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@markoleary9888 2 күн бұрын
Hi Steve, you’re my go to bongo guru every time something breaks. I had my fuel pump out of my diesel the other day to fix a core plug and now I can’t get the thing to start. I’ve got fuel to the injectors and plugs are fine. Any ideas? 🤦how did you prime it? With the syringe on the return hose?
@StevesMachines Күн бұрын
Hey Mark, guru is pushing it a bit 😆 If you've got fuel to the injectors then it is primed already. Is it turning over? Belching out white smoke? Are you positive there's fuel at the injectors? You reconnected the fuel shut off solenoid? I had to manually prime mine by using a big syringe to pull fuel up to the inlet hose and reconnecting it.
@marviwilson1853 6 күн бұрын
2-Stroke's!
@angelpan3572 17 күн бұрын
Hello mate thanks for filming. Do you need to do wheel alignment after replacing the shock absorbers & springs and drop links? Cheers
@Starburst_Candy 25 күн бұрын
Have you anything new in the pipeline? I'm chomping at the bit to see what happens to your three wheelers.
@StevesMachines 25 күн бұрын
Yeah, i do need to get on with things, I've been massively delayed with ongoing building work.
@Starburst_Candy 25 күн бұрын
@StevesMachines Always the case. We have the same problem. We paid the builder half upfront and he's so unreliable. We have just had to threaten legal action which has out a bomb under him, and remarkably, the work is getting done now.
@peterkelly9540 Ай бұрын
I want a pickup
@paulpaintshop103 Ай бұрын
Hi Steve, what windscreen did they use in the regal mk 5 do you know?
@StevesMachines Ай бұрын
It looks like a Renault 4 but I can't be sure. James Holland at CHG Classics would likely know.
@StevesMachines Ай бұрын
Sorry, I was thinking of the mk7, James would still be the man to ask.
@paulpaintshop103 Ай бұрын
@@StevesMachines thanks Steve 👍👍
@CopperfieldRecreationalLab Ай бұрын
Fuel tank capacity is 27 L.
@alzeNL 2 ай бұрын
very cool ! not a spot of rust, unlinke my bongo :D
@LethallyReptarded 2 ай бұрын
I rmeebr when I bought a car with a cd and cassette player, I felt so cool. 😂 that was 4 years ago
@StevesMachines 2 ай бұрын
What car was it?
@LethallyReptarded Ай бұрын
@ Chrysler grand voyager, got it for £350 start of lockdown, spent lockdown learning carpentry and turning it into a mini camper! Then the day before I went travel Europe in it, got nicked 😂🤣
@LethallyReptarded Ай бұрын
The car that is, not me
@StevesMachines Ай бұрын
Aw man, that must have been absolutely gutting! Did you get it back?
@LethallyReptarded Ай бұрын
@@StevesMachines nope! Never saw that again. Ironically that was a couple months after my normal car got stolen and crushed by a shop my mate had recommended 😂 actually now that I think about it I've never owned a car that hasn't been stolen or taken away. Maybe I someone's telling me I shouldn't be driving... 😂
@terryatkinson899 2 ай бұрын
There's a different sound from tapes. My cinquecento still has a tape player remember when the NOW compilation tapes /cds started 🤗👍🇮🇪
@StevesMachines 2 ай бұрын
My Brother collected the NOW compilations, I collected the HITs compilations 😀 My mate said I should dump the tape deck, but I said the tape sound and that V8 will keep me happy.
@Rupertskipper 2 ай бұрын
If its bosch it'll run if, that's glycerine in the pump
@HAXXORAUDIO 2 ай бұрын
great vid, gripping to watch and a happy ending too :] Look forward to the sequal
@DavidBevan87 2 ай бұрын
I'd say even one peanut would be too much these days 🤣.
@terryatkinson899 2 ай бұрын
Even peanuts are expensive now 😂👍🇮🇪
@martinhacche1329 2 ай бұрын
I don’t think it’s much use Steve 😢
@martinhacche1329 2 ай бұрын
Sooo tight
@dougseivwright 2 ай бұрын
Popped past on Saturday and seen then Ant. You must have been away from the stand as I didn’t see you about to say hello.
@StevesMachines 2 ай бұрын
I was probably having a wander about 😀 Cheers for popping by, the red Ant was lovely wasn't it.
@chris777-c1k 3 ай бұрын
i can collect all that scrap for free
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
😆
@selenashomeandgarden4654 3 ай бұрын
Did you shout "beep" on behalf of the Ant?
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
😆
@Parky2712 3 ай бұрын
Is that an option for the ant…combine van life with 3 wheels
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
There is one with a camper box on the back.
@Parky2712 2 ай бұрын
@ is it called the ants nest?
@selenashomeandgarden4654 3 ай бұрын
It's so cute! ❤
@terryatkinson899 3 ай бұрын
Your first like and comment 🫡👍🇮🇪
@AllanT-nu4rw 3 ай бұрын
Did they not make a few ants with mini dust bins on the back for collection of garbage.
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Yes they did
@AllanT-nu4rw 2 ай бұрын
@@StevesMachines I asked this because a few of them were shipped to the island of Barbados but they did not last very long.
@StevesMachines 2 ай бұрын
Barbados, cool, I didn't know that.
@AllanT-nu4rw 2 ай бұрын
@@StevesMachines yes, the cabs were red and the curved top bins with roll up sides were grey. There was one discarded on a vacant lot for years until it rotted into the ground.
@StevesMachines 2 ай бұрын
I've seen photos of the ones in the UK, Will have to see if I can find a pic
@thtmotoring 3 ай бұрын
I’ll be there tomorrow 🙂
@60over3rd6 3 ай бұрын
well done you .Looks great .
@colrhodes377 3 ай бұрын
You're looking more and more like Roger Delgardo. That makes you " The Master" of three wheelers 😊
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
😆
@colrhodes377 3 ай бұрын
Dave looks like he could do with a bacon sandwich 🥪
@austinswallow 3 ай бұрын
Aren't you a bit early for the Restoration Show? Have a great weekend!
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Yeah 😆
@pentagrammotorsport 3 ай бұрын
Fantastic stuff, enjoy the NEC! I’m sadly not there this year (I have a very ruined Suzuki that needs urgent attention).
@martinhacche1329 3 ай бұрын
Take an image before you strip👍
@martinhacche1329 3 ай бұрын
Excellent manoeuvrability with theAnt Steve👍👍
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
@@martinhacche1329 Wheel dollies make it nice and easy.
@selenashomeandgarden4654 3 ай бұрын
That actually came back off more easily than I expected!
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
The joys of editing 😆
@llionellis 3 ай бұрын
😂@@StevesMachines
@Vaughanthomas1000 3 ай бұрын
Cuz, seriously loving your content. Proud of ya
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Cheers Cuz, always tinkering me, more broken cars than sense 😆
@benspeedschannel888 3 ай бұрын
I think I’ve got one of those crank handles kicking around if you want a spare mate
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the offer buddy, the owner is fitting a Kubuto diesel with electric start.
@benspeedschannel888 3 ай бұрын
@ no worries mate 👍👍
@terryatkinson899 3 ай бұрын
Aren't we sadistic laughing at you hurting yourself 😁 You were lucky it didn't break your arm, that's the danger with them. Obviously real men started them back in the day 💪😏👍🇮🇪
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
I'm not a real man, I'm a spaghetti monster 😆
@terryatkinson899 3 ай бұрын
Tow it 🤗👍🇮🇪
@lukejames3434 3 ай бұрын
Hiya butt, love your vids, been watching since the early reliant days lol. I need to ask a massive favour regarding a reliant....... I've got a Robin that I suspect has a blown head gasket, could you possibly diagnose and repair it? I cant be far away from you cos we got the same accent lol
@alzeNL 3 ай бұрын
wow, thats rusty!!! interesting video - i've never been under mine but my garage has always been good on fixing small bits of rust affordable, keeping the old girl on the road !
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Kept on top of they are great.
@colrhodes377 3 ай бұрын
Stick to Reliants, there's far less rust
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
And easier to work on. Ant revival soon, it's making its way to the NEC in Nov.
@colrhodes377 3 ай бұрын
@@StevesMachines Can't wait to see that. Will it be an 850cc engine of one from something exotic?
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Probably an 850, but I do wonder if the 1000cc Aprilia motor would be awesome in there.
@colrhodes377 3 ай бұрын
@@StevesMachines That would make it a flying ant that can really sting!
@fishinmalarkey9830 3 ай бұрын
I don't see any positive that can come from mending that.. Unless you have endless time and endless materials. All you have is an outline of a chassis 😂
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Yeah way too far gone so I stripped it for parts, it's sacrifice will keep my good van running for years to come 😀
@fishinmalarkey9830 3 ай бұрын
@@StevesMachines that's worse than my old vitara xl7 and that was horrific 🤣
@davidhayes4814 3 ай бұрын
All it needs is premium quality concrete. I have taxed much worse……
@ShaunMurray63 3 ай бұрын
Feck me they rot worse than a Transit.
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Yeah but a transit does it in five years, this van took 29 years 😆
@kobikai3157 3 ай бұрын
Not will it start. More Will it pass an MOT. If not, a weekends work init ? lol
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
You have to tape a few a hundred twenties underneath that one to pass an mot 😆
@Jacob-yb6bv 3 ай бұрын
Mine has to go after 11 years ownership and 190k miles. Finally rust.
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
They do like to rust sadly, my keeper has had a lot of welding over the years.
@Jacob-yb6bv 3 ай бұрын
@@StevesMachinesto be fair they are 30 years old. Mine was undersealed twice since getting to the U.K. but only welded once on a patch on one sill. Now the non undersealed parts have got a few holes forming so it’s time.
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
If it's only small bits it's worth doing.
@GoodMovesAU 3 ай бұрын
Looking great man! We've got a '79 245 in almost the same colour, and of course it also needs a lot of TLC before it sees the road again. Your interior looks to be in great nick, should be a real nice example when you're finished with it 🤙
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Cheers, Hopefully will be on the road soon, I'm looking forward to having a proper drive about in it.
@DPaint-v5j 3 ай бұрын
Always wondered for 60 years why they nene put two wheels at the front and one rear. Like the old Morgan.
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
I heard it was to allow it to be stable with 4 passengers.
@DPaint-v5j 3 ай бұрын
@StevesMachines o I see. Maybe somebody building one. a two seater special. A low rider. . Have a good un. 👍
@terryatkinson899 3 ай бұрын
You'd be able to tickle the carb as you drive along 🤗👍🇮🇪
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Manual NOS 😆
@kcrichton7485 3 ай бұрын
Fantastic, cleaned a head motorbike head with valve lapping paste on a few sheets of glass
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
How well did it turn out?
@barryjackson8512 3 ай бұрын
The build I’m looking forward to 😎
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
I'm taking the Ant to the NEC to display as it is on the 8th to 10th Nov, then when it gets back it's going in the garage to get started.
@terryatkinson899 3 ай бұрын
After the volvo 😂@@StevesMachines
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Yeah 😆
@dnm1016 3 ай бұрын
Shoulda changed the paper every five mins it goes dull...
@StevesMachines 3 ай бұрын
Yeah we did, went through a whole pack.