Christmas Faffing - Mercedes W123 and Crown Vic action

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  • Опубликовано: 18 янв 2025

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  • @patrickhostler5939
    @patrickhostler5939 Год назад +37

    😂… I think you need to ask your neighbour if he wants to swap his adjoining garage for a Furious Driving Hat and Mug!!!😊

    • @BungleBare
      @BungleBare Год назад +10

      Matt lives in the South East of England. His neighbour’s garage is probably worth as much as a whole terraced house up in the opposite corner of England (Cumbria) where I live.

    • @johnedwards3198
      @johnedwards3198 Год назад +4

      I'm sure if he threw in a sticker on top then they'll be powerless to resist 😅

    • @patrickhostler5939
      @patrickhostler5939 Год назад +7

      @@BungleBare ok ok point taken… 3 mugs, 2 hats… and a T-Shirt!!!🤓

    • @tonys1636
      @tonys1636 Год назад

      @@BungleBare A garage sold in Kensington last year for a £ million plus.

  • @964tractorboy
    @964tractorboy Год назад +3

    I haven’t been subscribed long enough to see either the W123 or Crown Vic in action, so it was great to see even an attempted start. I’m sure next time will be a winner!

  • @davidsherrick824
    @davidsherrick824 Год назад +3

    Love the Alfa Romeo sign in the garage!

  • @paultaylor9652
    @paultaylor9652 Год назад +1

    All the best for 2024, may your channel go from strength to strength Matt. I can't remember a dry day up here in the North West of England, so i don't know how anyone is getting jobs done outside.

  • @Uni_Iris_1
    @Uni_Iris_1 Год назад +2

    Its nice to see fbe W123 again! I'm excited to see it back proper!

  • @bikeman123
    @bikeman123 Год назад +3

    W123 pump doesnt run until cranking so youll never hear it. You can temp remove the relay and short pins to run pump.

  • @skodakatie7341
    @skodakatie7341 Год назад +5

    There was much faffing there, and I do like a good faff now and again.
    It was lovely to see the Mercedes again, and to hear the distinctive tones of the Crown Victoria.
    Have a happy New Year Mart❤.

  • @anakinskywalker4113
    @anakinskywalker4113 Год назад +1

    Ahhh at last the W123 lives to see another day. Thanks for awesome content over the year

  • @victoriasmith8229
    @victoriasmith8229 Год назад +6

    Perhaps the problem with the 123 is the fuel pump relay?
    My old e21 Bmmer had K-jetronic injection as well.. the fuel pump relay started intermittently failing and then completely packed up.
    I think a lot of voltage goes through it.. my old one used to get really hot before I replaced it.
    Good luck. 🤞
    Love your videos.
    Merry Christmas. 🎄🙂

    • @bikeman123
      @bikeman123 Год назад

      The fuel pump relays are expensive all but impossible to source now. Remove it and bypass it with a jumper across pins 15 and 87, to get pump running.

    • @markf4720
      @markf4720 Год назад +2

      ​@@bikeman123this is ok for testing but it's not a good idea to drive the car like that because the fuel pump wouldn't shut off in the case of an accident.

  • @hondamonkeyboy
    @hondamonkeyboy Год назад

    Matt thank you for a most entertaining year of kerfuffery. Roll on the next one.

  • @123jrh1
    @123jrh1 Год назад +1

    i would have left the 123 alone and finished the crown , great video

  • @StephenDriver-jk7hi
    @StephenDriver-jk7hi Год назад +3

    Echoing the comment by Victoriasmith8229, check your fuel pump relay. On your Volvo 740, which has the same K-Jet system, the fuel pump relay would be the number one suspect in this situation. On the Volvo there are two pumps, an in-tank lift pump, and the main underfloor pump next to the fuel filter. If the W123 is the same, you want to check both for operation: you should be able to bridge terminals at the socket for the relay to check whether the pumps are working. If the pumps are in working order when you test them but aren't operating when you try to start the car, the relay is the obvious culprit. Good luck with it!

  • @davefrench3608
    @davefrench3608 Год назад

    Reminds me of when I had an Austin Maxi in my small tin garage, what a struggle that was.

  • @mikes747
    @mikes747 Год назад +3

    Top quality Christmas faffage!

  • @spiremotoring5728
    @spiremotoring5728 Год назад

    If you buy a couple of lengths of compression spring around 25mm diameter it makes a cheap effective spanner tidy in the workshop draws.

  • @iainmacleod4007
    @iainmacleod4007 Год назад

    You have worked hard to save the Crown Victoria, most people would have given up at the test failure and phoned the local scrapyard. I know I would and I have been working on cars for over 40 years.

  • @maxidyne
    @maxidyne Год назад +1

    Thanks for another great year of content Matt! I've enjoyed them all. Bugger the W123 doesn't start, sounds indeed like a broken fuel pump. Happy new year and looking forward to all the content you make.

  • @arieplomp8906
    @arieplomp8906 Год назад +4

    This was realy a Furious HubNut episode!😂😂😂 I hope Christmas went better for you Matt! I wish you and your family a furious 2024! And hopefully see you in the 🆕 year with lots of Furious content! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙

  • @sonnysting2663
    @sonnysting2663 Год назад +6

    I really liked the video because of the comical aspect of the situation and it made me think about this: - there are cars that are just the right size, such as the Rover P6 (which in my humble opinion deserves to be kept in the garage) and there are others that are a true oversize, which are ideal for always being on the move (like taxis for example, or police vehicles), or for people who have barns or warehouses, where there is no shortage of space. The problem that is consolidating is that almost all brands are oversizing their cars and on any given day, not even a simple utility vehicle can reasonably fit into a garage designed more than 30 years ago. Keep simple, keep small 😉

  • @tooslow01
    @tooslow01 Год назад

    Glad the Crown Vic coming along nicely.

  • @tonys1636
    @tonys1636 Год назад

    The trials of a standard UK garage, at least one of the houses I lived in had an almost quadruple one at 18 ft by 30 ft. Only problem was a previous owner had put the inspection pit in the center almost, it was good being 18 ft long, but not good in that it flooded when the water table rose in winter. Only to a depth of about a foot at the worst but not fun searching for a dropped tool or part in the mucky oily water when I couldn't be bothered to pump it out.

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  Год назад +1

      imagine trying to get a new full size SUV in one!

    • @tonys1636
      @tonys1636 Год назад

      @@furiousdriving A climb through the boot job and as for shutting the garage door if tall enough to fit through to begin with?

  • @huwdavies6650
    @huwdavies6650 Год назад +2

    With the W123 it might be an idea to set up a temporary fuel supply under the bonnet, just so you can get it running and driving.

    • @bikeman123
      @bikeman123 Год назад +1

      It's a pressurised injection system so that won't be possible. Best to hardwire the fuel pump to get it running up to pressure.

  • @retrocarsyndicate8867
    @retrocarsyndicate8867 Год назад

    Another thoroughly enjoyable video👍

  • @ImpalamansGarage
    @ImpalamansGarage Год назад

    It shouldn't take too much more work to get your Crown Vic back on the road. Well done sorting out the rust problem. It's tons of work but worth it.

  • @markf4720
    @markf4720 Год назад +1

    My Audi with K-jetronic doesn't initiate the fuel pump until the key is in the "start" position (i.e. it doesnt prime before the starter motor kicks in). Not sure if your Merc is the same. I would test whether you are getting voltage to the pump first, and try to rule out a wiring or relay issue. Wiring/connections on an old, unused car can get corroded quickly of course. Or you could (carefully) try a direct 12 volt supply to the pump terminals to see if you can hear it run. Good luck!

    • @iboswell
      @iboswell Год назад +1

      The pumps on all my old K-Jetronic Audi's were always noisy and obvious. At least on the Audi's there's also a tiny fuel filter on inlet to the system that's meant to be removed before delivery. Mine finally blocked at 175,000 miles, so much for PDIs.

    • @markf4720
      @markf4720 Год назад

      @@iboswell yes, the fuel pump on mine is noisy and has been since it (the pump) was new. I think the small filter at the inlet to the fuel distributor was supposed to be removed at the first service. Mine was still there when I rebuilt the fuel distributor a few years back, at 37 years old (the car, not me 😆) and 120k miles!

  • @SimpsonsClassics
    @SimpsonsClassics Год назад +1

    Loving the use of the tripod 🤣 fun video!

  • @leeallen1407
    @leeallen1407 Год назад +1

    Feel your pain Matt , I need to get a battery for my SD3 and give her a big service but will have to wait till the new year .

  • @aslandama
    @aslandama Год назад

    Happy New Year Matt, looking forward to much more of this in 2024!

  • @ChrisPatrick-q6k
    @ChrisPatrick-q6k Год назад

    Please do a wet grass ABS test, wheels and under bonnet mike.

  • @CUSTODIAN70
    @CUSTODIAN70 Год назад

    Happy New Year to you,too.Thank you for all these wonderful videos that educated and kept us entertained at the same time.See you next year!...

  • @paulbennell3313
    @paulbennell3313 Год назад

    Look on the bright side. You invented the word "engunktion". I'd consider that to be a good afternoon's work by itself!

  • @Jamiexjs83
    @Jamiexjs83 Год назад +3

    Your single garage would be good for the little mini restoration

  • @Jason-dd4be
    @Jason-dd4be Год назад +6

    Glad I'm not your neighbour.what a mess .. looks like a scrap yard

  • @scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain

    Great little faffing video Matt, that's a pain about the Merc, I actually thought we could have seen it move under its own steam out the garage.
    Hope you had a good Christmas, ours was a nice quiet day just the four of us.

  • @elgarajedelpotro6856
    @elgarajedelpotro6856 Год назад

    yessiirr!! I was patiently waiting for an update on the W123!

  • @simonburleigh5551
    @simonburleigh5551 Год назад

    Matt the car will only start in park, I had that with my 230 S124. You could also try pushing the red button to prime the fuel and see if that makes it run.

  • @samgowler
    @samgowler Год назад +5

    To many projects on the go. That much going on nothings getting done. Thin out the collection and focus on a few of the better cars.

  • @TheOracle65
    @TheOracle65 Год назад +1

    Nice Fast Show “black” reference 😊. Good Faffing video, shame the 123 wasn’t starting but hopefully the new fuel pump will fix it.

  • @usuallyfixingtinkering
    @usuallyfixingtinkering Год назад

    I've said it before, a clear-out of a few cars at least is really needed to push some of these long-term projects down the road. I'd be stressed out of my mind with this many cars.

  • @alisterwest6987
    @alisterwest6987 Год назад +2

    Adverts in between adverts, might as well faff about then.

  • @coopers4491
    @coopers4491 Год назад +1

    Hubnuts garage is now looking tidier than yours 👍👍👍👍👍!!!! HORDERS rings a bell 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 with plenty of waffle !!!!!!

  • @richardbartholomew7924
    @richardbartholomew7924 Год назад +1

    I love the mercedes w123 can't wait to see this done back up to a good standard love this car hopefully u get a garage bigger for this car and the other cars

  • @skyll4141
    @skyll4141 Год назад

    furious faffing. Happy New year to you, Hope you had a good Christmas

  • @taunuslunatic404
    @taunuslunatic404 Год назад

    Check the fuel pump fuse and relay first. It's likely they're at fault rather than the pump itself.

  • @RadlerMannheim
    @RadlerMannheim Год назад

    Garage Tetris and Mercedes Yoga... 😂😂😂

  • @OldspeedJDM
    @OldspeedJDM Год назад

    The CrownJewel THE Crown Vic😃 nice car! What a beastie😂

  • @phil7301
    @phil7301 Год назад

    Happy new year to you and your family Matt, and I agree, some of the colours the sky has been going are great, 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @dtourstravels4378
    @dtourstravels4378 Год назад

    Brit watching at 2am in the Philippines.Advance Happy New Year Matt..great channel .

  • @CarzwithJC_
    @CarzwithJC_ Год назад

    Great Video, Matt 😊 Hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas 🎄🎁

  • @stephenayres7276
    @stephenayres7276 Год назад

    Im not sure if you're Bo or Luke Duke. But either way, hats off to you for getting through that open window! 👏

  • @chrisbury4635
    @chrisbury4635 Год назад

    Just wondering if you have been able to watch Seaside Garage's video on getting the Saab with K jetronic working and how it works ?

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  Год назад +1

      I havnt yet, but having taken this all apart have a good idea about it now

  • @allanriches9381
    @allanriches9381 Год назад

    Yeah at last some Mercedes fun

  • @ChrisPatrick-q6k
    @ChrisPatrick-q6k 11 месяцев назад

    I wonder if the ethanol is killing pumps?

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  11 месяцев назад +1

      It can’t help but I only use V Power or other low ethanol in this

  • @nakoma5
    @nakoma5 Год назад

    I always heard the k-tronic fuel systems will give issues if allowed to sit unused too not sure in what way though.

  • @mikenewman137
    @mikenewman137 Год назад

    The merc doesnt want to leave the garage again, have you started putting roofing sheets on the car port ? Happy new year to you and the family.

  • @daz5235
    @daz5235 Год назад

    Hi Matt,
    Firstly, thanks for another year of great videos!
    My NY resolution is to get my car insurances in ship-shape order. I have a small fleet compared with yourself with 4 80’s/90’s cars and wonder if you have any advice you could share please with regards to obtaining cover?
    Although on a smaller scale, like yourself, the cars are sometimes on and sometimes off-road due to on-going maintenance/improvements/projects. Do you have any tips for obtaining fixable car cover to facilitate this rather than insuring all cars for on the road all the time? If you do, then might be a good topic to mention in one of your vids, as I am sure there are also others like me who would be interested in your thoughts.
    Happy NY and keep up the good work!
    Thanks, Daz

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  Год назад +1

      phone around the classic insurers like Lancaster, Adrian Flux, Hagerty and ask about group or multi car policies, they have departments for the odd balls to talk to! They offer off road cover but the admin fees to make changes (£15-50) mean its only worth doing if its a long term change
      Happy New Year!

  • @stippolyte
    @stippolyte Год назад +1

    New Furious Channel idea. Furious Gymnastics with Matts Mercedes. 1,2,3 lift.... 😊

  • @onkelmicke9670
    @onkelmicke9670 Год назад

    I recognize your garage situation all too well.

  • @james011974
    @james011974 Год назад

    Give the pump a tap 💪

  • @lucythemoggy1970
    @lucythemoggy1970 Год назад

    matt, i noticed on the vic your r/h reverse light is out.

  • @BungleBare
    @BungleBare Год назад +2

    Who else’s mind goes straight to Electric Six whenever a clay bar is mentioned?
    Just me?

  • @giulianomarco
    @giulianomarco Год назад

    Matt, you appear to have a 1970s car parked in a garage built in the 1990s to what were standard car sizes in the 1950s. 😁👍

  • @davidlloydjones752
    @davidlloydjones752 Год назад +2

    As thousands of middle-aged men wheel out their best Roscoe.P.Coltrane impersonations🚗🚧👮

  • @huwdavies6650
    @huwdavies6650 Год назад +2

    You are pondering how to remove rust from your mk2 classic mini.
    Watch Ed China's latest video on the 1986 Range Rover. He just submerged the chassis in a pool filled with 2000 litres of Evaporust!

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  Год назад +3

      I saw that, the paint and underseal are more my issue at the moment

  • @Shane_Marsh
    @Shane_Marsh Год назад

    Quality entertainment 👍

  • @andyarmstrong1493
    @andyarmstrong1493 Год назад +3

    Thanks Matt, my wife accepts that my garage is marginally tidier than yours! She has emphasised the word marginally.

  • @AnyoneSeenMikeHunt
    @AnyoneSeenMikeHunt Год назад

    Why are UK garages so tiny?

  • @williamwales6619
    @williamwales6619 Год назад

    Oh and as for the piddling Rain. get a Souwester. (Rain Coat).

  • @robmog88
    @robmog88 Год назад +3

    Why the hell don’t you move all that crap out first and then install the battery FFS!

  • @DashCamSerbia
    @DashCamSerbia Год назад

    5:33 Nope. That is the LIDL one. I know, because I have the same one. :p

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  Год назад +1

      Don’t tell their PR departments, but I can’t tell Lidl and Aldi apart!

  • @adrianrowden8266
    @adrianrowden8266 Год назад +1

    Keeping saying, time to move it on. They are not rare and you could make better use of the space, effort, time, etc etc etc

  • @kevinnye5132
    @kevinnye5132 Год назад +2

    Spider-Man, Spider-Man, he can get anywhere a battery can 😂 lucky your so agile Matt 😁, if it was me the W123 would still be there next Christmas but a great incentive not to get fat at this time of year for you 😉👌🏻.

  • @edwardalannewton8591
    @edwardalannewton8591 Год назад

    Nice video

  • @thedeadstig123
    @thedeadstig123 Год назад

    was it a film or tv work which would of paid for the crown vic?

  • @seancooke7332
    @seancooke7332 Год назад

    Fear Not.
    Furious Shall go to the Ball

  • @888johnmac
    @888johnmac Год назад

    faffing a-plenty .. in my experience with a large immobile car in a small garage , a Freelander 1 & a strap are ideal to drag the car out , much easier than dukes of hazzard style

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  Год назад +1

      easy to get it out that way, less so if it has to go back in!

  • @nigelbrett5703
    @nigelbrett5703 Год назад +6

    I have been watching this channel since 2020. In that same time I have seen older and newer car RUclipsrs race beyond your subscription level. The reason I suspect is the lack of action and progress on various cars and too many vids like this one where nothing really happens.

    • @usuallyfixingtinkering
      @usuallyfixingtinkering Год назад

      It depends on other channels niche factor, I tend to see channels that focus on Modified cars zoom to the thousands because that's what people like watching. Not necessarily the lack of progress but that doesn't help.

  • @davefletcher2664
    @davefletcher2664 Год назад

    Do you need to press the brake to start?

  • @ramfrancisuk
    @ramfrancisuk Год назад

    Do you have height in the garage for a small mezzanine crawl space for storage?

    • @furiousdriving
      @furiousdriving  Год назад

      It would need the rafters raising, theres a sort of loft

  • @nickhaag7803
    @nickhaag7803 Год назад

    Brake cleaner will do in place of easy start just to see if you have a spark.

  • @terryatkinson899
    @terryatkinson899 Год назад

    That roof will be on in notime. at least the boots of the merc and yank tank will swallow loads of clutter 😊

  • @robertsedgwick1629
    @robertsedgwick1629 Год назад

    would it not have been easier to use the big v8 tractor to gently pull the merc out of the dump i mean garage

  • @repairupdaterepeat5815
    @repairupdaterepeat5815 Год назад

    20:11 .......... No it's definitely just a very very dark blue.......

  • @Jamiexjs83
    @Jamiexjs83 Год назад

    Yay

  • @billgriffiths1685
    @billgriffiths1685 Год назад

    Yipee I'm here again.

  • @uhn100
    @uhn100 Год назад

    Another great video even if it was faffing If you had a pound for every time you get the unexpected results you would be a very rich man anyways Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Mrs Furious best wishes Andy Allen

  • @EdenCupraR
    @EdenCupraR Год назад

    Hello, I'm Eden, nice to meet you
    I have a Seat Leon FR 2018
    1.4tsi CZE engine
    in stock 150 hp
    my is stage 2 198hp 366 nm
    I am interested in doing stage 3 without an engine upgrade
    I want to keep "close" in stock
    Just change to a more powerful turbo than the original
    I wanted your help to recommend me a turbo that would fit me with this particular engine
    Thank you :)

  • @terrortorn
    @terrortorn Год назад +2

    13 minutes trying to get to the car.....

  • @admiralalcatraz6080
    @admiralalcatraz6080 Год назад

    Furious Driving, idriveaclassic and hubnut present...... The rusty nuts podcast.🤨😄

  • @charliecoco2115
    @charliecoco2115 Год назад

    Could just be a faulty fuel relay. Why don't you just hotwire the fuel pump?

  • @markpunt9638
    @markpunt9638 Год назад

    I couldn’t exist if my life was such a muddle A place for everything, and everything in its place.

  • @johnmoruzzi7236
    @johnmoruzzi7236 Год назад +1

    Buys new battery. Proceeds to batter it unconscious trying to start dead car. Or was it just resting ?

  • @bartverhaagen
    @bartverhaagen Год назад +3

    Shame of the abundancy of advertising…..

  • @camillosteuss
    @camillosteuss Год назад

    I would really consider welding up some car ramps for that garage... Have the 123 sit on them, sure, ramps are the worst, just behind The worst, which is the scissors lift... They negate the ability to work on suspension or brakes for the most part, but fucking hell if they don`t beat not being able to work on a car at all due to the damned rain... I would go with ramps, because they generally do the same thing, but you can weld them up from scrap for pennies, and they can hold up a tank, let alone a car, if made beefy enough...

  • @johnthresher259
    @johnthresher259 Год назад

    Sparkalators? Have you been watching Vice Grip garage again?

  • @patrickh7368
    @patrickh7368 Год назад

    Of course it’s great to manoeuvre and drive, it’s got a proper auto-box….😂

  • @Mirage8v
    @Mirage8v Год назад +3

    V8 noise, yummy.
    I might be the only one starting to dislike the Merc vids. I'ld rather see progress on the old Mini or the Crown vic.
    Just as a counter argument for all the people wanting to see this.
    Don't get me wrong the vid is still good (and a thumbs up), just don't like the subject anymore :)

  • @darrenwilson8042
    @darrenwilson8042 Год назад

    That Top Don kit is great - seen so many RUclipsrs use various versatile models

  • @ianjenkins4641
    @ianjenkins4641 Год назад

    Could have used brake cleaner

  • @kevinthacker8349
    @kevinthacker8349 Год назад +5

    What is the Point, 25 mins nothing done.