Using WD40 for what it was designed. One thing to which we weren't subjected in Canada back in the 1980s was unreliable electrics in the wet, at least those of us who drove American or Japanese cars. I did, however, have a Dodge Colt Turbo (née Mitsubishi) with an unusual problem on cold and humid autumn mornings: it would start and idle without hesitation, but it would die after one city block, whereupon it would immediately restart only to die again a short distance later. This would continue until the engine was warm. It took me a while to figure it out and then only because my brother was a private pilot. This car was equipped with Throttle Body Injection,basically a fuel injected carburetor. What I figured happened on those cold and humid mornings is that the air going through the TBI venture suddenly dropped in pressure and temperature causing the humidity to precipitate out and freeze. The ice built-up quickly until it chocked-off the throttle body. At this point the engine died, and with the engine off, the ice melted allowing it to be restarted. The cycle continuing until there was enough heat in the engine compartment to prevent the formation of ice to begin in the first place. This exact problem is why piston-engined airplanes are equipped with carburetor heaters.
A smear of dielectric grease around the inside of the rubber boots that fit over the plugs and the 4 x dizzy connections helps stop arcing and moisture. Not in the metal parts just to seal the joins.
I'd add to that, rubbing around the inside of the cap with the grease on your finger. Just a coating not loads of lumps! That stops the tracking on the inside too. WD ok for that short term but the grease stays there a long time on the inside. I use silicone grease when needed. Put a set of good quality leads on your shopping list. Genuine ones from Chevronics are expensive but if they provide a long term fix then probably worth the money IMO. You might even get a "trade" discount?
Ah yes the early morning sound of cranking damp engines, a sound of my childhood until a neighbour bought a Datsun 120y. That always started first time.
My dad taught me a trick for my old Mini. cut the tips of the fingers off a rubber glove, poke the HT leads through the fingers and thumb holes and then pull the glove down over the dizzy cap. Worked like a charm until I took it for a service and some mechanic cut it off. Next time it rained the car ran fine until I pulled out onto a busy roundabout and then it misfired and nearly killed me.
I can't tell you how many times, in the 70/80s, I have taken the air filter off to prime the carb with WD40 to start the car, especially in winter. I had a couple of weeks at it because the timing was out, and I was working from 4 am on 10-hour shifts. Dark mornings and dark evenings. I had a 4 day weekend after those weeks, so I was able to set the timing straight.
Ah this takes me back to my days as an impoverished student in the 90s. When my Peugeot 309 had a horrible misfire I could actually see the engine bay lighting up with blue sparks at night time. My budget could only stretch to insulation tape. I took a long time to carefully bandage every lead and plug holder. The sparks and misfire stopped and the car soldiered on until I was working and earning when she was gifted to a friend.
Apparently in ye olde tymes of mildly moist BL products not starting, some people fitted a marigold glove over the distributor, with one finger for each of the HT leads (presumably thumbing the coil lead!), the things people had to do to defeat Lucas electrical gremlins... :P
Ian, i highly recommend Denso wipers! not the hybrids or flat blades, they are equally as rubbish as the others, but the traditional steel ones (can be had with spoiler) are very quiet and last long! i have them on all our cars and Toyota still uses them at dealers for older models
@@ianmontgomery7534 Thanks for your comment! I’m using this stuff from ArmorAll on my windscreen. It’s brilliant when it rains on high speed; but on low speed and moderate rainfall the wiper tend to rattle on the treated glass surface. To avoid this, I have to use the windscreen washer…
long ago a collegue of mine had a very similar problem with his Renault 11. During our lunchbreak we concluded that rainwater spray passed through the grill onto the distributor. So we got a few rubber elastic bands and a plastic shopping bag and put the bag arround the dizzy cap and fixed it with the rubber elastic bands. Good fix! It got him home. The point is that moisture on the dizzy cap causes high voltage to leak out and find an alternative path to ground/earth. This means the spark energy isn't reaching the spark plugs. Sometimes you can actually see black hairline cracks in the dizzy cap where high voltage has arced away uncontrolled.
Hehe, love that Aussie Betty saved the day. But seriously, next time you have the polisher out, go hard on the windscreen (it’s glass so can take punishment with no scratches). This will give the windscreen a smooth flat surface to wipe meaning less damage to the wipers. On another subject, on the tickford “v8 Supercars” channel the drivers have bought two AU falcons to, let’s just say “play” with. Should be fun. 😂
On the wipers front, i have been fully converted to denso hybrid blades, absolutely quiet and seem to last and last. I'd recommend splurging on a set for Betty.
hmmm, my experiences with the hybrids is that they become very noisy quite quickly and tend to leave 'smeary' patches. i much prefer the standard ones!
09:09 the fuse box open to all elements couldn't be a sometime culprit as far as starting is concerned, Ian? Seems to me some plastic and some tape would easily do a covering trick ... By the way, funny and knowing look from Carly at 05:40 when - who would have thought it? - you mentioned wipers again! I feel for her, having to cope with your unending wiperophilia.
During the winter months of the late 1980s, when the only car we had was the family Mini, a folded sheet of tin foil would be carefully placed over the grille to prevent water getting into the engine's exposed electrical components. It always worked.
I remember there used to be a plastic shroud over the dizzy back in the day. Guess people would throw them away. Had to use a piece of cardboard on my sisters Morris1100 one rainy day for the same reason.
Absaloutly brilliant video ian miss hubnut ❤👍sorted her again I remember my mother's MK2 Ford escort Everytime it used to rain it stopped and run out with WD-40 brilliant
Back in ‘84 when I was having driving lessons (£6:50 an hour!!). My instructor told me to keep an extra wiper blade in the car as it comes in very handy 👍👍
We've had good luck with the genuine Nissan branded Valeo wipers on my sisters micra, much better than the Bosch ones that were fitted as the first replacement! As for the weather I know my 50cc didn't like rain, bad when you are already quite slow!, my Gran's F reg 340 seemed fine whatever the weather, but that was probably built a bit better than a Citroen, especially being a later model. And as for batteries, the VARTA one that was new last year started my sisters car fine after about a month of no use.
An old citroen owner mechanic told me years ago that every citroen needs wd40 and lithium grease. The lithium grease on all electrical connections under the bonnet, battery and in the wiring looms. And the wd4o for the water drainage holes round the body panels, under the door sills etc. Then a good spray and " dust" off the excess. I do it with all mine and never have electrical gremlins. I also grease the brake cables so they don't muck about. It takes an hour or so, but it saves nonstarting and rampaging rust in the corners of panels, which is why I have a mk1 c4 with 300,000miles on the clock, 15yrs old and looks like new.
Nice one Ian, all is well that ends well. Giselle is a naughty car though going all mardy on you just when you have the one car. That sounds like someone that I used to know. It is great to see her out and about though. I know nothing about the GS engine but back in the day I used to put a rubber glove over the distributor of my old Mini to keep that dry. HT leads from my experience tended to initially manifest a failure as a miss fire but it's worth replacing them if they have gone a tad crusty when even a carbon dating machine displays "very Old". As usual many thanks for sharing.
I love your relationship with Giselle. It's a proper rollercoaster but it feels like there is a lot of genuine affection there. She feels like the sort of car you'd sell, instantly regret selling and buy back, probably for more.
My wife had a hospital appointment on this Friday the 13.she wasn't happy with the black day date she had her scan done and as we walked towards the foyer doors you could hear the heavy rain bouncing off the hospital roof. After a wait of half an hour the rain started to die down. It was a horrible day when things just got mad
Yep common issue the Diddy cap may have a tiny crack replace the cap leads and plugs good quality ht leads seems to be better for not breaking down due to moisture
I can't believe how relaxed you are about an unreliable car. I also live in a rural location and this would stress me out no end... Respect 👍🏻 Keep it up.
A nice video. Well, what you call very typical or very Welsh weather is to that extent reminiscent of very typical or very Danish weather (where I live). The Atlantic, the Irish Sea or the North Sea obviously makes no difference :)
I learnt in the 1970's with my first car, never spray the HT system with WD40 in order to help starting in damp weather. It dries up and eventually carburises causing even more HT leakage woes so that in the dark you can see the electricity tracking and if you look carefully in the light you will see the track marks over the surface of the distributer cap, the only remedy then is a new distributer cap and arm. Best thing is is take the distributer cap in at night and leave in a warm place.
I remembet the local mums phoneing around to organize the kindergarten run. The mum with the 50s Ford Popular would not even try to start her car on a misty morning. The mum with the big Holden could always take us.
As you know I`ve followed your journey from the start, ups and downs!.... winter cometh along with the frustration, at least you have Whitelands and other buddies to call upon! yes 60`s and 70`s cars can be joy and equally painful however my sinario is just as painful 2010 C3 Picasso 1.4 has EML now on? research shows multiple things from faulty injectors, Lambda sensors etc.....and were I live in Poole other than a main dealer am limited with any garage that can assist! I have re-built Dolomite Sprint engines full tear down! but these new fangled electronics are beyond me am now 60!!!!! however its gonna be a great feeling once resolved yours and mine! all the best!
I know the problem of having more cars (4) and none of them work well enough for a short or long trip, so much so that I asked for my brother's car for next weekend to drive to an appointment.
Moisture is the main culprit. Spraying with WD 40 all over distributor and leads works great. A squirt inside the cap also sorts out any condensation inside the distributor.
Regards wiper noise, I found that if you clay bar the screen and then apply some demon shine, the screen and wipers stay silent and they no longer smear either. Greta vids guys.
Thanks for the videos, Ian. Stay positive about the welding at Whiteland Restorations! It will be worthwhile. A request Can you consider adding a proper pint mug to your Merchandise Store, please? Perhaps printed to order? I'd buy a couple from you, to support the channel, and no doubt others would be interested too. Thanks again.
Maby changing the plugs to silicone plugs will help, on my Gilera Runner moped I changed the Plug and ht lead to silicone and that fixed the problem, the rubber gets leaky and degrades with age
WD 40 was an essential glove box filler back when distributor caps were Bakelite, it was porous and conducted electricity when damp so a spray inside and out every morning was needed autumn and winter. On a dark damp winter's morning the current tracking around the cap looked like a firework display.
In my youth I used to live in France, in Dieppe, by the sea, rain and mist nearly all the time. The French cars did not like that. So the Frenchmen parked them on top of the hills, noses pointing downhill, problem solved. Very French.
In 2003 I used to own a Post facelift MK1 Renault Espace. I forget which year it was as its the only vehicle I have ever owned that I cannot remember the registration of. Anyway, every time it rained, it would not work. You could have a 4 hour drive, and as soon as the heavens opened, it would cut out and would not start again until the rain stopped. In dry weather, it was perfect. I had no issues whatsoever. Everything worked as it should, and it was the nice 2.2 litre petrol engine so had some poke for a plastic car. But as soon as rain fell, dead. I tried all sorts, but could never figure out what caused it.
Friday 13th strikes again, for about the first time in my life I actually had a proper Friday 13th last week. The number if things that could go wrong, did go wrong and the stress level combined to leave me shattered by the end of the day.
Looks like Friday the 13th was!!! Now it's over, not to worry it was not too good for me either & it has a bad habit of being that way. Look on the bright side. Betty came to the rescue & resulted in a good day. Like most Friday 13ths it was not as bad as it could have been. Again a habit it has. It certainly makes for a very good video & look at life. For me growing up in Swansea I was reminded just how wet it gets. The road the went down between Singleton & Brynmill, Brynmill Lane used to have the sides wash slowly away each winter & each spring they would redo it with fresh chippings. The biggest chipping I have ever seen.
The Fiat i use to drive in the early 80s. Did has the same problems, when the weather get damp...starting was a pure hell. But...Mom het hairspray did wonders 😂
Do Holt's still do "Damp Start" in an aerosol can. It sprays a layer of waterproof material over HT leads ( thinks back to 1960s and 70s ). A new set of leads might be the real answer though.
Many years ago I had a MK2 Fiesta that suddenly started randomly cutting out when it was raining. Eventually I was lucky enough to open the bonnet on a wet dark evening to see multiple arcing from the distributor cap which had hairline cracks in it. New distributor cap and problem solved.
Emery cloth for the contacts in the dizzy cap and around 3 or 4 just as worn-out rotor arms in the glove box and the ubiquitous WD40 usually got my neighbours old car HiAce Luton van (he was a market trader) the advantage of the engine in the cab when it was raining was handy! I used to spray my Mk3 Cortina 2ltr with WD40 at the first sign of damp!!!
It’s funny Ian, in Australia no one would look twice at most of the vehicles you own, it’s all Toyota’s lol, keep up the good work, your a funny bugger, your videos keep me entertained 👍
Rural Ceredigion isn't the greatest for convenience, unless you really need to disappear off the map. When I go there, I need to drive 3½ miles towards the nearest town (Llandysul) just to get a single bar of reception on the mobile phone 😂
My moped never used to like the rain. Horizontal mounted engine so the plug cap was literally line of fire for water. Wd40 was permanently kept under my seat a little.spray and off she went.
On Saturday a friend of mine had the same issue with his Corsa, and was a combination of bad HT leads, worn sparkplugs and a dead coil, the last one probably a result of the 1st two being bad. Sometimes the most simple stuff is overlooked and the end result is a dead car on the side of the road. Luckily it was an easy fix.
I had a Peugeot and it had a cover over the distributor cap and when it got slightly damp or wet it wouldn't start due to water being on the inside of the cove. Because French
My ex-wife's 1972 Datsun Sunny 1200 estate was brilliant until it saw rain/dampness overnight! Then it HAD TO BE WD-40! It worked immediately and the engine was completely fine even if it rained all day! Never figured it out and she loved the (rubbish)car for about eight years. Thirty-odd years later when she died she had a Sunny 100NX in her ownership. She thought it was a sportscar!
@@HubNut just kidding 👍. Have you driven a Nissan sunny ZX with the 1.8 twin cam, circa 1980 I had one in the day so much better than the escort and golfs.
Would an upgrade to electronic ignition be a better bet a bigger spark I can only remember my cars over the last 40y let me down once or twice and that was down to a bad battery my last car’s battery gave up after 12y only because I Left the headlights on all night but starting did Improve after fitting a new battery especially it being a diesel my This latest car a 2015 Astra diesel turns the lights off automatically if I leave them on
@@HubNut thanks most new Petrol cars have no Distributor now my old market 3 escort was my first car with a 1300 Kent engine to have wasted spark ignition and single point injection with did make the car quite nippy it let us down on are way to holiday in was under warranty so they let my 1.6 Orion GHIA it took the Ford garage a week to sort the problem with my car out the was faulty wire Harness my children were upset when we at to give the Courtesy car back they said can we not now keep it I did like the Comfort it gave us an the extra power
God bless direct electronic fuel injection. I ❤ how your chaotic day doesn't dampen your spirit like the thevweather has dampened your coats. Why not just use the micro fibre cloth to clean the window?
It's more coil on spark plug that has taken away the weak link of the spark plug lead. Cloth was used to speed things along. I don't like wiping the inside of the windscreen though.
With the engine running, have a look under the bonnet at night. You might see a nice firework display from the leads.
Using WD40 for what it was designed. One thing to which we weren't subjected in Canada back in the 1980s was unreliable electrics in the wet, at least those of us who drove American or Japanese cars. I did, however, have a Dodge Colt Turbo (née Mitsubishi) with an unusual problem on cold and humid autumn mornings: it would start and idle without hesitation, but it would die after one city block, whereupon it would immediately restart only to die again a short distance later. This would continue until the engine was warm. It took me a while to figure it out and then only because my brother was a private pilot. This car was equipped with Throttle Body Injection,basically a fuel injected carburetor. What I figured happened on those cold and humid mornings is that the air going through the TBI venture suddenly dropped in pressure and temperature causing the humidity to precipitate out and freeze. The ice built-up quickly until it chocked-off the throttle body. At this point the engine died, and with the engine off, the ice melted allowing it to be restarted. The cycle continuing until there was enough heat in the engine compartment to prevent the formation of ice to begin in the first place. This exact problem is why piston-engined airplanes are equipped with carburetor heaters.
We used to spray WD 40 around distributor and the plugs for to keep the damp out and it works every time when they’re outside👍
A smear of dielectric grease around the inside of the rubber boots that fit over the plugs and the 4 x dizzy connections helps stop arcing and moisture. Not in the metal parts just to seal the joins.
I'd add to that, rubbing around the inside of the cap with the grease on your finger. Just a coating not loads of lumps! That stops the tracking on the inside too. WD ok for that short term but the grease stays there a long time on the inside. I use silicone grease when needed. Put a set of good quality leads on your shopping list. Genuine ones from Chevronics are expensive but if they provide a long term fix then probably worth the money IMO. You might even get a "trade" discount?
Ah yes the early morning sound of cranking damp engines, a sound of my childhood until a neighbour bought a Datsun 120y. That always started first time.
I remember my dads 160j SSS Datsun was always doing this! It was a fickle beast! We had to walk a lot in the 80's!
Lol👍
@@gazzertrnso much for Japanese reliability 😅
My wee mini hates the wet, I did the usual "Dont need the cover over the Dis Cap I'll be fine" Hammering rain few hours later, You can guess
I can. We ended up making a shield for our Mini when we had one!
Yes you need that cover. It's not a luxury item.
Putting the number plate on the grill cured the problem too.
@@cornishhh Does that reduce engine cooling though?
My dad taught me a trick for my old Mini. cut the tips of the fingers off a rubber glove, poke the HT leads through the fingers and thumb holes and then pull the glove down over the dizzy cap. Worked like a charm until I took it for a service and some mechanic cut it off. Next time it rained the car ran fine until I pulled out onto a busy roundabout and then it misfired and nearly killed me.
I can't tell you how many times, in the 70/80s, I have taken the air filter off to prime the carb with WD40 to start the car, especially in winter. I had a couple of weeks at it because the timing was out, and I was working from 4 am on 10-hour shifts. Dark mornings and dark evenings. I had a 4 day weekend after those weeks, so I was able to set the timing straight.
Ah this takes me back to my days as an impoverished student in the 90s. When my Peugeot 309 had a horrible misfire I could actually see the engine bay lighting up with blue sparks at night time. My budget could only stretch to insulation tape. I took a long time to carefully bandage every lead and plug holder. The sparks and misfire stopped and the car soldiered on until I was working and earning when she was gifted to a friend.
Apparently in ye olde tymes of mildly moist BL products not starting, some people fitted a marigold glove over the distributor, with one finger for each of the HT leads (presumably thumbing the coil lead!), the things people had to do to defeat Lucas electrical gremlins... :P
yup especially on the minis with the distributor right behind the grille and the radiator off to the side
With elastic bands to keep the fingers sealed. 😅
HAVING A TEMPERAMENTAL LAMBRETTA SCOOTER IVE ALWAYS GOT WD-40 TO HAND ..... WONDERFUL STUFF
Typical 70 /80s cars vivas renaults Citroëns Morris marina's even the good old fords great vid mate cheers
Oh the joys of older cars.Gizzele must have a good full service.Hope you are all good.
Ian, i highly recommend Denso wipers! not the hybrids or flat blades, they are equally as rubbish as the others, but the traditional steel ones (can be had with spoiler) are very quiet and last long! i have them on all our cars and Toyota still uses them at dealers for older models
I will keep your recommendation in mind. I do own a Citroën C1. The BOSCH wipers are good; but why not try another brand in future? Cheers --- Martin
@@martinneumann7783 whatever wipers you use will be improved by using RainX or similar on the windscreen - it also prolongs the life of the blades.
Valeo also a decent wiper brand
@@ianmontgomery7534 Thanks for your comment! I’m using this stuff from ArmorAll on my windscreen. It’s brilliant when it rains on high speed; but on low speed and moderate rainfall the wiper tend to rattle on the treated glass surface. To avoid this, I have to use the windscreen washer…
I use the Denso hybrid blades on my Prius and find them great, though they are the OEM parts
long ago a collegue of mine had a very similar problem with his Renault 11. During our lunchbreak we concluded that rainwater spray passed through the grill onto the distributor. So we got a few rubber elastic bands and a plastic shopping bag and put the bag arround the dizzy cap and fixed it with the rubber elastic bands. Good fix! It got him home.
The point is that moisture on the dizzy cap causes high voltage to leak out and find an alternative path to ground/earth. This means the spark energy isn't reaching the spark plugs. Sometimes you can actually see black hairline cracks in the dizzy cap where high voltage has arced away uncontrolled.
Hehe, love that Aussie Betty saved the day.
But seriously, next time you have the polisher out, go hard on the windscreen (it’s glass so can take punishment with no scratches). This will give the windscreen a smooth flat surface to wipe meaning less damage to the wipers.
On another subject, on the tickford “v8 Supercars” channel the drivers have bought two AU falcons to, let’s just say “play” with. Should be fun. 😂
On the wipers front, i have been fully converted to denso hybrid blades, absolutely quiet and seem to last and last. I'd recommend splurging on a set for Betty.
hmmm, my experiences with the hybrids is that they become very noisy quite quickly and tend to leave 'smeary' patches. i much prefer the standard ones!
I always carry a wiper down by the side of my seat, handy on damp mornings to get the mist off the side windows before setting off.
09:09 the fuse box open to all elements couldn't be a sometime culprit as far as starting is concerned, Ian? Seems to me some plastic and some tape would easily do a covering trick ... By the way, funny and knowing look from Carly at 05:40 when - who would have thought it? - you mentioned wipers again! I feel for her, having to cope with your unending wiperophilia.
Good point- i imagine there would have originally been a cover over that?
During the winter months of the late 1980s, when the only car we had was the family Mini, a folded sheet of tin foil would be carefully placed over the grille to prevent water getting into the engine's exposed electrical components. It always worked.
The distributor was right in the front so no surprise.
I remember there used to be a plastic shroud over the dizzy back in the day. Guess people would throw them away. Had to use a piece of cardboard on my sisters Morris1100 one rainy day for the same reason.
@@moxx064Only on later Minis. Early ones had no distributor protection.
@@timhancock6626It was a 1986 Mini, the Chelsea.
Absaloutly brilliant video ian miss hubnut ❤👍sorted her again I remember my mother's MK2 Ford escort Everytime it used to rain it stopped and run out with WD-40 brilliant
Back in ‘84 when I was having driving lessons (£6:50 an hour!!). My instructor told me to keep an extra wiper blade in the car as it comes in very handy 👍👍
We've had good luck with the genuine Nissan branded Valeo wipers on my sisters micra, much better than the Bosch ones that were fitted as the first replacement!
As for the weather I know my 50cc didn't like rain, bad when you are already quite slow!, my Gran's F reg 340 seemed fine whatever the weather, but that was probably built a bit better than a Citroen, especially being a later model.
And as for batteries, the VARTA one that was new last year started my sisters car fine after about a month of no use.
An old citroen owner mechanic told me years ago that every citroen needs wd40 and lithium grease. The lithium grease on all electrical connections under the bonnet, battery and in the wiring looms. And the wd4o for the water drainage holes round the body panels, under the door sills etc. Then a good spray and " dust" off the excess. I do it with all mine and never have electrical gremlins. I also grease the brake cables so they don't muck about.
It takes an hour or so, but it saves nonstarting and rampaging rust in the corners of panels, which is why I have a mk1 c4 with 300,000miles on the clock, 15yrs old and looks like new.
Nice one Ian, all is well that ends well. Giselle is a naughty car though going all mardy on you just when you have the one car. That sounds like someone that I used to know. It is great to see her out and about though. I know nothing about the GS engine but back in the day I used to put a rubber glove over the distributor of my old Mini to keep that dry. HT leads from my experience tended to initially manifest a failure as a miss fire but it's worth replacing them if they have gone a tad crusty when even a carbon dating machine displays "very Old". As usual many thanks for sharing.
I love your relationship with Giselle. It's a proper rollercoaster but it feels like there is a lot of genuine affection there. She feels like the sort of car you'd sell, instantly regret selling and buy back, probably for more.
Neither can Ann Peebles (against her window pane). 😋👍
my, you get everywhere :)
My wife had a hospital appointment on this Friday the 13.she wasn't happy with the black day date she had her scan done and as we walked towards the foyer doors you could hear the heavy rain bouncing off the hospital roof. After a wait of half an hour the rain started to die down. It was a horrible day when things just got mad
Yep common issue the Diddy cap may have a tiny crack replace the cap leads and plugs good quality ht leads seems to be better for not breaking down due to moisture
I can't believe how relaxed you are about an unreliable car. I also live in a rural location and this would stress me out no end... Respect 👍🏻
Keep it up.
Sorry to hear about your Daihatsu. Thanks for sharing 😊👍
Hope we have a few nice days famous last words Mr Hubnut as Storm Babbitt is coming tomorrow lol
The good old red ignition leads, still the first, maybe never changed :-?
Feels like it! They're rock hard.
A nice video. Well, what you call very typical or very Welsh weather is to that extent reminiscent of very typical or very Danish weather (where I live). The Atlantic, the Irish Sea or the North Sea obviously makes no difference :)
Danish weather is a car killer...another dane
The joys of petrol cars.
I just love my diesel.
Turns out my diesel Citroen is even more broken...
@@HubNutoh crap.
I had a US Mark 1 Escort. It did not like the rain which we have a lot of around here. It ended up being the solenoid.
Oh Gisèle... belle et capricieuse. I'm looking forward to the NEC Classic Motorshow. Take care --- Martin
I learnt in the 1970's with my first car, never spray the HT system with WD40 in order to help starting in damp weather. It dries up and eventually carburises causing even more HT leakage woes so that in the dark you can see the electricity tracking and if you look carefully in the light you will see the track marks over the surface of the distributer cap, the only remedy then is a new distributer cap and arm. Best thing is is take the distributer cap in at night and leave in a warm place.
Good old WD40 getting Giselle going again. I see Miss Hubnut Channeling her inner Scottish Widow with her red and black hooded jacket.
AY UP MR AND MRS HUBNUT
I'm surprised. Never had any starting issues with quite a few GSAs I had over the years
They probably didn't have HT leads that were almost 40 years old...
@@HubNut true. They all had more rust than yours though!
I remembet the local mums phoneing around to organize the kindergarten run. The mum with the 50s Ford Popular would not even try to start her car on a misty morning. The mum with the big Holden could always take us.
Great success, love to see Giselle :)
As you know I`ve followed your journey from the start, ups and downs!.... winter cometh along with the frustration, at least you have Whitelands and other buddies to call upon! yes 60`s and 70`s cars can be joy and equally painful however my sinario is just as painful 2010 C3 Picasso 1.4 has EML now on? research shows multiple things from faulty injectors, Lambda sensors etc.....and were I live in Poole other than a main dealer am limited with any garage that can assist! I have re-built Dolomite Sprint engines full tear down! but these new fangled electronics are beyond me am now 60!!!!! however its gonna be a great feeling once resolved yours and mine! all the best!
I know the problem of having more cars (4) and none of them work well enough for a short or long trip, so much so that I asked for my brother's car for next weekend to drive to an appointment.
Moisture is the main culprit. Spraying with WD 40 all over distributor and leads works great. A squirt inside the cap also sorts out any condensation inside the distributor.
Regards wiper noise, I found that if you clay bar the screen and then apply some demon shine, the screen and wipers stay silent and they no longer smear either. Greta vids guys.
Thanks for the videos, Ian. Stay positive about the welding at Whiteland Restorations! It will be worthwhile.
A request Can you consider adding a proper pint mug to your Merchandise Store, please? Perhaps printed to order? I'd buy a couple from you, to support the channel, and no doubt others would be interested too. Thanks again.
Cheers but we're at our limit for mugs. New ones are over 400ml.
Maby changing the plugs to silicone plugs will help, on my Gilera Runner moped I changed the Plug and ht lead to silicone and that fixed the problem, the rubber gets leaky and degrades with age
Lesson learned, Friday the 13th should always be a duvet day, did the kids dry out from walking in the rain😅
WD 40 was an essential glove box filler back when distributor caps were Bakelite, it was porous and conducted electricity when damp so a spray inside and out every morning was needed autumn and winter. On a dark damp winter's morning the current tracking around the cap looked like a firework display.
In my youth I used to live in France, in Dieppe, by the sea, rain and mist nearly all the time. The French cars did not like that. So the Frenchmen parked them on top of the hills, noses pointing downhill, problem solved. Very French.
In this video i shall flog a dead horse ...again lol
But love your show mate x.
So what you're saying is that Giselle needs a good servicing!!
In 2003 I used to own a Post facelift MK1 Renault Espace. I forget which year it was as its the only vehicle I have ever owned that I cannot remember the registration of.
Anyway, every time it rained, it would not work. You could have a 4 hour drive, and as soon as the heavens opened, it would cut out and would not start again until the rain stopped. In dry weather, it was perfect. I had no issues whatsoever. Everything worked as it should, and it was the nice 2.2 litre petrol engine so had some poke for a plastic car. But as soon as rain fell, dead. I tried all sorts, but could never figure out what caused it.
Friday 13th strikes again, for about the first time in my life I actually had a proper Friday 13th last week. The number if things that could go wrong, did go wrong and the stress level combined to leave me shattered by the end of the day.
Had to push my ritmo even if there was a heavy mist, nevermind rain. Also the plug leads were shocking 😳 literally.
Looks like Friday the 13th was!!! Now it's over, not to worry it was not too good for me either & it has a bad habit of being that way. Look on the bright side. Betty came to the rescue & resulted in a good day. Like most Friday 13ths it was not as bad as it could have been. Again a habit it has. It certainly makes for a very good video & look at life. For me growing up in Swansea I was reminded just how wet it gets. The road the went down between Singleton & Brynmill, Brynmill Lane used to have the sides wash slowly away each winter & each spring they would redo it with fresh chippings. The biggest chipping I have ever seen.
My first Mini was very similar. LOL.
The Fiat i use to drive in the early 80s. Did has the same problems, when the weather get damp...starting was a pure hell. But...Mom het hairspray did wonders 😂
Are your leads leaking the volts away?
I imagine things are a bit sparky.
another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍
Do Holt's still do "Damp Start" in an aerosol can. It sprays a layer of waterproof material over HT leads ( thinks back to 1960s and 70s ). A new set of leads might be the real answer though.
Many years ago I had a MK2 Fiesta that suddenly started randomly cutting out when it was raining. Eventually I was lucky enough to open the bonnet on a wet dark evening to see multiple arcing from the distributor cap which had hairline cracks in it. New distributor cap and problem solved.
Oh, vous les britanniques, j'adore jouer à des jeux avec vous
Mk 2 Astra I had used to be a pig in the wet good old WD40 was a constant companion
First.
Remember when people used to do that?
Another product out there is CRC "Wire Dryer" available in a Spray.
Quick question, is the battery not fastened down?
Clamp acts on the base of the battery.
Emery cloth for the contacts in the dizzy cap and around 3 or 4 just as worn-out rotor arms in the glove box and the ubiquitous WD40 usually got my neighbours old car HiAce Luton van (he was a market trader) the advantage of the engine in the cab when it was raining was handy!
I used to spray my Mk3 Cortina 2ltr with WD40 at the first sign of damp!!!
It’s funny Ian, in Australia no one would look twice at most of the vehicles you own, it’s all Toyota’s lol, keep up the good work, your a funny bugger, your videos keep me entertained 👍
If I were you guys,28 miles from a supermarket I'd consider getting a home delivery 👍
Rural Ceredigion isn't the greatest for convenience, unless you really need to disappear off the map. When I go there, I need to drive 3½ miles towards the nearest town (Llandysul) just to get a single bar of reception on the mobile phone 😂
My moped never used to like the rain. Horizontal mounted engine so the plug cap was literally line of fire for water. Wd40 was permanently kept under my seat a little.spray and off she went.
Still for sale, no reasonable offer refused 😊
On Saturday a friend of mine had the same issue with his Corsa, and was a combination of bad HT leads, worn sparkplugs and a dead coil, the last one probably a result of the 1st two being bad.
Sometimes the most simple stuff is overlooked and the end result is a dead car on the side of the road.
Luckily it was an easy fix.
I had a Peugeot and it had a cover over the distributor cap and when it got slightly damp or wet it wouldn't start due to water being on the inside of the cove. Because French
My ex-wife's 1972 Datsun Sunny 1200 estate was brilliant until it saw rain/dampness overnight! Then it HAD TO BE WD-40! It worked immediately and the engine was completely fine even if it rained all day! Never figured it out and she loved the (rubbish)car for about eight years. Thirty-odd years later when she died she had a Sunny 100NX in her ownership. She thought it was a sportscar!
Both my Metro and my Sherpa hate the wet stuff….the Sherpa being the worst. WD40 is a life saver!!
Naming cars he or she…..its a fecking lump of metal
Oh now you've hurt her feelings...
Memories of 'Gladstone' the elderly steam locomotive in the 1937 'Oh Mr Porter' comedy film .
"You'd better let me drive - she knows me" 🙂
I reckon you should let Up n Down have a look at the GSA
iirc GSAs were known for being a bit french in the damp
Mischief have a WD-40 cologne available to buy. No leg pulling. Look it up 😂
I'd like them to do one that smells of 2-stroke exhaust !
Tina Turner sang "I Cant Stand The Rain". She wasnt alone.
Ian, are you familiar with Saint Jude, the patron saint of lost causes?
Great content as usual
Some say WD 40. I say Rapide DP 60. No affiliation to either. Just my preference.
Water displacement 40, it works well.
Welsh weather forecast: If you can see the mountains it's going to rain. If you can't see the mountains it's already raining!
Why are we not seeing the Matiz? A much better car than the Daihatsu -- especially in Welsh roads!
Much as I love the Matiz, I don't think it's a better car than the Daihatsu.
Answer to your screenshot text: Because french 🤣
WD40 to the rescue wonderful stuff
Taking the children to school in.the car just because it's raining 🙄 how very middle class 😂😂
To be fair, when it rains in Wales, it REALLY rains. And we don't take them to school, only the bus stop.
@@HubNut just kidding 👍. Have you driven a Nissan sunny ZX with the 1.8 twin cam, circa 1980 I had one in the day so much better than the escort and golfs.
Any models of Gisele?
Sadly not.
First thing to do is change the condenser.
Not really. It doesn't have one.
@@HubNut how does the ignition work? Is it electronic?
I have witnessed a number of spectacular pyrotechnic displays after WD40 was used on ignition systems!
Yes, it is flammable. Care is needed.
Would an upgrade to electronic ignition be a better bet a bigger spark I can only remember my cars over the last 40y let me down once or twice and that was down to a bad battery my last car’s battery gave up after 12y only because I Left the headlights on all night but starting did Improve after fitting a new battery especially it being a diesel my This latest car a 2015 Astra diesel turns the lights off automatically if I leave them on
It has electronic ignition from the factory.
@@HubNut thanks most new Petrol cars have no Distributor now my old market 3 escort was my first car with a 1300 Kent engine to have wasted spark ignition and single point injection with did make the car quite nippy it let us down on are way to holiday in was under warranty so they let my 1.6 Orion GHIA it took the Ford garage a week to sort the problem with my car out the was faulty wire Harness my children were upset when we at to give the Courtesy car back they said can we not now keep it I did like the Comfort it gave us an the extra power
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Sell that recalcitrant Citroen!
God bless direct electronic fuel injection. I ❤ how your chaotic day doesn't dampen your spirit like the thevweather has dampened your coats. Why not just use the micro fibre cloth to clean the window?
It's more coil on spark plug that has taken away the weak link of the spark plug lead. Cloth was used to speed things along. I don't like wiping the inside of the windscreen though.
WD 40 Water Dispersant 40 = 40th attempt.