Citroen Ami, Messerschmitt, Scootacar update

[@Hugo_Rocker]

What a cool quiver of little cars! I really like the looks of the Ami & the Messerschmitt!

[@219enri1]

I had several Ami as a younger man. Ami 6 and Ami 8 were so common and popular in France in the 1970/80s that nobody thought they were quirky cars.

[@blackpool321]

Love your fleet.

[@BillyBanter100]

3 lovely vehicles. Dripping with charm and all worthy of restoration.👍

[@jonfraser1433]

I have just been working on a 1965 2CV which had not run for over 25 years. The fuel tank and sender unit appears very similar to your Ami's. I could not get any petrol to be drawn up to the carburettor. I drained the tank, (the stink of old petrol is very pungent and seemed to hang around me for several days) and after dropping the tank and taking out the sender unit/pick-up pipe I found the strainer on the bottom of the pipe completely blocked with fuel residue.The cork float on the fuel gauge had rotted & disappeared ! It's worth checking yours; you can get the sender unit out through the hole in the floor without dropping the tank but if it's anything like mine you'll need to do a thorough internal clean of the tank.

[@peakfreans68]

Thanks for the tip. I did replace the original Ami fuel tank, which was completely rotten, with a late 2V tank. I flushed out the replacement tank with fresh fuel. I have also blown through both ends of the fuel pipe with an air line and it seemed quite clean.

[@NUHUH-12345]

Goddamn I'm drunk and this is the coolest channel I've found yet.

[@toyotaprius79]

Howabout California Sober?

[@austinswallow]

What is the connection with the flexible brake hose to the master cylinder? If it is a copper washer, is it new or was it the old, if the old annealing this will make it soft and it will seal when crushed. If it goes into a flare, is this in good condition? There are two types of fuel pump, push or pull, need the right one for this to work properly. Frustrating, we have all been there, a step back & a break makes all the difference, shame you did not get what you wanted from the Ami. I like your Scootacar - one sold for very silly money recently and wasn't even a good one, not as nice as yours!

[@bigboy9693]

The pump needs to be at the back and check if there is a copper washer between the fitting and the master cylinder.

[@peakfreans68]

You are absolutely spot on. I've now done this- relocated the fuel pump and refitted the flexi hose with the copper washers in the right place. Working well so fat. Have just released another video to reflect this.

[@bigboy9693]

@@peakfreans68 I will have a look, most fuel pump work better with a head of fuel. I had a KR200 but was forced to sell it due to a relationship breakup, the worst thing I have ever did after spending years restoring it.

[@steveworth544]

I think the pump would work better at the back. I love those Ami's

[@peakfreans68]

Thanks...I'll try it when I next get the chance.