Lacquer Peel Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Unexciting stuff. Boring car starts well on a veg mix. VID_20190109_083204.mp4 mrbenn, 320touring, Laseraligningfoofooflanges and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Not that cold this morning actually, still frozen though VID_20190109_083407.mp4 Shows off the mystery rattle though! It goes when it's warmed up after a few miles though, and only does it when very cold VID_20190109_083644.mp4 Lacquer Peel, 320touring and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 https://youtu.be/a7oK5bH2AX4 Sorry for the shaky footage, I was suffering from a bit of anxiety when I filmed this. Probably apprehensive that one of my neighbours was going moan at me as I think most like to sleep in on weekdays. mrbenn, Lacquer Peel and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Just for your viewing pleasure, I went out into the cold frosty evening to fire up the Stellar. I've not yet properly set up the new carb, so it may be a bit quicker to fire once the mixture is spot on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeRqbhpnF-o jumpingjehovahs, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I'll try and get a cold start video done of the Tiger. That's a proper clag monster in the cold. 320touring, LightBulbFun and big_al_granvia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Split_Pin, paulscavalier, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I forgot to upload this, so belatedly here's my BMW 325tds cold start. If you've read my e36 thread then you'll know I've fitted new glow plugs, so it's not very exciting. mrbenn, Lacquer Peel and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Pretty crap video. 320touring and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Another Merc cold start (80% veg mix, -3) plus a wee look at the oil I am running it on LightBulbFun, mrbenn and skattrd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 320touring and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I took a video of the 2cv starting for the first time since the middle of December. But I used my camera and the file doesn’t show up on the sd card, although it is viewable on the camera screen. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 https://youtu.be/GC7HB4ufcIMThat starts seriously fucking well! Excellent:) P.S Richard, orry, no idea re file issues - unless it's a file type not supported by YouTube or this site? vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 That starts seriously fucking well!Excellent:)P.SRichard, orry, no idea re file issues - unless it's a file type not supported by YouTube or this site?It just doesn’t show on the SD card in file manager on my laptop. Just the jpeg files. I tried using Sony PlayMemories to copy it to the iPad as well and although it sees the file is there it won’t copy. Hmm. I’ll try again using the iPad tomorrow but then the 2cv won’t have been standing for four weeks. It’s an .avdci file I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Ok, another attempt using the iPad to record the 2cv starting in 4degree January. 320touring, mrbenn and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I'm going to have to leave this one here:https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ai31gt/kazakhstani_language_is_the_sound_of_a_diesel/ Talbot, LightBulbFun, mrbenn and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Boring modern after a week of unuse at 5 Celsius. [Video] (Told you it was boring) 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I should do the 635 tonight. It's been sat for a couple of weeks and turned into a block of ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Unexciting frozen focus20190121_093056.mp4 mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 The daily Mercedes is in the garage having its annual service and MOT- just 5000miles this year. I have the ZX courtesy car! Starter motor has a bit of a whirrr. Talbot, Lacquer Peel, 320touring and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 The Merc being grumpy on WVO (about 80%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 the ZX courtesy car! Possibly the best starting XUD I've ever heard. It started so fast I thought it might be a petrol until the clatter became rather obvious! Lacquer Peel, 320touring and richardmorris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Possibly the best starting XUD I've ever heard. It started so fast I thought it might be a petrol until the clatter became rather obvious!I’ve had it as a courtesy car for many years, Lee had it as his daily until he bought a Skoda Octavia cheaply. It’s a great starter and that extra post start whirrr has been around for a long time. In fairness, they all should start well, it’s just that age and neglect affects them. As you can see this is over 150,000 ( and on its original clutch and a p reg). I like it, but felt its lack of power this morning at the m 3/25 junction when I’d normally power away from 50 ( well in the merc anyway). I neglected to change gear ( fault of an auto driver) and it bogged down and gradually increased speed. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 https://youtu.be/bXmeXCKUbHk 320touring, mrbenn and richardmorris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Professionally recorded on shite cam- *Neck injury advance warning!!! It's been sat sitting for nearly 3 weeks now. Lowest temp was -2, highest 8 and this morning it was 3. Listen for the ice warning gong! Battery had a moan but away she blew! Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, mrbenn and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel2 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Here is a twin-cylinder Petter AC2 air-cooled industrial engine that has been turned into a boat engine and which we may install in one of our ‘boatshite’ projects; the ex. Admiralty Cutter.Sorry about the length of the vid., it really does take this long to get the bastard going on a winter day, what with priming each intake port with a shot of oil and setting the ‘excess fuel’ on the pump rack etc.. Squirrel2 320touring, drum, chodweaver and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 mrbenn, oldcars and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Featuring DARK, and SHAKY CAM. richardmorris, LightBulbFun, 320touring and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fliberdygibbet Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Older the car the more interesting they are to start especially those with carbs. Diesels always the most interesting on cold starts. Unless it's -30C out and then petrols struggle with the drag of the engine oil and gearbox oil. Our A4 is boring. Once the plugs have heated it starts pretty much instantly. TT battery is tired so it usually weazes into life - occasionally takes two attempts if it's been sitting a while. Was a warm day but this had been sitting for months unstarted. [Video] This was last year when it was +5C. [Video] I'm disappointed you have no cold start videos of your Morris!That’s a fancy Choke where’s your clothes peg ? Brings back memories. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 First attempt at embedding a vimeo video. No idea if this will work.. Edit: Blimey.. it embeds with no code needed at all. 320touring and drum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Try again on the second video. No narrative on this one. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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