Elly the 2CV - why is the oil pressure light not working?

[@PenryMMJ]

Homebrew car wiring is like office filing systems. It all makes perfect sense to the person that set it up, and is a complete mystery to everyone else.

[@robertneill3057]

It has been said that Citroens are notoriously bad at not having a consistent colour scheme for their wiring looms. They also relie on coloured sleeves at every connection F.Mr as an example on the wiring diagrams means a brown sleeved wire connection which could be green, yellow, grey or brown as a main colour of the wire itself.

[@jfv65]

Ian, i just like to compliment you on your 2CV shifting/clutching It's as SLiCK as i have ever seen it done. No gear crunching, no suspention jolts. 👍👏

[@HubNut]

You'd hope I've have got the hang of it after 23 years of ownership. 😉 There are a few tricks to keep things smooth.

[@petroldrinker]

Beautifully simple engineering. It's just a masterpiece of design. The same design parameters are just as relevant today as they were then. It's a shame car design is so hamstrung by red tape and over zealous regulations. I doubt the working classes will ever be given mobility in the same way that these cars did. Joyous, emotive little cars. I love them.

[@richardsedding8444]

Great to hear Elly running better after mild tinkering and banter. Thank you for a satisfying dose of 2CV action @HubNut

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Years ago, my nephew was conned in to buying a new exhaust for his 2CV as it was running badly. It still ran badly. Enter me, the stupid Uncle, I said I'd check the points! Many hours later, having made a 12 volt test light and forming a length of coat hanger in to a weird shape; as dictated by the Haynes manual , it was sorted. Still not quite sure what I did, but hero status maintained. Love watching you work on Elly, his looked just the same.

[@anthonystevens8683]

Well done HubNutters! It makes my day when I see Elly getting out and having a play out on the open road. She has so much personality I even think she smiled a tad when you started her up. Brilliant banter as usual between the Nutters along with the 'where's that tool gone', I have the exact same issues where a vital component or tool becomes invisible immediately once its place on the ground. Sometimes resulting in purchasing a new tool/component where upon the invisibility cloak has revealed the previously lost part. Many thanks for sharing.

[@graemew7001]

There's two sounds I love to hear on this channel

[@RWBHere]

Nice to see the Old Girl tramping along, munching up the miles. Thanks Ian. 🙂👍

[@anthonygregg862]

absolutely fabulous video of elly tinkering. Got to love elly. good times.

[@mpersad]

I'll be proudly wearing my "Power. Less is More" T-shirt, tomorrow, in celebration of a job well done!

[@harryharker9564]

I could listen to a 2CV rev all day ,and frequently have,it's just so willing

[@finleyplympton]

it can't be HubNut without Elly!

[@tristanpage6805]

Great video. I love how fast the test drive sounds and how slow I know it is. Keep the tinkering coming

[@robertngreen6]

Nice to see Elly running well!

[@williamgreer4087]

You aren't wrong about the weather, camped in Pembrokeshire last week and it was wet!

[@robertdemeny251]

This video brings back my youth and my Citroen days. Have had 2CV and Dyane the part of the car is very familiar, when you armed with a 12V bulp, set the ignition.

[@allanfoster6965]

Lovely job. Ian just to say, all women require a wine shelf/cupboard/rack/cabinet(delete as appropriate). Proper storage is a must. This i have learned and acquiesced.

[@michaelstamper5604]

I do love to see a spot of light Ellying. Always a good watch, and makes me feel like I might want to own a similar vee-hickle myself.

[@itsmephil2255]

Good to see Elly back up and running

[@christophersinclair6155]

Hubnut at his fumbling bumbling amateur best but amazingly getting the job done as always, wonderful!

[@cambridgemart2075]

Great to see you using a decent crimp tool!

[@brianreardon159]

I think Fanta originated in Germany. It has a bit of history. Mind you, Fanta smuggling. Total Hubnut 😅😅😅

[@arpinchock]

Indeed… Coca Cola had factories in Europe but severed ties when a certain Mr A. H. decided he’d invite himself to dinner to his European neighbors and brought along his favorite wrappers…. So they started making Fanta using oranges from Africa, Italy and Spain. (I think)

[@IntrospectorGeneral]

America embargoed a range of exports to Germany, including Coca Cola syrup. The original Fanta included whey, a left over product from cheese making.

[@jefferysmith3930]

5 years ago my daughter spent a month studying in Spain. She does not drink sodas here in the USA, but discovered Fanta Limon over there and loved it. Sadly, not available here

[@PaddyWV]

In light of the Bob T Shirt. Maybe you should bring back the "Power - Less is More" slogan exclusively for a Boxer Shorts design! 😄

[@OldCarsNewVan]

Been watching for years and always enjoyed - but only now as I've started uploading a few videos myself do I appreciate the amount of work that goes in to these videos 👍 Respect

[@OldCarsNewVan]

ps - tagged you in a 12 second video on a Reliant Fox

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Brilliant to see Elly get tinkered with and Ian back driving Elly.

[@philtaylor9038]

Ian understand your toolbox issue I use a oil drain tray so everything is on hand. Plus small items are harder to loose.

[@johnwaga3702]

Great to see Elly again!

[@stephenwest9757]

I have previously commented when you were having problems with crimps coming off that you were putting them into the tool the wrong way around. You must have the end which crimpss to the copper wire i(the middle of the crimp) n the smallest part of the appropriate colour jaw. The insulation is larger and so must go into the larger part of the jaw. If done correctly they will easily stay on when given a sensible tug which you should always do. You may see a number or dots stamped into the middle of the crimp showing the correct jaw potion was used. Blue = 2

[@nekite1]

Top form innuendo Mr. Hubnut! 👍

[@jrnmller1551]

Ian brilliant hubnut work, glad you live up to the channel, Thanks!!!

[@richardbloemenkamp8532]

You two are a nice couple, or should I say you three. The conversations are hilarious.

[@JimWattsHereNow]

Carry on Hubnutters! Love Miss Hubnutt's giggle LoL

[@rscosworth15]

Got to love a tinkering video with Ellie 😊

[@bmwr807]

Having owned a 2CV, Dyane, Ami and GS's in the past, on 2 occasions the oil pressure switches have leaked from the body. Always advisable to carry a spare just in case.

[@HubNut]

I don't think I've had a switch leak in my many years of air-cooled Citroens but will bear it in mind. Cheers.

[@johnathanrowley2707]

It's good you managed to fix the oil light,sounds better

[@davefrench3608]

Successful tinkering Ian. Well done.

[@depniff]

Just come back from Cyprus and was thinking of you as there were so many unexceptional cars around which would have long rusted away had they been here in the UK. Many have sun damage and quite a few dents but they seem to keep a lot going and it was good to see a lot of cars rarely seen here any more. As they drive on the same side as us, there is probably a bit of a different mix to most European countries.

[@S.and.K-Works]

I use baking tray for tools I use at the time and cup cake trays for the bolts to store as I take off, you use each cup for different part bolts as you go through it and remember where they go when you put them back.😅

[@derek-press]

great fix ,what she needs is imo a good run ,maybe lake district for a weekend or so

[@themagicboy6548]

Ahh, that's what you need, a previa! (or rather what would be entertaining to see diy wrenching and maintenance on)

[@hectorshouse7348]

Another job well done😃👍

[@martinneumann7783]

This toolbag! Because HubNut... 🛠♥🛠 Adorable!

[@dannywalsh840]

Glad you emphasised ‘rubber’ flaps!

[@neilrose8618]

Nice tinkering ..no blood lol exellent as always its nice to see wiring unlike midern cars ...ELECTRONICS no clue unless plugged in and fifty pound charge ,yes the new camera gives exellent deeep shadow coverage could see every detail ,stay safe both of you ,Neil

[@robinwells8879]

I am a devotee of opened out big cardboard boxes for kneeling/lying on when working on the car/bike. Nice to have some classic tinkering again. I am suffering severe TWC withdrawal syndrome!😂

[@dudleycollyer3181]

Here here glad to hear I'm not the only one who hates sweeteners. Amazing how they can just remove sugar because it's bad for us but they just raise the price for nicotine.

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

Love the Bob T shirt 😂👌🏻

[@trevorsmith1859]

I have the same crimpers as you and I always crimp the blue terminals in the red terminal slot afterwards.

[@percyob1]

Get a three legged little table or summat. ;-p It's why milking stools have three legs because it doesn't matter on uneven ground. Brilliant vid again, guys. Loving the detailed action close-ups. Handy bit of camera work there, Miss H!

[@brianreardon159]

Well,now you point it out. it's obvious why it only has three legs. I now have to work out why it's taken 72 years for the penny to drop. 🤩

[@tony-yp6qk]

another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍

[@douglasfur3808]

A friend described my "organization" with a regrettable cultural stereotype. But as I would translate his description: No one knows the future. You therefore don't know where you'll need it next. If you put it "away" it's more likely not where it will be needed next. "Away" is sort of a nowhere {"oh, its not here. I must have put it 'away'"}. Given that it's unlikely "where you need it next" is a nowhere, putting a tool "away" reduces the odds of the tool being where you need it. Therefore you're just better off leaving that tool right where you used it and when you need it next you can ask yourself "now where did I use it last?" Go there and "ah, here it is".

[@ozakki8719]

Fanta in Thailand is fantastic. It’s still and tastes completely different. I could live on that if we could get it over here!

[@flepzs]

Love the Smokin Guns. Great local band.

[@giulianomarco]

I seem to remember your mate at Peak2CV shaking his head in disbelief at your homebrew wiring before a major roadtrip? Plus ça change! 😁👍

[@bobgorman9481]

Regarding your creaky locking joint problem , in the words of the old song " look after your knees , you'll miss them when they've gone " 😢😊

[@MrJohn18520]

Great video, like your tinkering, much better video too. What camera are you using now looks great. Cheers John

[@HubNut]

Cheers. Now filming with a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Back to phones!

[@MrJohn18520]

Cheers Ian. Keep up the good videos

[@mike_ctid_taylor]

Spent last week in a fab rented cottage in Aberaeron, we re-watched Miss Hubnut's video on the town and ended up eating far too much ice cream..

[@HubNut]

Far too many lovely ice cream retailers in that town!

[@Saaketti]

I rarely use any special pliers to peel cable ends. I use side cutters.

[@Bicyclehub]

That Bob T shirt is a great colour.

[@HubNut]

Sadly a very short-lived one. We sold a handful of them and our supplier couldn't restock. Very limited edition!

[@iangrice329]

You DEFINITELY need to make a new wireing harness, that thing looks deadly. 😮

[@MrGaryRoberton]

A friend of mine had a car with similar characteristics, he had to keep the revs up in an ancient Datsun, or it was painfully slow off the mark, or in a turn. Cheers.

[@colblimp]

Lovely tinkering video - more of these!

[@daniellee9015]

Absaloutly brilliant video Ian miss hubnut ❤❤ 👍👍 yepp Citroen still the best cars brilliant

[@coopdivi]

Carly: We still haven't got a wine shelf. Ian: Don't need one. Carly: We do........we really do. Says it all, really. 🤣🤣🤣

[@RadlerMannheim]

What about some Loctite or similar on the fan nut to prevent it from getting loose?

[@HubNut]

You don't really want it being too difficult to undo again.

[@robertbardell9766]

Is drivers side wiper supposed to sit so high up?

[@HubNut]

There are many long and boring reasons for it sitting there. Maybe I should make a long and boring video about it...

[@robertbardell9766]

@@HubNut sorry I didn't know there's a reason for this.

[@bentullett6068]

You can definitely tell 2CV's were designed for farmers with the simplicity of the repairing one. No computers and complex electronics either.

[@barryhumphries4514]

Hmm, Elly's wiring does look rather random and frail! Perhaps, some kind of secured outer sheathing much like normal wiring looms. Maybe, some waterproof heat shrink over your improvised connections would make them a little more reliable… But glad Elly running again! 😊

[@HubNut]

I should buy her a fresh loom really.

[@linseyyoung1772]

Top tip - Sainsbury's do San Pellegrino * *non sweetener recipe* * orange in 4 packs 👍

[@rodhili3946]

I've cured the holiday laundry problem. Buy cheap clothes from primark and leave them behind. More room in your case for 'other things'😂

[@delukxy]

I didn't think the clip boards had a future. Maybe a couple of white boards, one for data logging and the other for reminders, parts info?

[@MapleMarmite]

Is that a Standard fan guard…? Satisfying video. I miss having cars that you drove to the limit in each gear to make decent progress. Modern motoring can get monotonous at times. 👍🏻

[@HubNut]

It is. Maybe not usually so rusty...

[@wimtillaart8671]

I prefer points, you can take spares with you and they are reliable. Maybe these 123 ignitions give a better spark I don't know.

[@HubNut]

Better spark, better ignition curve and greater reliability. I'll take the occasional failure over the faff of failed points and condensers.

[@hectorshouse7348]

A nice 70hp BMW twin in Elly is the future?

[@HubNut]

I don't think so. They're pretty expensive and power can corrupt...

[@hectorshouse7348]

@@HubNut you can’t be corrupted…lol

[@I-T-S-M-E]

I think there is somthing satisfying about driving a low powered car, changes the driving experience in a good way, maintaining momentum becomes important and the ability to do so often means that you are no slower than more modern / powerful cars. Also in the majority of cases speed limits are more difficult to exceed. There's a lot of fun to be had from lower powered cars.

[@TheColonelSponsz]

If that's your oil pressure warning light do you have the brake fluid warning light at the bottom then? I'm used to the brake fluid light being next to the test button.

[@HubNut]

I swapped them over.

[@martinwatson9639]

I cannot believe you're using a blade to strip wires. I use my front teeth, one of which I chipped on the dancefloor of a nightclub in 1996 and the gap has - to this day - been perfect for stripping wire much to the annoyance of my dentist. Who I refuse to help wire his house.

[@HTMLEXP]

I think the HubNut store needs some kneeling pads, perhaps with "Because French" or "It's all gone rather HubNut" on it?

[@HubNut]

I have some that fit my trousers. Somewhere...

[@jfv65]

Good idea! Would be fun.

[@kroneditor9266]

Did you actually crimp both sides of the connection Ian? Only saw one crimp in the video 😗

[@HubNut]

Other side was already done, but they were mismatched. Now they match.

[@robertbills4290]

O did miss hubnut call the Boy ? And if it was about her son why didn't she say his name?

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Which fanta is it you like. It's originally a german drink so they should have it. In sweden many flavours seem to only be availible artificially sweedened. I think you can getproper Orange LEmon and Exotic though.

[@HubNut]

Strawberry and Kiwi is good, as is Peach.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@HubNut I thnk I have seen strawberry but not the other ones. Fanta isnt as popular as it used to be here anymore I guess. I 100%agree on teh artificial sweeteners though is even worse in fruit drinks.

[@lesklower7281]

Another successful easy fix on Elly and l am a type 2 diabetic and l have to use sweetener also zero sugar soft drinks in Australia you buy different brands of zero sugar cola you can get fanta zero sugar and lots of other softdrinks there a little hard to find but not the cola l drink a lot of it with my lunch and dinner

[@roverchap]

Harry Metcalfe at Harry's Garage has given up with the 123 electronic distributor on his Lamborghini Espada, so you're in good company!

[@HubNut]

I'm still on 123, but they're not infallible.

[@thedeadstig123]

do 2CV's not have a red ignition light?

[@HubNut]

Red oil pressure light. That's it.

[@encorespod2135]

Rubber flap? I hardly know her!

[@BigPaul62]

If that was the oil light, where was the ignition light? Also, where did you go on holiday?

[@martinda7446]

Ha, ha, ha... I read your comment before he turned the key and was waiting...!

[@HubNut]

The ignition light is the oil pressure light on these. No charge warning. Holiday was Mallorca.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

a tray for a paint roller might be usefull for your tools. That's what I use.

[@StevensPaul]

I must remember the "Jiggle Technique".....👀👏👋.

[@martinda7446]

Question for Mrs Hubnut: Does Mrs Hubnut like the beard? It's lovely having you both on. PS. The De Lorean video was brilliant. How do you repair crumpled stainless, not easy I guess? Also what has Tim Roth got to do with anything?

[@dustybiker9602]

try using directors view under more on the s23 ultra u can record what the main cam in seeing and a small image of the person holding the phone. might be handy for in the car too👍

[@HubNut]

Thanks. Might even try that today.

[@dustybiker9602]

@@HubNut thought it might be handy for u in the car to if u can position the phone in the right place u can get forward view and urself in the video

[@HubNut]

We've just posted the first experiment on Twitter. Only issue seems to be that it embeds the selfie image reversed.

[@dustybiker9602]

@@HubNut thats strange as mine records the correct way round i will have a search see if i can figure it out for u

[@dustybiker9602]

go on normal video click the cog in top left there should be a setting saying (save selfies as preview) if u untick that it shouldnt flip. let me know how u get on with that

[@thomasfrancis5747]

Don't suppose you could put Elly in top gear and torque the fan without needing to jam the engine? BTW Chris Allen - Professional Struggler has also just reviewed the orange Kommoda ebike.

[@HubNut]

There tends to be too much wind up in the transmission to truly lock the engine. I just jammed a screwdriver in the ring gear. And failed to film it... Suspect a lot of these e-bikes are currently going out for review.

[@vsanti83]

you should make a new 2cv sticker. all the revs

[@chriseccles1454]

Always preferred pineapple based soda drinks myself goes back to Lilt in the 80s and being a pineapple Britvic and lemonade in pub's. I see that Lilt is rebranding to Fanta 😢 tho Sainsbury's n Tesco sold off cheaper their warehouse stock.

[@jfv65]

Ian, sadly YT doesn't have British humor. I think that T-shirt is cheeky. 👍

[@kimba381]

Hate those crimpy things, unreliable. I always break our a dinky blow torch and a but of solder.

[@MrBode5997]

Would a torque wrench be of use?????😮

[@HubNut]

I have a few... You do need them for finer aspects of 2CV engines but fans are fine.

[@MrBode5997]

@@HubNut you must use Ellie more,it’s against the law not too. 😀

[@lsstuff735]

I don't like sweeteners either, they just taste horribly bitter. The only exception for me is pepsi max, it doesn't affect me. Must be something about the specific balance of sweeteners.

[@HubNut]

Agreed.

[@twocvbloke]

Just goes to show, check the wires first, cos you never know if it'll be Because French, or Because HubNut... :P

[@nigozeroichi2501]

In my experience no matter which you check it's always the opposite,

[@huwdavies6650]

Were Tebot Piws at New Quay playing Rwyn Mynd Nôl I Blaenau Ffestiniog? The Knees Ian, I get where you are coming from! Have you noticed how your body starts to fall apart when you get to 40?🤣