 love the sound of a carb with no airbox on 😎
😆 I'd never even heard of an idle cut off solenoid on a carb mate, everydays a school day, yeah she's sounding canny can't wait to take her for a run out on the weber 👍
It’s an electric idle control valve that sets the basic idle speed, then when the engine is shut off, the valve closes to stop the fuel and help prevent the engine ‘running on’.
Hi Steve, awesome video as always! Definitely don’t share the oil wire for your +12v feed, as the warning light has resistance and also the supply will drop to 0v when there’s no oil pressure. The oil warning lamp might also glow dimly. It’s always better to get a fresh feed from inside the car from the fusebox or even the ignition switch (via a fuse of course) … alternatively you can use the coil +12v, but only if your car doesn’t use any kind of Ballast resistor. Keep up the good work Mate !
Hello my friend, great video as always. As one of the previous messages said, rewire permanently to the fuse box and you will be cooking on gas. It will be worth it in the long run. Keep the videos coming.
im glad i said put 12v to that solonoid now the old skoda estelle's had them and when they stoped working the idle was al over the place and i noticed in your last video you had not put a 12v feed to it...just to add put a 12v ignition feed to it
Nice one mate, I'm in the process of trying to find the old school connectors for the fuse box so I can wire it in, I'll work something out in the meantime 👍
Hi Steve , awesome vid,she’s definitely sounding the best she ever has done now..! Can’t wait for the proper run out with her (reverse light has stopped working again btw 😂) Looking forward to the next one as always ❤👍🏻
Hi mate, thank you, yeah she's sounding canny, 😄 the reverse light is just unplugged from when I was working in the boot, I can't wait to go for a run out with the weber on👍
That’s the sweetest sounding Viva I’ve heard in years Steve 👌🏻and great marketing by adding that Edelbrock sticker you have TREMBLED the value of the car 😂, OMG a WISPA GOLD 😋 haven’t had one in like 15 years at least and now I can’t stop thinking about the yummy gooey ness 😉, onward and upward Steve 👍🏻.
Hi there... that Solenoid idle shut off needs to be on a switched 12v supply ideally from the fuse box, coming from the coils supply but not inline with any ballast resistor, you may need a relay so check the amperage and could burn the ignition switch... or it might just be fine without one. The Solenoid should only get a supply when the ignition is switched on, and obviously driving the car, the supply needs to be a clean 12v with no resistance or intermittent, thus Solenoids have coils in them and will burn if they are permanently fed with a supply. The engine sounds good but still idles up and down slightly indicating the solenoid is pulling intermittently. All the best mate and keep on rocking !! 🔨🛠🔧🪛🔩 😃
That engine sounds sweet. Cant beat a wisper gold and a coffee for me . Keep up the good work mate . Its mad how i actually watch more stuff on you tube than i do on tv these days I think the viva has reach the stage were you can start the rally prep , roll cage and all that 😂😜
In the 80's, I worked with a bloke who used to get a Wispa out of the vending machine and stir it into a cup of machine hot chocolate when we were on shifts at 6 in the morning! 🤮
Alright mate 👍 ya getting there, soon be time for the big ride out!! Maybe try and get some car shows done, would promote your channel with the Viva survivor 👌
Great video as always mate, I remember Bread very well..."She...is...a TART!"...thanks for making me feel old 😂 Other than bodywork, there can't be much more to do on this beauty now surely?
Thank you mate, 😆good old 80s tv, she's going on the road as soon as possible, but I'll be doing jobs like replacing ball joints , bushings and things like that until I can get another project 👍
Here am I lying in bed at half past 11 on a Sunday morning watching a guy hard at work on one of the most worthwhile activities in the universe..... viva restoration. Ok still recovering from broken leg, but I have had to keep hobbling out to put the mx5 battery on charge. It was totally flat, so put the BRAND NEW Halfords charger on. After one day, nothing. Then I notice the ‘high tech’ charger does not charge if battery has less than 4.5 volts. So Halfords charger is a real chocolate tea pot. So I put the old charger on. Couple of hours later she starts up quite happily. Moral....OLD IS BEST. Anything new Is ‘overteched’ crap.
Yeah, I look at what he's done and wonder why a week after starting am I still only half way through changing the clutch in my fiat cinquecento 🤔 I know I'm lazy but it's either been scorching hot or raining and every bolt etc has need seized, add to that I've not done one before. The Haynes manual is proper poo, really disappointed in them ☹
I am hobbling on the otherside of the world in New Zealand. I have Planta Fasiitis in R heel 👠 and they won't operate. My clock says 1am Monday morning, and I always wake up to see what Steve's up to. Yes I watch it ALL in bed too, takes my mind off my foot ( & growing older and grumpier ) take care, lol. 😊
@@vernonmatthews181 every sympathy to you. My daughter, who definitely hates anything detrimental happening to her father, thinks it hilarious that I should suffer broken tib and fib from falling from an unprotected platform onto stone steps at the STEP PYRAMID saqquara. Fortunately the last day of our holiday, and Cairo hospital patched me up enough to fly home next day. Back in England, 10 days in hospital, and a total of 12 weeks with a full leg cast, from bum to toe. Got the cast off last week so now have just a lower leg boot so, with the Zimmer frame just about able to hobble outside to do things like battery charge. Cannot resist these videos. I have a 1972 viva which I have owned from 1977 tucked away in the garage awaiting restoration. Totally understand the concept of ‘ older and grumpier’, all the best to you.
@@terryatkinson899 Sod’s law rules ok. Everything is three times as difficult/time consuming that you are expecting. The seized bolt syndrome is illustrative. I have been going to a ‘proper garage’ for 40 years. A franchised ‘stealership’ will be defeated by a rusted bolt ( and charge the earth to tell you that) whereas a ‘mechanics garage’ will take it in its stride and REPAIR , rather than simply replace the problematic component.
@@brianwillson9567 thanks for your concern, hope that leg 🦵 is getting better. I have two Vauxhalls tucked away in my backyard, a 1970 Viva HB90 Deluxe ( owned for 9 years ), and 1977 Magnum ( owned for 40 years come December this year ) both off the road however, very time poor at the moment. Take care, look forward to hearing from Steve's car's progress.👌
Hi Steve. I have a 1256 Viva HC and have just bought the same weber hoping that the car will run better. Very grateful for your videos. I have been having similar problems and have done a lot of head scratching and ended up going through the same process. The carb is almost fitted, just waiting on the electronic ignition to be fitted and hopefully all systems go. Hope it goes as well as yours. Keep up the good work, look forward to your next video.. Regards. Stanley
Hi mate, glad you enjoy the vids, ah cool, you'l have to let me know how you get on with the electronic ignition, I'm going to attempt to fit mine again eventually, thank you 👍
Deerskin was the original interior colour of mine... it's tan... even the dash 🤢🤮🤮🤮 Not anymore it ain't 😁😁 That quote is from Lost Boys! Cheesy movie!! Cheers. Leigh.
Sean harding. Getting more together every week. Vauxhalls of this era seem to love fuel and ignition systems to be absolutely spot on, or they'll hop all over you. My experience anyway, Fords were a bit more forgiving if you neglected them a bit. Would love to see those reversing lights working. Was me who said the front indicator missing was driving me nuts months ago ..lol😅. Great entertainment for stressed out blokes!
😆 thank you mate, one of the reverse lights work and the other one will when I wire it in after modifying back plate, I just had them unplugged from when I was working in the boot 😄👍
You're really enjoying tinkering on this car, so you should 🤗 Great that the comments section has answers when "advice" gained elsewhere turns out to be horse shite 😂
Why not swap the oil filler cap with the green viva Steve, don't need the unnecessary hose & Chevette cap, seems to run sweet, not to sure about sharing feed with oil pressure switch, probably best listening to viewers ( subs ) thanks for everything to date, lol 😆
Different fitment, green viva is a flat rocker cover with a cap with slots, and yellow viva is a rocker with a neck on it and cap just pushes in, later viva hc 👍
@@RetroRebuild wondered whether your whole engine in yellow Durham car was from a later model. Remember 1975 was about mid point through production. After 1974, front guards & dashboard different through till 1979. When 1977 came and the Magnum ceased production, ALL Viva's ceased being imported as CKD kits from UK to NZ. FYI lol 😆
As a guess, that solenoid is a cold start unit. It may be wired to a temp sending unit that has a hot wire to one side. As the engine reaches operating temperature the switch closes allowing 12volts through to pull the high idle solenoid off letting it drop to the proper idle speed.
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Hi steve!! Glad you got her running properly at last.
Hi mate, thank you
Steve you got it! 🚨🚨🚨like the air intake sticker addition 😂😂😂🚙💨💨🏁🤠🇺🇸🗽
😄 thank you mate 👍
Almost ready for the test run, Land's End to John O'Groats should bed her in and sort out any issues.
😄 once I've got more time to invest in channel I would love to do something like that 👍
Fiddly jobs are the worst, great video again x
Thanks mate 👍
the solenoid valve is also an idle jet its purpose is to stop the engine from running on after you switch off the ignition, i would take a feed from the wire that feeds the coil assuming the coil is a 12volt if not take a feed from the ignition switch .
I'm going to wire it from the fuse box mate 👍
I understand your joy in sorting the idling issue- little victories like that are very satisfying 👌
Very true mate, 👍
Bread wow that's a classic, all I remember was I think the oldest son who was a bit flashy had a beautiful Jag MK2 in black what a car
😃 that's the one mate, it certainly was👍
I prefer the Starbar with a cup of tea because it can withstand a SERIOUS dunking, you can stir your tea with it.
Or a Boost. Same consistency.😅
I thought you were on the wind up when you were plugging in it... 😂 class that has fixed it and i have learned today that some carbs do need 12v's 😂 love the sound of a carb with no airbox on 😎
😆 I'd never even heard of an idle cut off solenoid on a carb mate, everydays a school day, yeah she's sounding canny can't wait to take her for a run out on the weber 👍
Wispa Gold.... Chocolate of the gods!
Very true mate 👍
The upholstery is of course the best of “Old English Vinyl” Steve. Totally sweat-proof.
😆👍
Sorry for chipping in , that vinyl was lethal o hot days as a kid if you got in with shorts on , give ya 3rd degree burns on the back of your legs 😂
Yay Bread was ace, I loved the show :D
It’s an electric idle control valve that sets the basic idle speed, then when the engine is shut off, the valve closes to stop the fuel and help prevent the engine ‘running on’.
She's sounding sweet now Steve. Yes I remember bread all those years ago. Dear skin seats... Yes they are quite expensive lol 😂😂
Thanks mate, 😆 thats it, genuine dear leather 😆👍
cant beat a good old british motor great video
You certainly can't! Thank you mate 👍
Looking forward to the run oot.
Thanks mate, me too 👍
Hi Steve, awesome video as always!
Definitely don’t share the oil wire for your +12v feed, as the warning light has resistance and also the supply will drop to 0v when there’s no oil pressure. The oil warning lamp might also glow dimly.
It’s always better to get a fresh feed from inside the car from the fusebox or even the ignition switch (via a fuse of course)
… alternatively you can use the coil +12v, but only if your car doesn’t use any kind of Ballast resistor.
Keep up the good work Mate !
Thank you mate and thanks for the info, I'll wire it in properly 👍
Reversing lights have gone on holiday again 😂
😄 they're not plugged in mate, forgot to reconnect them after working in boot again
Hello my friend, great video as always. As one of the previous messages said, rewire permanently to the fuse box and you will be cooking on gas. It will be worth it in the long run. Keep the videos coming.
Hello mate, thank you, will do, think I will wire it in properly 👍
Having a similar high idle issue with our Mitsubishi Colt and its Mikuni carb.
Nightmare mate, they're a dark art carburettors 😄
im glad i said put 12v to that solonoid now the old skoda estelle's had them and when they stoped working the idle was al over the place and i noticed in your last video you had not put a 12v feed to it...just to add put a 12v ignition feed to it
Nice one mate, I'm in the process of trying to find the old school connectors for the fuse box so I can wire it in, I'll work something out in the meantime 👍
Hi Steve , awesome vid,she’s definitely sounding the best she ever has done now..! Can’t wait for the proper run out with her (reverse light has stopped working again btw 😂) Looking forward to the next one as always ❤👍🏻
Hi mate, thank you, yeah she's sounding canny, 😄 the reverse light is just unplugged from when I was working in the boot, I can't wait to go for a run out with the weber on👍
That’s the sweetest sounding Viva I’ve heard in years Steve 👌🏻and great marketing by adding that Edelbrock sticker you have TREMBLED the value of the car 😂, OMG a WISPA GOLD 😋 haven’t had one in like 15 years at least and now I can’t stop thinking about the yummy gooey ness 😉, onward and upward Steve 👍🏻.
😆 thank you mate, yeah she's sounding canny, love a wispa gold!
Except fuel injection you cannot beat a webber. Sounds so much better now Stevo
Thank you mate, She's sounding seeet now, can't wait to take her out for a run with the weber on👍
I've now got the bread theme tune in my head!!
😄👍
nice to see a classic being repaired
Thank you mate 👍
Tea and medals. The movie is Lost Boys, the scene is Grandpa in his car parked in the garage.
😀👍
Awesome vid. That engine is sounding crisp now … excellent, keep up the good work.
Thank you mate, will do 👍
Love the t-shirt Steve
Thank you mate, prototypes for the future 😀 👍
Hi there... that Solenoid idle shut off needs to be on a switched 12v supply ideally from the fuse box, coming from the coils supply but not inline with any ballast resistor, you may need a relay so check the amperage and could burn the ignition switch... or it might just be fine without one.
The Solenoid should only get a supply when the ignition is switched on, and obviously driving the car, the supply needs to be a clean 12v with no resistance or intermittent, thus Solenoids have coils in them and will burn if they are permanently fed with a supply.
The engine sounds good but still idles up and down slightly indicating the solenoid is pulling intermittently.
All the best mate and keep on rocking !! 🔨🛠🔧🪛🔩
😃
Thank you mate, and thanks for info, I'm going to wire it from the fuse box 👍
LOST BOYS - please confirm, my wife said this and now needs you to reply lol
Thats the one mate, the lost Boys, great movie 👍
That engine sounds sweet.
Cant beat a wisper gold and a coffee for me .
Keep up the good work mate .
Its mad how i actually watch more stuff on you tube than i do on tv these days
I think the viva has reach the stage were you can start the rally prep , roll cage and all that 😂😜
😆Thank you mate,will do, can't beat a wispa gold, I'm the same just watch youtube realy don't watch much TV 👍
Through in nice leather recaro seats
So pleased for you.Tiny steps forward.
Thank you mate 👍
In the 80's, I worked with a bloke who used to get a Wispa out of the vending machine and stir it into a cup of machine hot chocolate when we were on shifts at 6 in the morning!
🤮
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Alright mate 👍 ya getting there, soon be time for the big ride out!! Maybe try and get some car shows done, would promote your channel with the Viva survivor 👌
Alright mate, I'd love to get to some shows, don't have a lot of free time at the minute but it's an aim 👍
Great video as always mate,
I remember Bread very well..."She...is...a TART!"...thanks for making me feel old 😂
Other than bodywork, there can't be much more to do on this beauty now surely?
Thank you mate, 😆good old 80s tv, she's going on the road as soon as possible, but I'll be doing jobs like replacing ball joints , bushings and things like that until I can get another project 👍
Here am I lying in bed at half past 11 on a Sunday morning watching a guy hard at work on one of the most worthwhile activities in the universe..... viva restoration. Ok still recovering from broken leg, but I have had to keep hobbling out to put the mx5 battery on charge. It was totally flat, so put the BRAND NEW Halfords charger on. After one day, nothing. Then I notice the ‘high tech’ charger does not charge if battery has less than 4.5 volts. So Halfords charger is a real chocolate tea pot. So I put the old charger on. Couple of hours later she starts up quite happily. Moral....OLD IS BEST.
Anything new Is ‘overteched’ crap.
Yeah, I look at what he's done and wonder why a week after starting am I still only half way through changing the clutch in my fiat cinquecento 🤔
I know I'm lazy but it's either been scorching hot or raining and every bolt etc has need seized, add to that I've not done one before. The Haynes manual is proper poo, really disappointed in them ☹
I am hobbling on the otherside of the world in New Zealand.
I have Planta Fasiitis in R heel 👠 and they won't operate.
My clock says 1am Monday morning, and I always wake up to see what Steve's up to.
Yes I watch it ALL in bed too, takes my mind off my foot ( & growing older and grumpier ) take care, lol. 😊
@@vernonmatthews181 every sympathy to you. My daughter, who definitely hates anything detrimental happening to her father, thinks it hilarious that I should suffer broken tib and fib from falling from an unprotected platform onto stone steps at the STEP PYRAMID saqquara. Fortunately the last day of our holiday, and Cairo hospital patched me up enough to fly home next day. Back in England, 10 days in hospital, and a total of 12 weeks with a full leg cast, from bum to toe. Got the cast off last week so now have just a lower leg boot so, with the Zimmer frame just about able to hobble outside to do things like battery charge. Cannot resist these videos. I have a 1972 viva which I have owned from 1977 tucked away in the garage awaiting restoration. Totally understand the concept of ‘ older and grumpier’, all the best to you.
@@terryatkinson899 Sod’s law rules ok. Everything is three times as difficult/time consuming that you are expecting. The seized bolt syndrome is illustrative. I have been going to a ‘proper garage’ for 40 years. A franchised ‘stealership’ will be defeated by a rusted bolt ( and charge the earth to tell you that) whereas a ‘mechanics garage’ will take it in its stride and REPAIR , rather than simply replace the problematic component.
@@brianwillson9567 thanks for your concern, hope that leg 🦵 is getting better.
I have two Vauxhalls tucked away in my backyard, a 1970 Viva HB90 Deluxe ( owned for 9 years ), and 1977 Magnum ( owned for 40 years come December this year ) both off the road however, very time poor at the moment.
Take care, look forward to hearing from Steve's car's progress.👌
Nice one Steve, glad you got it sorted, sounds miles better on idle now, great vid mate, keep em coming.
Thank you mate, will do 👍
Hi Steve. I have a 1256 Viva HC and have just bought the same weber hoping that the car will run better. Very grateful for your videos. I have been having similar problems and have done a lot of head scratching and ended up going through the same process. The carb is almost fitted, just waiting on the electronic ignition to be fitted and hopefully all systems go. Hope it goes as well as yours. Keep up the good work, look forward to your next video.. Regards. Stanley
Hi mate, glad you enjoy the vids, ah cool, you'l have to let me know how you get on with the electronic ignition, I'm going to attempt to fit mine again eventually, thank you 👍
Good job m8 got runing good
Thank you mate, 👍
Deerskin was the original interior colour of mine... it's tan... even the dash 🤢🤮🤮🤮 Not anymore it ain't 😁😁 That quote is from Lost Boys! Cheesy movie!! Cheers. Leigh.
The interior in my estate is tan, i prefer the black vinyl too, that's right the lost Boys, one of the greatest movies of all time 😀👍
OO Wispa Gold.Good progress there .Leave the idle switch in as it works would be my thoughts on it.Leave the work for the things that don't.
Going to wire it in properly mate 👍
Great job Steve, glad you’ve sorted the tick over.
Thanks mate 👍
"That's about as far to town I like to go.. "
It's either The 'Burbs or The Lost Boys. 🤔🤔
😄 lost Boys mate, but both excellent movies there 👍
Sean harding. Getting more together every week. Vauxhalls of this era seem to love fuel and ignition systems to be absolutely spot on, or they'll hop all over you. My experience anyway, Fords were a bit more forgiving if you neglected them a bit. Would love to see those reversing lights working. Was me who said the front indicator missing was driving me nuts months ago ..lol😅. Great entertainment for stressed out blokes!
😆 thank you mate, one of the reverse lights work and the other one will when I wire it in after modifying back plate, I just had them unplugged from when I was working in the boot 😄👍
I told you so your getting there 👍
Thanks mate 👍
Hello Steve,with that wire it's made a difference and ticks over nicely,the old choke cable is sticky but withe new one on it will work better.
Hello mate, she's sounding canny ain't she, I've just got a new choke cable today 👍
Great work, loved the fire engine edit!
Yeah, and the nuke going off. He's a funny guy.
Thank you mate 👍
great video Steve, very enjoyable
Thank you mate 👍
Nicely done 👍
Thanks mate 👍
You're really enjoying tinkering on this car, so you should 🤗
Great that the comments section has answers when "advice" gained elsewhere turns out to be horse shite 😂
Leave no stone unturned and expect the unexpected didn't expect it to be the solenoid but thought I'd rule it out 👍
Id be down to halfrauds for some fuel pipe.... no patience sometimes when you want to go for a spin 🤗
I will be if mine hasn't shown up by tomorrow, ordered some fuel line and had email saying its been delivered, well I haven't got it 🤷
oooh the weber carb works 🙂
It's getting there mate
The Idle solenoid probably acts like an idle valve control like on a fuel injected car. When it went on mine it wouldn't below idle 2000rpm.
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Why not swap the oil filler cap with the green viva Steve, don't need the unnecessary hose & Chevette cap, seems to run sweet, not to sure about sharing feed with oil pressure switch, probably best listening to viewers ( subs ) thanks for everything to date, lol 😆
Different fitment, green viva is a flat rocker cover with a cap with slots, and yellow viva is a rocker with a neck on it and cap just pushes in, later viva hc 👍
@@RetroRebuild wondered whether your whole engine in yellow Durham car was from a later model.
Remember 1975 was about mid point through production.
After 1974, front guards & dashboard different through till 1979.
When 1977 came and the Magnum ceased production, ALL Viva's ceased being imported as CKD kits from UK to NZ. FYI lol 😆
Nice one Steve glad you got it sorted its weird how it was the switch must be the idle control valve? I thot it was a air leak 😂
Thank you mate, I know, I didn't think it would be that either, I was just ruling everything out while I was investigating 👍
Get that grass cut! 😂
😆 I'm going too 👍
Isn't it great when they use to use screws to put things in not like today when they are push-fit and always break something 😂
Yeah, can't beat it mate 😄👍
LILO LIL…. SHE’s a TART😂
😆👍
wheres me pudding
Haha😂
😆 👍
The lost boys lol 😅
Beat me to it!
@MrAoldham one of my favourite films 👍🏻
Well beaten to the punch.
One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, all the damn vampires.
One of the greats, and a favourite of mine 👍
@@Andyjones07 And mine!
BETTER of with fully recondtioned ZENITH down draft carb .
Maybe I'll recondition the zenith and do a comparison vid in the future👍
hey steve, no vids for the last 3 weeks????? july / aug, what's goin off?????
I was probably forced to watch Bread lol
😆
Lost boys
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Just goes to show, the unlikely thing is the answer. Another step forward, great, now go and cut that grass !!
Very true mate, leave no stone unturned, already cut the grass😄👍
As a guess, that solenoid is a cold start unit. It may be wired to a temp sending unit that has a hot wire to one side. As the engine reaches operating temperature the switch closes allowing 12volts through to pull the high idle solenoid off letting it drop to the proper idle speed.
Idle cut off or anti run on switch solenoid, I've seen people remove the pin from them so they're not in use they need a constant 12v feed 👍
Lost boys
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