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.
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!
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.
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❤.
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. 🎄🙂
@@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.
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!
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.
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.
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! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙
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 😉
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.
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!
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.
@@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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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!
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!
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 😉👌🏻.
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
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.
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.
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
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 :)
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...
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 :)
😂… I think you need to ask your neighbour if he wants to swap his adjoining garage for a Furious Driving Hat and Mug!!!😊
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.
I'm sure if he threw in a sticker on top then they'll be powerless to resist 😅
@@BungleBare ok ok point taken… 3 mugs, 2 hats… and a T-Shirt!!!🤓
@@BungleBare A garage sold in Kensington last year for a £ million plus.
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!
Love the Alfa Romeo sign in the garage!
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.
Its nice to see fbe W123 again! I'm excited to see it back proper!
W123 pump doesnt run until cranking so youll never hear it. You can temp remove the relay and short pins to run pump.
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❤.
Ahhh at last the W123 lives to see another day. Thanks for awesome content over the year
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. 🎄🙂
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.
@@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.
Matt thank you for a most entertaining year of kerfuffery. Roll on the next one.
i would have left the 123 alone and finished the crown , great video
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!
Reminds me of when I had an Austin Maxi in my small tin garage, what a struggle that was.
Top quality Christmas faffage!
If you buy a couple of lengths of compression spring around 25mm diameter it makes a cheap effective spanner tidy in the workshop draws.
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.
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.
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! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙
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 😉
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Glad the Crown Vic coming along nicely.
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.
imagine trying to get a new full size SUV in one!
@@furiousdriving A climb through the boot job and as for shutting the garage door if tall enough to fit through to begin with?
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.
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.
Another thoroughly enjoyable video👍
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.
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!
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.
@@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!
Loving the use of the tripod 🤣 fun video!
everything's a hammer. Or a prodder
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 .
Happy New Year Matt, looking forward to much more of this in 2024!
Happy new year to you too!
Please do a wet grass ABS test, wheels and under bonnet mike.
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!...
Look on the bright side. You invented the word "engunktion". I'd consider that to be a good afternoon's work by itself!
Your single garage would be good for the little mini restoration
Glad I'm not your neighbour.what a mess .. looks like a scrap yard
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.
yessiirr!! I was patiently waiting for an update on the W123!
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.
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.
Nice Fast Show “black” reference 😊. Good Faffing video, shame the 123 wasn’t starting but hopefully the new fuel pump will fix it.
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.
Adverts in between adverts, might as well faff about then.
Hubnuts garage is now looking tidier than yours 👍👍👍👍👍!!!! HORDERS rings a bell 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 with plenty of waffle !!!!!!
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
furious faffing. Happy New year to you, Hope you had a good Christmas
Check the fuel pump fuse and relay first. It's likely they're at fault rather than the pump itself.
Garage Tetris and Mercedes Yoga... 😂😂😂
The CrownJewel THE Crown Vic😃 nice car! What a beastie😂
Happy new year to you and your family Matt, and I agree, some of the colours the sky has been going are great, 👍🏴
Brit watching at 2am in the Philippines.Advance Happy New Year Matt..great channel .
Great Video, Matt 😊 Hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas 🎄🎁
Im not sure if you're Bo or Luke Duke. But either way, hats off to you for getting through that open window! 👏
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 ?
I havnt yet, but having taken this all apart have a good idea about it now
Yeah at last some Mercedes fun
I wonder if the ethanol is killing pumps?
It can’t help but I only use V Power or other low ethanol in this
I always heard the k-tronic fuel systems will give issues if allowed to sit unused too not sure in what way though.
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.
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
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!
New Furious Channel idea. Furious Gymnastics with Matts Mercedes. 1,2,3 lift.... 😊
I recognize your garage situation all too well.
Give the pump a tap 💪
matt, i noticed on the vic your r/h reverse light is out.
thats a fog light now
@@furiousdriving ahhhh!
Who else’s mind goes straight to Electric Six whenever a clay bar is mentioned?
Just me?
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. 😁👍
As thousands of middle-aged men wheel out their best Roscoe.P.Coltrane impersonations🚗🚧👮
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!
I saw that, the paint and underseal are more my issue at the moment
Quality entertainment 👍
Thanks Matt, my wife accepts that my garage is marginally tidier than yours! She has emphasised the word marginally.
Why are UK garages so tiny?
I wish I knew
Oh and as for the piddling Rain. get a Souwester. (Rain Coat).
Why the hell don’t you move all that crap out first and then install the battery FFS!
5:33 Nope. That is the LIDL one. I know, because I have the same one. :p
Don’t tell their PR departments, but I can’t tell Lidl and Aldi apart!
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
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 😉👌🏻.
Nice video
was it a film or tv work which would of paid for the crown vic?
I don’t know, just filming
Fear Not.
Furious Shall go to the Ball
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
easy to get it out that way, less so if it has to go back in!
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.
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.
Do you need to press the brake to start?
not at this age
Do you have height in the garage for a small mezzanine crawl space for storage?
It would need the rafters raising, theres a sort of loft
Brake cleaner will do in place of easy start just to see if you have a spark.
That roof will be on in notime. at least the boots of the merc and yank tank will swallow loads of clutter 😊
would it not have been easier to use the big v8 tractor to gently pull the merc out of the dump i mean garage
20:11 .......... No it's definitely just a very very dark blue.......
Yay
Yipee I'm here again.
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
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 :)
13 minutes trying to get to the car.....
Furious Driving, idriveaclassic and hubnut present...... The rusty nuts podcast.🤨😄
Could just be a faulty fuel relay. Why don't you just hotwire the fuel pump?
I couldn’t exist if my life was such a muddle A place for everything, and everything in its place.
Buys new battery. Proceeds to batter it unconscious trying to start dead car. Or was it just resting ?
Shame of the abundancy of advertising…..
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...
Sparkalators? Have you been watching Vice Grip garage again?
Of course it’s great to manoeuvre and drive, it’s got a proper auto-box….😂
well you say that...
@@furiousdriving LOL…
Happy New Year to you… 🍻
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 :)
That Top Don kit is great - seen so many RUclipsrs use various versatile models
Could have used brake cleaner
What is the Point, 25 mins nothing done.