(EP22) Ford Fairmont Fail and Fix, with bonus Peugeot 404
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- FAIL! A loss of cruise control turns out to be brake light-related. Was it the switch? Was it just the fuse? Who knows. I also fail to bodge up some wiring, end up upside down and then take a look at a Peugeot 404 that isn't in a scrap yard! Happy days.
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One of those cylinders in the Peugeot was definitely 404, not found.
Aha, very good, very clever...
Ach you beat me to that joke ... :)
@@RussEdgar445y7tlfj But at least the car is ...
304 Not Modified
The trick to a successful headliner install is to glue the liner on, then leave the car upside down for a few hours while the glue cures.
LOL 😁!
Yes, but it's in New Zealand, so it's already upside down!
Haha :D... While waiting, you can always check for a Triangle Of Doom on an upside down car.
Agreed, but lay a blanket down first so you don’t scratch the roof, hope that helps :)
That does sound like a suitably HubNut solution...
I passed my driving test at the 1st attempt in my father's 404 estate car. The examiner had never seen one before.. The examiner was not happy that the handbrake was out of his reach, the examiner was not happy about banging his head on the windscreen during the emergency stop ( pre seat belt law), the examiner wasn't to happy about us getting a puncture, but he was impressed that I changed the tyre quickly and in a heavy downpour of rain and then got him back to the test centre in one piece. After he told me I'd passed I apologised for stopping a bit too quick for him, he said he hadn't expected to stop that quickly. The lump on his brow was visibly growing and turning quite red by this time. After he got out of the car and walked off down the street I passed him with the rear tyres lit up on my way to pick up my father who was sitting on the wall outside the test centre.... He promptly gave me a proper bollocking for torturing his tyres. We were halfway home before he asked me if I'd passed.
Brilliant!
Good times! :D
My driving instructor had an 1100 .He was ex army tank driver instructor. Language was epic but he got me a pass
When i was still a kid 7 or 8 y old my dad let me steer and shift his 404 while trundling across dirt roads. Fun times! A few years ago i imported a 404 from France , a Very nice 1961 black sedan with red interior and sunroof.
Fun for a while but the memory had proven to be more Impressive then reality.
It's entertaining watching the old videos of your journey with Betty before she was even named, especially knowing her future life in Britain...
It is fantastic Ian that you can have help almost every where you go in NZ. I would like to say a big thank you to all the New Zealand HubNutters who are helping Ian out whilst he is visiting your country, so nice to see. Thank you to one and all .
I reckon, as the bulb fell out of the holder, it blew the fuse, which in turn caused the cruise control to stop working. I imagine the original brake switch is fine.
From watching the first 30 seconds of the video, my first thought was that Ford / Ford related cars of that era wouldn't let you use the cruise control if there was an issue with the rear lights. So it's probably even more fine than a blown fuse, but literally just the fact that you need fully working lights to use cruise at all.
in Cornwall they're held on with an "ooh ar" clip.
Another universal part that's anything but, certainly in our universe. A lot like the universal gaiters & boots that never fit or seal right. It's a shame most people seem uninterested in fixing their own car. No matter how small a job. Hubnutters unite. Power to the hubnutters.
The joys of ownership!! FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily. Glad its sorted...
Aussie fords,door locks,electrics.Mechanically a o.k.,unless u get a 5*4 American v8 motor.
@@vtecpreludevtec Don't get me started on a friends VE Commodore! lol
My Fords were all very reliable (3 Focuses, mk3 Mondeo, Puma 1.7)
HubNutters and cats seem to go together, it's an indication of nice people. What a team the International HubNut Web is, always ready to lend a hand. Glad you got it sorted out. Cheers.
In the UK, finding yourself with your legs in the air and your head in the footwell, usually means you've chosen the wrong lay-by.
Or the right one! 😂
Haha beat me to it
I'm sat here with my tea. Watching a man fix his red light. On the other side of the world. Brilliant!
Cable Ties do indeed fix everything!! at last recognition from Mr HubNut himself!!
My wife and I had some five years of excellent service out of our 404, including a lot of long trips (including Mbabane to Cape Town several times), loaded up with four kids and a great pile of luggage. The biggest problem was when we had to drive into strong headwinds (especially with the roof rack on and loaded) - those handsome Pininfarina looks were as aerodynamic as a barn door. Speaking of PF, they also sold that four door saloon design to Fiat - ref 1800, 2100 and 2300. The Peugeot and Fiats were all good looking, which is more than one can say for the BMC tribe.
"Universal" = Does not fit anything properly.
Yup...
Just ike a Balinese souvenir 'one size fits all' t-shirt.
.....in the Universe.
Sweet 404! There should be more yellow cars on the road. The very flat rear edge always intrigues me whereas I believe it's more tapered on the BMC Farinas.
Peugeot 404.
My late uncle (veterinairy) had one in white; approx. 1970.
Since his two daughters weren't even remotely interested in dad's work he tried to ''recruit'' me.
He nearly succeeded, until a cow stood om my foot (which is why he always wore Dutch wooden shoes) and I was kicked by a horse on the same day. The car was incredibly filthy and messy inside; used seringes, empty medicine containers everywhere, an ashtray overflowing with cigar stumps and strongly smelling of animal excrements. Allthough he knocked his wooden shoes clean of mud and manure on the sills. (RIP uncle Herman)
I like how rusty the screwdriver was that you used to remove the light cluster.
I also like that nearly every home has a friendly cat in NZ!
Yeah, right? They sure love a cat around.
gotta love the old 404, we had one in canada in 1966, a wagon. i got my first drivers licence in it in 1974, 4 speed on the column, shifter was on the right side of the wheel
Loved my Peugeot 404s, owned saloon, estate and pickup versions. Brilliant cars, super precise column gearchange, so comfortable, practical and nice to drive.
The 404 is one of those cars you wish you could still get today. We had four through various members of the family and they were all much loved for being as my dad used to say "Just a bloody nice car ! " I owned one briefly but mine was well past it sadly..I did only pay £50 for it, got a new engine from a scrapyard.....and 'somebody' stole the new engine from my backyard before I got the chance to fit it..scrap fairies they call them...grrrr.
@Tim Hancock.
They really were marvellous cars, so sturdy, comfortable and reliable.
Do you recall the view of flat bonnet and peaked wings from the driver's seat?
I'm another 404 fan. I owned three saloons in the 80's and 90's in Australia. All were very cheap heaps that were full of rust but mechanically they were good. Yes; comfortable typically French seats, always reliable, and the superb column change that you could do most shifts with one finger extended from the steering wheel. The change on the pre 1966 cars wasn't as good though; or at least that on one owned by a friend wasn't.
I experienced a theft too. I came out to go to work one morning and one of the head lamps had gone! There was just a wire hanging. The most upsetting thing was that 404s were fairly rare by this time and almost all owners waved and flashed lights. I hoped it wasn't one of them. IIRC a replacement from the scrapyard was $10 so no big deal.
They seemed to be very susceptible to having decent tyres. With Michelins the handling was superb, but I bought one with a mish mash of tyres which handled so badly I thought there was something wrong with it. A set of wheels with good Michelins from the scrapyard cost almost as much as the car, but it was well worth it.
Yes I wish you could buy a car like a 404 today; even if it had a complicated eco-friendly engine. I drive a 205 today in the UK. I wish you could buy those too.
The gearchange and synchromesh was so good that, with practice, you couid change gear without using the clutch.
The 404 was marvellous.
Hold on a minute. A Peugeot? With a good transmission? Is this some sick joke?
Mr Hubnut fixing cars. I always enjoy watching that.
I always wanted a 404 back in 80/90s. I ended up getting a 504 which I fell very much in love with. Easy to work on, very comfortable, loads of space inside. I thought the 404 was better looking than the 504. Less angry looking.
I change bulbs all the time at work, there are new German ‘premium’ cars only a few years old are constantly having the LED lights fail and that means mega money from the dealers!
Great video Ian! Really loving New Zealand - it reminds me of home (South Africa) but with far less violence... oh and don’t get me started on Ford fusebox diagrams 😂
HubNut, MCM, and Roadkill all in one video. Excellent. I see that Mr Funt beat me to the FORD acronym, oh well, well said Sir.
Also means Found On Road Dead
Certainly some lovely and very helpful 'HubNutters' out there. That 'Pug' was delicious. Many thanks Mr HubNut.
PEUGEOT404!! We had one brand new in 1970 when my dad was in the army and we lived in Brussels it was a white estate with red vinyl seats (three rows) - we travelled through quite a few countries in that car - bloody fantastic except when it was sunny....it made the seats too hot to sit on. Never seen one in this colour though!!
That success brew looks quite the treat.
Myself and a friend over 5 months in 1975 traveled all around Australia in a 66 valiant station wagon, a lady driving one of them 404s tagged behind us every time we thought we had left her behind she would appear again. The valiant under went many roadside repairs her 404 just kept valve bouncing its way along trouble free awesome cars that model Peugeot.
That 404 is beautiful - love the plate! I hope he restores it!
I like the 404's number plate. I bet that is many people's daily driver in Cuba and parts of South America.
Michael David: Yeah I think a 404 would be considered a modern car in Cuba.
Excellent, tinkerage and a rusty Pug, so much to enjoy just in time to view with a mug of tea and a Tunnock's tea cake (other cake is available).
"there are none left in the UK..."
404 Not Found?
Pedro seemed (paw)fully impressed with your tinkering... :)
I grew up with a 404 family estate and 3 brothers so great memories even though we didn't appreciate it at the time
We didn't you like it ?
@@julienbee3467 hi it was so different from everything else on the road and as kids we wanted to have a Volvo
@@paulwayman4579 hope you didn't have a Simca Rancho then
Some very amusing comments in this video. Good to see the hubnutters lending a hand.
I'm now an official Hubnutter and it feels mighty fine!
That was a proper old school Hubnut video. Fixing a car with a scrap yard part and glueing up a headlining. Sightseeing is nice but keeping the old girl roadworthy to get to your next destination makes it feel more real.
"crack on with success brew"... Brilliant 😂
"because you can fix almost everything with cable ties" and for what you can't fix with cable ties there is gaffer tape.
A decent sized hammer is handy too.
Bale string is best as used by all good farmers.
@@dizzy2020 Not exactly the same, but close enough.
Good to finally know what "gaffer tape" is. We stock it, in various colors, in our hardware store. But, for more serious repairs (holding bumpers on, and the like), I steer people to the "Gorilla Tape"!
@@dizzy2020 ...indeed; we stock ordinary, silver-gray duct tape, along w/ our local (Cleveland, Ohio) brand "Duck Tape" in various colors, which may match some of HubNut's cars!
Ian, when you're in Sydney (eventually) have you thought about organising a HubNUt friends meet?
Nice to see that even in a new continent it's still the same old faffing we know and love.
Good to see Kiwi hubnutters are a helpful bunch! Hopefully it's Waft mode engaged for the rest of the journey with Betty. Looking forward to your KP61 video!
Love Hubnut repair videos, never go smoothly, but get there in the end. New camera producing sharper pic!
Seems like there are some amazing Hubnutters out there giving you a roof over your head and help. Good times
Well done on the repair, the Ford had to live up to it's name at some point . . . If you go to Spotlight they have these pins called curly pins or twist pins, they look like a miniature corkscrew and are brilliant for pinning up loose headlining material . . . I have used them numerous times and they are great . . . My Granddad had a 404 back in the day, and rated it as one of the best cars he ever owned . . . Great to see the Hub Nut community coming to your aid !! Cheers
Fixed my jammed on brake lights (battery draining) recently with an angle ground bolt and some upside down in footwell action. How I didn’t pull a muscle is a miracle. Kudos to all the helpful Hubnutters out there!
I am a happy owner of a Ford Mondeo mk3 Tdci lol I had to do the bulbs in my rear tail light's. Must be a common problem lol. Luv the Hub Nut Antics LOL 👍👍 All fixed.
Top cat. Thank you HubNut!
Lovely Jubbly, nice sunny warm days, it seems a long time since we had one Mr HubNut
Interested to learn that Peugeot had a built-in manifold way back in the 1960s. The 1.4 TSI engine fitted to VW/Audi/SEAT/Skoda models for most of this decade has the same design. It's meant to improve efficiency by allowing the coolant to get up to working temperature much quicker, as the water jacket is closer to the heat of the exhaust side of the manifold.
Having recently replaced brake light bulbs in a Focus and a Kuga I know what you mean about the assorted fixings holding them in. RUclips, ironically, is a great resource of short video clips telling you how!
Plenty of sharp Ford metalwork under the dash. If you're going to drive inverted, braking with your head to cope with the antipodean conditions, then a small periscope and crash helmet would be wise.
Hope Betty is feeling better after her emergency surgery ;)
Nice to see you with another cat again :-)
Circuits in cars are the worst nightmare ever - in case you are familiar with electrical circuits in your household and try to find something comparable in your car which is not existing... But I never saw a Ford before where you have to remove the light unit just to exchange a bulb...
The Peugeot 404 does not sound like ready for a test drive... I had the Peugeot 203 from 1949 for a couple of years and it was one of the most reliable cars I ever used, perfect for everyday use and holiday trips . The engine took unleaded fuel as if it was a modern car of the late 1980ies. If you go for oldtimers, go french :-)
HubNut, and anyone else, at 2mins 'cable ties': don't open the pack with a hole at one corner, everyone does this, and what happens is that all the ties gradually slip out, till eventually they're all out over the place, a constant nuisance. The clever way to open the pack is to use scissors ideally, but also a knife or fingers if need be, and the slit placed halfway and across the ties. Each tie can then be got at singly, pulling from its middle, and withdrawn. The remaining ties always remain in the pack, as if an opening were not there at all. Alan, in Norfolk, Blighty.
Ian, it was great to see our one and only G the cat again we have missed him.
Yeey! Roving repair successfully carried out, Hub Nut back on the road....loving these NZ vids, stay safe & keep roving
In New Zealand there was even a Peugeot 404 powered Dragster running in the 70's .The engines are jewel with lots of alloy and a Hemi combustion chamber .I can't remember the name of the owner but it might have been Colin Lane.
Nice Peugeot ! Very similar externally to the Morris Oxford / Austin Cambridge of the same era , I thought .
lovely old Peugeot and also he has a nice pair of mountain bikes.
It's always handy to have some cable ties - they have a multitude of uses! Good job - cup of tea well earned! 😂
A truly Hubnut headliner. 😀
Hi Ian,I saw the rear light on Twitter, luckily you sourced another wiring loom for it and back on the road again.
What a mission to fit a bulb..I dont think halfrauds could have fitted it for 8 quid.
Well done Ian.
Loving the 404. My French FIL once had one when OH was a girl. She always reminisces about the time 7 of them (4 adults and 3 children) once slept in her Papa's 404 because they couldn't find a hotel. Obviously a car of many talents!
All 6 cylinder Rover P4s except the 110 had inlet manifold integral with the head. What a fine car the 404 was. I remember the injection versions having races with DSs down the N10 in the 60s. Column shift is in three planes like a 2cv.
HubNut: I now can operate the brake pedal with my head.
LOL
I'm sure it'll come in handy one day !
I always avoid the "universal" parts, cos quite often they don't fit. Love a scrapyard for little fiddly bits like bulb holders. Guaranteed to fit at a fraction of a the cost of a new genuine part..
lol, who'd have thought the temporary tail light bodge would apply to a car you brought back to the UK :)
Thumb tacks and or staples will solve your headliner issues especially along the edges. Not exactly OEM, but effective
bit of tinkering luv it
Action cam warp. Not a problem, just an observation. I kinda knew that headliner would be problematic. So pleased it didn't drop on you while driving.👍
Love Peugeot 404 grow up with them around love it .
I just fitted a hubodometer to the rear wheel of my car. They are those devices fitted to the left rear wheel of trucks and buses that measure distance. They are compulsory on vehicles 3 tonnes and over in NZ for road tax purposes I believe.
Nice fix on the car and love that old Peugeot.
I bet the woman in the neighbouring garden at 10:12 didn't image that 14k people would see her watering the plants that day 🤣
You coulda tried my Billy Bodgit brake light switch fix ,(circa 1991) .Rig up a hand operated switch! Just press button as you brake! Trouble was I ended up just pressing the button and forgetting to hit the brake pedal! That was a Ford too. '67 Mustang fastback ( wish I still had that one)
Sadly the cruise control needs an operating brake pedal mounting switch so it can cut off the system if Ian steps on the brakes.
Good video and good old Hubnutters!
Have you spotted a Ford Fairmont nearside headlight cluster during your many scrap yard adventures? Every time I see a front view of your car I'm always drawn to the UV damaged/foggy/faded unit that's currently in place.
It obviously shouldn't bother me as much as it does.
Other than that I love the car, especially that rear spoiler.
And of course I'm also loving the videos and the continued adventure.
Not that's any better than the one Betty has sadly.
Now you see why we don't make cars here in 'Stralia anymore. The roof lining was the good bit.
Given you are driving with quite old cars, the breakdowns aren't very severe and/or frequent. Nice going on the Fairmont; maybe you can make a tiny hole in the headliner so you can spray some glue behind it with a straw. Looking forward to the Fuego video!!
Surprised that you had not packed a good screw driver and socket set into your holiday case , that’s a bad example to set Hub Nutters Ian. Great video for the next time I drive a Ford Fairmont with a dodgy brake light 😂👍
Pedro is lovely like the Peugeot 404 ( nice link there) got that farina straight off never seen one was there a station wagon? All the best😎
The Joys of Owning a Ford ( and I do, an Aussie model.)
In Oz many say that FORD, stands for "Fix or Repair Daily.!" or even more insulting "Found On Rubbish Dumps."
Neither of these insults, do I agree with. As I also own a Holden and that proves to be the Less reliable than my Ford.
It may be that my Ford is 29yrs Old and my Holden is only 12 yrs old. And there is Less reliance on 'Computer Shite' in my Old Ford.
Which was Found in a Shed and Unloved..!! But my Ford is my Every Day car..!! And I love it..!
Cheers all. 😎
Getting the bulb out, must’ve been like getting a pick out of an acoustic guitar
That Peugeot is a wonderful colour 😎
Those 404's have a really unusual diff. They have a worm and worm wheel instead of a crown and pinion. If you ever change the oil it is absolutely critical that you use the correct stuff.
Suvrul sullunduz ... Some of my best mates are kiwis and they continue crack me up (bro) 👍
Love the 404 and what a colour👍 Tridon products are great 😉
;-) Thank you!
I was very pleased to be able to help.
Success brew is the best brew.
404s happiest at 70 mph or more. The engine goes quiet at those speeds buzzing like a very busy sewing machine.
You know your having fun when you buy a part you later realise you may not have needed, best just consider it a stitch in time....
Wow Betty has k/n air filter sticker!
Not enough Peugeot 404 horn in this video !
And the size of that air filter !
Headlining Solutions put thumbtacks in to hold it up a good for a temporary repair done this on one of my cars it worked a treat
I've noticed that the Fairmont's steering wheel is quite similar to a mk1 Mondeo and Scorpio. The air vents are similar to a mk1 Focus. Some Fords whatever division has a hint of other models elsewhere.
Yes, styling was all done in the American studio, hence the consistency.
Regarding cameras, you've picked up on why I wish to acquire a Sony RX0. Action cameras are good for many things but the RX0 can take an external microphone directly, which is a big plus. The huge price tag however is a big minus!
Thought the back looked a bit Austin Westminster/Cambridge-ish. Renault 14 or 16 door Handles I think too.
I had to install a new blower motor in my husband's Nissan Rogue earlier this year. When I was getting the old motor out and the new one in, I was in the driver's foot well and contorted (for me) and made some weird, loud noises.
ETA: You have to remove the accelerator and brake pedals, so once I got to that part, I was pretty committed. It's not like I could take it somewhere to get help with it. 🤣
I think the replacement may have to be replaced eventually, if so I'm going to try to get one of my younger cousins (with smaller hands) to help. I tried to take the seat out, it had a Torx head bolt that had a little rust in it and it stripped out before I could get it loose.
I'm a big fan of your content, from rural north Alabama. Cheers mate!
Super reg plate on the 404 - PUG 404.
Gee my 1983 Ford Ranger Pick up truck (USA) had a brake light switch just like that, since I really didn't have that truck to long AND had to replace the switch when the truck was fairly young maybe that wasn't one of their better ideas. Gee a Peugeot with a genuine imitation plastic dash board, if it was the higher trim level it would be genuine imitation wood.
Stealth drawing pins in the headlining should do it.
They can be a right pain in the arse though...
@@HubNut I see what you did there...😂 Hope all's well for you Ian! Was worried about content not being as interesting or plentiful (understandably!) once you went to NZ. But wow, what content!! Pleasantly surprised.