Will it Run? Vintage Citroen HY van off the road for 40 years.

[@libertyauto]

It was fun watching you guys work through that. And that ending shot with your van and matching trailer in use, looked so damn good.

[@cenedraleaheldra5275]

That is impressive.. It is a beautiful car. The body looks in good shape. I hope he restores it completely

[@marklewis.wales844]

It was good to see the Citroën fire up , I hope Jeff finds a buyer for her and one day who ever buys her will be willing to send you some pictures of her all finished.

[@jpm110558]

Man, that was worth waiting half an hour for such a brilliant result -- well done guys!

[@stephenpoessl5464]

That was great to see the old H.A start up after all those years stood and you have to say they look amazing.

[@markmoho6144]

Tuning the ignition timing by ear, no strobe or timing marks needed. That takes me back to my first car. What a great video this week, really captivating.

[@philw4625]

Great job. So much fun tinkering with usable classics like these!

[@purple.rock99]

Man, I wish I had the money for this! I've loved these vans for years.

[@Ssssshhhhh1885]

Absolutely fantastic. Loved that one dude. What an awesome bit of kit. Hope amber wasn't too jealous. Looked like a awesome farewell too. Beyond excited for the "big one" wahooooo

[@Luvpig]

I'm going nuts! I actually teared up when she started running. What a great old girl. ❤

[@thebazgaz]

What a beautiful old van! I hope it gets the owner it deserves. Also, sounds like you are off on your travels again, can't wait to see that.

[@mikeclifton7778]

Plenty of Cosby being used, great to see the old lady run, idling and everything!

[@adbc8737]

Those …little wonky eyes… are seriously cute! 🌀💚🌀Lance doesn‘t easily give up his toys or his humans!

[@jonshearing889]

There's a yellow full body one of these converted to a camper often to be seen on the Suffolk coast at Bank Holidays. Fantastic!!

[@Puddlejumper]

Very excited for the next one! Can't wait to see where you're headed to, on your next adventure. ROADTRIP!!!!

[@johnsallis3602]

Absolutely brilliant, just loved the way you didn’t give up trying to get it going, I’ve helped with many a old car and van and truck, it’s so rewarding when you see the finished project going and drive “ well done 👍 have great travels on your adventures and enjoy yourselves in Portugal matey cheers 🍻

[@lancecluster]

Looks like it is in wonderful shape, not much rust. Amazing vehicle.

[@lazylad8544]

Good to see you cj. Good work on the old van👍👍. Can't wait to see what adventures your going on.

[@lifebeyondbricks]

Great video, nice to see an old vehicle like that run again.

[@sueb8270]

What a beautiful old lady! So good to see her going again 😊

[@trespire]

The Citroen HY is the blue print for all commercial vans since it was first introduced to the market in the early 50's. The HY was one of three engineering briefs at Citroen S.A. , along with the VGD & the TPV, the three became the most ground breaking and inovative designs in automotive history, influencing everything that followed. We are looking at an example of one of the most important artifacts in automotive history.

[@Bowlin01]

I actually cheered when She fired up!😂😅😂 cracking effort👍

[@RemusKingOfRome]

SUPER cute ! I would get professional restorers to work on that. It will need to be totally disassembled and all part examined.

[@suzybearsisson994]

Really enjoyed video, brought loads of memories back for my hubby 😊

[@jamesmackay4507]

Superb lads,what a weekender it will make,probably more.

[@carolynhaywood7701]

That would make a cute camper van, she is beautiful. Great video.

[@mbrider56]

And she lives.... I was literally willing that engine to fire lol. What a joyous machine she looks..

[@trespire]

This is basically the same engine as in the DS 19. It's first itteration appeared on the Traction Avant in 1935, it's follow up developments powering the iriginal DS/ID 19, DS/ID 21, DS 21/23 EFI, then all the CX (2000, 2400, 25 GTI) up till 1991. These old Citroen engines are indistructable.

[@hfvhf987]

Cool doggy. Spaniels are the best!

[@MyScallan]

Amazing! What a couple of talents lads you two are. Well done! What a beautiful vehicle.

[@fookdatchit4245]

love the french music in the back ground

[@chrisbolton745]

Great vlog. Fantastic, simple engines, where have the gone?

[@calxtra5361]

Gorgeous colour blue ... its got some style to it .. well done in getting her started up! ... I cant wait till the nx ep :))

[@markburton8303]

arrgh! He's got a j7 van too! Good lord. Well done you lot - talented chaps

[@MarktheOddJob]

"We needed specialist tools like feeler guages..." Blimey I feel old!

[@JohnLaw1958]

Great story telling, love the old vehicle

[@tyrese777r]

I would love to build a camper on that chassis

[@hnritube12]

As a subscriber and owner of a HY78 campervan, off course I allready noticed this HY Pick-up truck in the background of the Sprinter motor conversion video's. I own my 1967 HY van since 1991! I was nice to see this video but was wondering if you used a manual with the measures about ignition timing and so on. The top dead point on the flywheel is a 6mm hole in the flywheel corresponding with another hole he passes by when he rotates. Well anyway, its running. The HY van model was made from 1947 untill 1981 and this blue one is one of the later models, 1970 or later. I can see that because of some details that changed over de years. This HY72 means that it has a 1628cc/45hp motor. HY78 has a 1911cc/58hp motor.

[@craigacooper]

Love the color it really suits it

[@kjterz]

great.....thanks for the ride.........................................

[@jothain]

Classic. "So ugly, it looks cool and I want one"

[@bigyin1690]

Loves seen u guys bring her bk to live she is a perky lil van loved her shed make a great summer camper

[@camofilms]

She's Alive!!!!

[@anthonyambler7118]

Always wanted one of those they were reasonably affordable before every coffee stall discovered them

[@casement18]

What a sweet old hy 😍 did welll both of yous getting the old girl back up and running

[@billeley5153]

That was brilliant.great to see .thank you.

[@dlbracer56]

Motor to chassis ground?

[@KHGrinderboy]

They are lovely looking little things :-)

[@andydawkins805]

Absolutely brilliant, totally agree with you CJ old ones are the best 🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍

[@lisakatetucker5050]

Love this was crying when she started up

[@brumsgrub8633]

I have absolutely no reason for owing that thing, but my god i would love it

[@1marcelfilms]

Perfect for those damn drivers that always go 20 under the limit

[@philbaughey8702]

Love this!

[@MichaelDavidRuss]

Blimey just watched this and thought out I was thinking “I’ve got a tank for that” as I’m intending to make my HY an EV. Anyway this was a year old so I guess the French Fancy is long gone by now.

[@SamVBikes]

Really enjoyed that bud! Would LOVE to have the space and the money for it but hopefully it goes to a good home

[@platypushatstand]

Nice to an old motor like being made roadworthy once more. 👍🏻👏🏻❤️

[@EEZYEEEE]

My 74 Citroen HY Van won’t idle. The engine starts fine and stays on when I apply gas but shuts off when idling. Any suggestions? Thank you

[@geoffclark2411]

Hi you will need to pop the carb off and soak it it petrol then use a compressor to blow out the jets. Hope that helps. Geoff

[@EEZYEEEE]

@@geoffclark2411 Hi Geoff, I'll give this a try and get back to you - thank you so much!

[@EEZYEEEE]

@@geoffclark2411do you have a video you can link here to properly clean the carburetor? 🙏🙏

[@CharlieandMeOurCampingVlog]

Greetings from Ireland well done guys sounds great

[@deanwood2332]

loved it . my type of spannering . points and twin leading brake shoes lol

[@alanedwards6491]

You do know wheeler dealers did a engine conversion on one of these? Might be worth a look?

[@joannehill3233]

This video reminded me of my first car in 1973 a tap here a tap there and a spray of wd40 and away I’d go,happy days 😊

[@samuelprowse6708]

Great video really enjoyed watching this

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool!!!!!!! 👍👍👍

[@DA11NOON]

Great vlog 👍

[@williamwhite9819]

Wheeler dealers did one of these mate

[@yveslesouffache6458]

vous avez un trou de 6 mm dans le carter d'embrayage pour mettre une pige pour régler le point d'allumage !

[@GrandadBaz]

That is far too good to be turned into a bloody coffee shop it would be sacrilege to do it. Well done on getting the old bus running.

[@KenDay]

Simply superbe. Merci.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

PROJECT BLEU!

[@einarsteinsson]

I love these old Citroën vans, they are so ugly that they have gone around and become beautiful. Don't forget to put in some antifreeze, I know of several cases where people was working on motors putting pure water in, then forget about it. Then winter came with frost and they got a perfectly good motor destroyed.

[@colinhamer6506]

e10 fuel needs to be considered with the Citroen

[@daveamies5031]

Well they were using a boat outboard fuel tank, and most outboards can't take e10 either.

[@colinhamer6506]

@@daveamies5031 granted but having ethonal in petrol is not good for older engine's

[@daveamies5031]

@@colinhamer6506 Well aware, actually an engine that old probably wants additive in standard unleaded fuel too, it probably expects the fuel to be leaded and needs it for lubrication. My first car needed 1/2 a bottle of additive with every tank of unleaded fuel.

[@colinhamer6506]

@@daveamies5031 moving unleaded was a pain changing timing valves etc a lot got scrapped because of that change it needed to be done though but eathonol in petrol is a big problem for older stuff anything rubber needs to be changed and it eats brass as well

[@daveamies5031]

@@colinhamer6506 Yeah I actually priced the e10 conversion on my car when e10 came here, it was easier to just buy a newer car.

[@metelgodful]

Damn good job

[@MagivaIT]

just wonderful.

[@metelgodful]

So now you just need to put a new chassis underneath it and put a V8 in there and stretch out the front end a little bit to fit the V8 LOL

[@hetvriendelijkespook]

Road trip!!

[@old_con]

Nice to hear it run ! A lovely old truck for someone to enjoy. 👍🏽😎

[@bobeden5027]

a carby clean would be useful, hey?

[@metelgodful]

Should have had new spark plugs new wires and change the oil

[@richiebainbridge2608]

She’s a beautiful old girl.

[@InterceptorSC]

Im a bit more confident in getting my 1988 camper back running its not ran since before covid lol 😆 2 litre carb engine .

[@ProjectAmber]

Ahh she’ll fire no worries! 🤟

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

Regrettably, after one of those interrupted restorations, cars as seldom as the HY are basically rendered parts cars, or just a better frame for someone already having a complete one in a comparable version (as long as documents still are found ...) Edit: Yes, You can get a lot of the needed parts from the right people in Germany, France and probably other places I wouldn't know of, but still it would be on the downside of the "massive demand", as even a restorer with some expertise would need a same-year version sample of the car to re-build "to spec" what You can NOT buy. She's worth it anyway, over-engineered as each'n any Citroën of that pre-PSA era is. Cheers

[@SteveeCee]

Top mate!!

[@russcattell955i]

Here in France the Citroen H is known affectionally as "nez de cochon" = pig's nose.

[@thejackofalltravels8267]

It’s like a cartoon character

[@tonypeacockpt9513]

Class!

[@colourandcloth_ltd]

How can I contact Jeff please? I just love this vehicle

[@geoffclark2411]

Hi

[@patfilice]

Spectacular

[@johnbentley4695]

Enjoyed that

[@cheza7061]

Good luck on your travels again!!🚐🚌 I don't think there is any van you carnt bring back to life....👌

[@dutchglobetrotter6464]

Tres bon, mes ami!

[@robertlee3734]

well done you guys nice one

[@scopex2749]

I would SMASH a camper converion on that bad boy!! A chap in our town has the panel van version abd him and fis wife converted it into a 'Vegan snacks' and cafe van, on market day they do a ROARING trade!!! That poor van START.......Le koff le splutter........mon dieu...............le bang..............le koff........j'ai been sat pour HUIT YEARS et vous startez mois???? J'ai DORMEZ!! j'AI TRES FATIGUE!! i SEE A CIROEN AVANT in the background too!! They are worth £££££££'s!

[@matred3538]

Sweet. ☺

[@tutsywutsy]

Is that not a 6volt system?

[@ProjectAmber]

No, I thought the same at first, but it had a alternator instead of a dynamo. 1972 so i guess it had all changed over by then.

[@wek3000]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!

[@roberthardy2013]

The dancing reminded me of DuellingBanjos.

[@stewartwyld5180]

Why do people think that revving seven bells out of the running vehicle helps to start the dead one?

[@eddiedownes9084]

All the KZbin BEV car reviewers would love the size of that glove box😂😂😂

[@Sammo-w2y]

so cool.

[@pooket2002]

You boys and your toys making all that mess but no wonder Emma the facked lol off, You love making all that mess and getting all them tools out but at least it didn't end on the Scrapheap well done