Hi Al we went to GRIMESTHORPE and saw you there. We were going to say hello but there were a few people around you so didn’t want to interrupt. My husband has been watching you for a long time and me for a few months. You make our Sunday with your fabulous commentary and knowledge of everything mechanical. Hopefully see you some other time. 👍
This whole series on the 305 has been wonderful! How about a road trip over the channel to its motherland to garner some spare parts for it and its Van cousin from a French Scrapyard?..🤔😎
The 305 gears a'la sump engine always had a bit of a reputation for cooling issues even back to the days when it was in the older 304. If she survives bring her up to Longbridge Deverill on Wed 31st to the Noggin, Nash and Natter at The George. Lots of interesting stuff will rock up!
The 305 will get there I think the back road plan is a good idea and should be a bit kinder on her, plus if you do have to stop it'll be easier than on motorways. She might look a sorry sight, but that was a golden era for Peugeot there aren't many vehicles that would survived being in a hedge for so long. Best wishes to you all, and get well soon Fudgy.
I was glad the heater matix held up as it brought back memories of a 205 and my 1990s potholing expedition into the brittle plastic and dodgy wiring mine.
Tip for ya, go down to your local boozer, ask them for the cleanerr for the beer lines, i used it before on a heater matrix on a 309,it will clean any pipes
used to be able to buy hydrachloric acid at the chemists in a brown glass bottle have used it many times over the years to clean old Rads out but remember to alwayts add the acid to the water not the other way around otherwise it boils and can burn you.
Can't imagine a Peugeot 2008 suv thing being around in 43 years time, even if petrol is still here. Great video on a great car in its day, well that's my opinion.
Great series of videos on this car. Shame I can't get to FoTU to see it, I'd love to pat its bonnet and say well done. Am i the only one that would love to see a TH-camr start a restoration series on this 305 now?
I once used a Bold container for coolant top up's, smelt lovely. I carried on adding a bit of Bold for a few months, when I eventually stripped the engine down for a rebuild it was gleaming inside.
jeeze Al theres more heavy breathing here than the old dear that used to do dirty phone calls to my garage no wait that may have been my gran now i think about it!
Safe journey, Al, I will certainly offer assistance if (when) you breakdown! Marvellous to see the resurrection of a working Pug from the brambles. Hopefully Fudgy's back will settle down, and you can continue with your next cunning plan.
I'm only surprised the radiator phlegm didn't make a break for freedom on the clean white Merc behind! Well known grot magnets, are clean white cars. Get well soon Fudgy, and Al, you look after that arm.
I remember the old garage at Zeals were the dogs danglies for hard to find bits, there in the petrol station and the old chap there he knew if he had something and usually "a couple quid" for something small and a fiver for most everything else unless it was something exotic like a carb or starter. For tools old Jim Dixon in Bourton often had tool sales outside his little bungalow, he was my rearward neighbour and I got a ton of stuff of quality tools from him over the years, some decent brands and often had a brew with after dropping kids into school there and avoiding going back to the missus as she was always on one about something or other... Rotten cow cleaned me out come divorce, having away both my Merc's which she wiped out one after other as one was a Cossie 190E and she couldn't handle the power and the 280Te was too big for her and she wrote off both :(
Good luck on the road trip. I’m sure you, Mrs D and Simon will get there triumphantly with a toot of the Peugeot horn as you announce your arrival. I’m sure you won’t need any TH-cam magic where we see you set off and then in the next clip, watch you turn up but in the back ground is your recovery truck. She’ll be fine. A small box of spares in the boot and a few tools and perhaps a few petrol cans of fuel and that’ll do it. Sundays viewing even if a little later than normal will be a great watch.
I had to scooch back to the beginning of all this as a reminder . Brought a tear to the eye when it burst into life. Such a pretty, design, for all it's "Plainness" We almost considered buying one new in 1988, but they were a bit old school by then.
HiAl All the best to fudger I nursed a fractured spine for a few years sio I know the pain hes going through .. joined the channel to get as much of the madness as i can
Although I have complete faith in your work, dont forget a towing bar and a light board just in case, Get well soon Fudgey cant be easy for you, all this lovely warm weather and a Capri to finish to. Best of luck to both of you.
Words cannot express the flutter of my heart as Al states its a bit floppy while flashing his oddballs pants ❤. It's like a mixed bag of Magic Mike and Mechanics. Glad you replaced the fan belt as I can't imagine Mrs H would be over impressed with a gaping glove box on her knee and her tights in the engine bay. Glad your arm is on the mend but poor Fudgy 😢
Fugie, get well soon, I feel your pain. Al, like you being the owner of a total of 6 privately owned leisure, daily driver and workshop vehicles I have honestly lost count of the amount of mental annoyances throughout them all. I have a pair of sunglasses in every vehicle, I find that helps.
I feel for fudgey, I'm in the same boat at the moment. My back decided to go after a good spell, not fun and I'm walking like a 90 year old bricklayer.
Good night Al and fudge and everyone i love watching your videos of you and your doing different stuff on cars and vans please send my best wishes to fudge for me I hope yo all enjoy your selfs at the show when you all drive down to u hope you are all well please keep up the good work up on your videos on your you tube channel please keep safe and warm Thanks again for your lovely videos of you and cars for everyone to watch
I had to something similar with a Talbot Solara. The Pickle jar ( expansion tank) kept filling with sand. Turns out the car had a life by the seaside before I had it in Sunny Surrey.
First of all sorry too hear fudge is off again And hope your is healing nicely Al I bet mrs D is looking forward too this Friday Sat in the kangooley with Simon 😆😆😆😆
Good evening, exciting times, looking forward to progress. Hope the arm has healed. Wishing you the very best of luck. So sorry about fudgie. Welcome to Simon too. Best of wishes to Mrs D.
I washed my Toyota starlet (4K) out once and filled the spark plug holes with water. I ended up pulling the vacuum advance of the distributor and suck in the water out with that at high revs. It worked and got me home
I drive about 15,000 miles a year for work, and I'd very happily do it in this car. I'm not sure what my employer would think - although I'm currently using a 2002 Ford Focus that I got for free.
Some great tinkering Al. Really enjoyed the 305 series, especially now I have the excellent 6ddiesels t-shirt and hoodie. The 305 is bound to attact lot's of attention.
Really enjoyable video as always mate, thank you. Can't come to FOTU, as my Mrs and co are doing a craft stall at Welland steam fair this weekend (just as good as FOTU, loads of stuff to look at!!) Have you got any serious long term plans for the pug after the festival? I know you've put a hell of alot of work into it but it looks like it's enjoying its return to life, it'd be a great shame and a waste to lay it up. Couldn't you try selling it at the festival? Very best wishes to fudgy and his crotchety back.
Is the "Brown Ghak", or should that be " Le Ghaque Brun, (or even is it "La Ghaque Brun",can't remember) installed at manufacture like the "Smoke" in Lucas stuff?
Make sure you use sat nav you dont want to actually go to Peterborough,😮 2 entrances this year one for classics and one for modern cars mate. They have emailed instructions but you know what us blokes are like at reading instructions
They were a terrible thing back in the day, uk cars had smaller rads than French and African cars, but total respect to you and if it starts they run all day, don’t forget your earplugs!
Hope your arm and fudgys back have recovered Did you find out what that weird noise was last time you took it out for a run when you were steering what is the mileage on the Peugeot 🤔
The C-reg 305 I had in the 90s was the later model with the XU engine and electric radiator fan. I used to see the older pre-facelift models in scrapyards, and always thought that the fanbelt layout was interesting, I'd never seen anything like that before. I quite like the tiny little rev counter on the older models as well.
Get better soon fudgie. Nothing worse than a bad back. I suffer at times myself.
Made to last another great video , Bosch belts come in handy
Mark Peterborough
Hi Al we went to GRIMESTHORPE and saw you there. We were going to say hello but there were a few people around you so didn’t want to interrupt. My husband has been watching you for a long time and me for a few months. You make our Sunday with your fabulous commentary and knowledge of everything mechanical. Hopefully see you some other time. 👍
Sorry guys it’s been quite the day, hope to catch you next time Al 👍
This whole series on the 305 has been wonderful! How about a road trip over the channel to its motherland to garner some spare parts for it and its Van cousin from a French Scrapyard?..🤔😎
The 305 gears a'la sump engine always had a bit of a reputation for cooling issues even back to the days when it was in the older 304. If she survives bring her up to Longbridge Deverill on Wed 31st to the Noggin, Nash and Natter at The George. Lots of interesting stuff will rock up!
The 305 will get there I think the back road plan is a good idea and should be a bit kinder on her, plus if you do have to stop it'll be easier than on motorways. She might look a sorry sight, but that was a golden era for Peugeot there aren't many vehicles that would survived being in a hedge for so long. Best wishes to you all, and get well soon Fudgy.
I was glad the heater matix held up as it brought back memories of a 205 and my 1990s potholing expedition into the brittle plastic and dodgy wiring mine.
Tip for ya, go down to your local boozer, ask them for the cleanerr for the beer lines, i used it before on a heater matrix on a 309,it will clean any pipes
used to be able to buy hydrachloric acid at the chemists in a brown glass bottle have used it many times over the years to clean old Rads out but remember to alwayts add the acid to the water not the other way around otherwise it boils and can burn you.
Can't imagine a Peugeot 2008 suv thing being around in 43 years time, even if petrol is still here. Great video on a great car in its day, well that's my opinion.
Even the thought of one of those 'barges' makes me shudder.
Great series of videos on this car. Shame I can't get to FoTU to see it, I'd love to pat its bonnet and say well done.
Am i the only one that would love to see a TH-camr start a restoration series on this 305 now?
No, you are not. 🤞
I’m going for the 305 I’ve got next ! That’s bad but it doable 👍
I’m sure Mrs D cannot wait for the journey and this weekend. Hope there’s room in the car for all her suitcases 😉😂
Hopefully she’s traveling light….. or as we both know it is unlikely 😂😂😂😂
Very unlikely. Safe journey there and back and have fun 🤩
Hahahaha!!!
The white estate looks very straight, Bon voyage !
I once used a Bold container for coolant top up's, smelt lovely. I carried on adding a bit of Bold for a few months, when I eventually stripped the engine down for a rebuild it was gleaming inside.
Biological or non-Biological?😂
@@oojimmyflip Did we have the choice in the 80's?
i hope fudgy alright
jeeze Al theres more heavy breathing here than the old dear that used to do dirty phone calls to my garage no wait that may have been my gran now i think about it!
27:13 Well it's definitely Carba Tooting!!! 😂😂😂😂
Fantastic considering it was in a hedge! Best wishes to Fudgy - hope you’re better soon
Safe journey, Al, I will certainly offer assistance if (when) you breakdown! Marvellous to see the resurrection of a working Pug from the brambles. Hopefully Fudgy's back will settle down, and you can continue with your next cunning plan.
I'm only surprised the radiator phlegm didn't make a break for freedom on the clean white Merc behind! Well known grot magnets, are clean white cars.
Get well soon Fudgy, and Al, you look after that arm.
It's an Estate, just chuck a mattress in the back and haul Fudge along like an ambulance... :D
We have faith in your cunning plan..the turd may have other ideas!! But will be an adventure if anything😂
Result 🎉. Hopefully you have a great weekend and that Fudge gets better soon 👍👍
Oh no poor Fudgey. The pug will get you there and back. Have a great time at FOTU.
Fantastic another 305 video! Cheers 🍺🍺
Get well soon fudgy look after that back, you've only got the one ❤
I remember the old garage at Zeals were the dogs danglies for hard to find bits, there in the petrol station and the old chap there he knew if he had something and usually "a couple quid" for something small and a fiver for most everything else unless it was something exotic like a carb or starter. For tools old Jim Dixon in Bourton often had tool sales outside his little bungalow, he was my rearward neighbour and I got a ton of stuff of quality tools from him over the years, some decent brands and often had a brew with after dropping kids into school there and avoiding going back to the missus as she was always on one about something or other... Rotten cow cleaned me out come divorce, having away both my Merc's which she wiped out one after other as one was a Cossie 190E and she couldn't handle the power and the 280Te was too big for her and she wrote off both :(
Good work Al I’ve really enjoyed the 305 series. It’s a great little car.
Good luck on the road trip. I’m sure you, Mrs D and Simon will get there triumphantly with a toot of the Peugeot horn as you announce your arrival.
I’m sure you won’t need any TH-cam magic where we see you set off and then in the next clip, watch you turn up but in the back ground is your recovery truck. She’ll be fine. A small box of spares in the boot and a few tools and perhaps a few petrol cans of fuel and that’ll do it.
Sundays viewing even if a little later than normal will be a great watch.
Safe journey to Grimsthorpe Castle, and return of course.👍
Had one of these which overheated turned out to be a bad impeller on the waterpump
Good luck Al
Get well soon Fudge
I had to scooch back to the beginning of all this as a reminder . Brought a tear to the eye when it burst into life. Such a pretty, design, for all it's "Plainness" We almost considered buying one new in 1988, but they were a bit old school by then.
Great video Al! Hoping that the Pug makes it there and back with no problems. Get better soon Fudgy.
HiAl All the best to fudger I nursed a fractured spine for a few years sio I know the pain hes going through .. joined the channel to get as much of the madness as i can
Welcome aboard fella 👍
Although I have complete faith in your work, dont forget a towing bar and a light board just in case, Get well soon Fudgey cant be easy for you, all this lovely warm weather and a Capri to finish to.
Best of luck to both of you.
I think I would take the matrix out and replace or try cleaning it .much better in long run
It'll make it, good luck with the trip.
Sorry for Fudge another great video the best thanks Al
Nice one , al and the duo in the bak ground, I wish Fudgie a spead recovery and your arm as well . "mission peterborough"
Words cannot express the flutter of my heart as Al states its a bit floppy while flashing his oddballs pants ❤. It's like a mixed bag of Magic Mike and Mechanics. Glad you replaced the fan belt as I can't imagine Mrs H would be over impressed with a gaping glove box on her knee and her tights in the engine bay. Glad your arm is on the mend but poor Fudgy 😢
paid my fees joined the channel keep up the good work al
Will do fella 👍
Fugie, get well soon, I feel your pain. Al, like you being the owner of a total of 6 privately owned leisure, daily driver and workshop vehicles I have honestly lost count of the amount of mental annoyances throughout them all. I have a pair of sunglasses in every vehicle, I find that helps.
I'm sure you'll get there fine, have a great time & safe journey
Get Simon to drive the green beaver tail… in case the pug shits itself on the way!
I feel for fudgey, I'm in the same boat at the moment. My back decided to go after a good spell, not fun and I'm walking like a 90 year old bricklayer.
Hope you feel better soon Fudgie.
I've got you a present to aid in your recovery, I'll drop it off with Al at FOTU 😁😁🤣🤣
Good night Al and fudge and everyone i love watching your videos of you and your doing different stuff on cars and vans please send my best wishes to fudge for me I hope yo all enjoy your selfs at the show when you all drive down to u hope you are all well please keep up the good work up on your videos on your you tube channel please keep safe and warm Thanks again for your lovely videos of you and cars for everyone to watch
I'm gutted fudgie can't make it on Saturday but looking forward to meeting the master that is Al 😂😂see you there hopefully 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞👍🏻🛠
5.45 al"s in the matrix..............get well soon fudgeman!!
Hope Fudge feels better soon not much fun with a bad back. Have a safe trip enjoy your hard work with Mrs D.
Get plenty of rest fudge good luck with Peterborough trip al
I had to something similar with a Talbot Solara. The Pickle jar ( expansion tank) kept filling with sand. Turns out the car had a life by the seaside before I had it in Sunny Surrey.
brave man wishing you good luck on your trip and god speed lol
Good luck and enjoy the show old spud 😊
First of all sorry too hear fudge is off again
And hope your is healing nicely Al
I bet mrs D is looking forward too this Friday
Sat in the kangooley with Simon 😆😆😆😆
Awesome v log the pug will make it fill the kangooli with parts just in case ,,after its last huragh you should auction it off & donate to charity 🤔
305 starting to come together now Al. Safe journey there and back and have a great weekend. Get well soon to Fudge.
Well done Al great work degunking that cooling system hope journey goes well mate 👍 Get well soon Fudge ❤
Good evening, exciting times, looking forward to progress. Hope the arm has healed. Wishing you the very best of luck. So sorry about fudgie. Welcome to Simon too. Best of wishes to Mrs D.
I washed my Toyota starlet (4K) out once and filled the spark plug holes with water. I ended up pulling the vacuum advance of the distributor and suck in the water out with that at high revs. It worked and got me home
all the best for Saturday
I drive about 15,000 miles a year for work, and I'd very happily do it in this car. I'm not sure what my employer would think - although I'm currently using a 2002 Ford Focus that I got for free.
Hope it makes it al 👍
Great stuff Al . Hope you have a top-quality trip to Peterborough in this classic example of gallic craftsmanship 👍🏼
Just goes to show a bit of perseverance and anything can be saved. Best of luck with the trip.
Great to see this car on the road again
Another great video has always al and fudgy 👍
Some great tinkering Al. Really enjoyed the 305 series, especially now I have the excellent 6ddiesels t-shirt and hoodie. The 305 is bound to attact lot's of attention.
See you on Saturday Al.
Was going to come and see you but my 25th wedding anniversary has got in the way. Hope you make it there and back safely. Get well soon fudge.
Really enjoyable video as always mate, thank you. Can't come to FOTU, as my Mrs and co are doing a craft stall at Welland steam fair this weekend (just as good as FOTU, loads of stuff to look at!!) Have you got any serious long term plans for the pug after the festival? I know you've put a hell of alot of work into it but it looks like it's enjoying its return to life, it'd be a great shame and a waste to lay it up. Couldn't you try selling it at the festival? Very best wishes to fudgy and his crotchety back.
Good job. Hope you have a great festival
Great video Al I hope Fudge is well soon
Good luck with the trip, hope fudge is back soon
Wouldn't it have been easier just to bypass the heater?🤔
Get well soon, Fudgey 🛌!
Nope the more coolant space cooling down the better !! 👍
Just surprised you didn't blow the matrix apart with the pressure washer 😁
I would buy pass that heater matrix as you clean out everything and check everything wat wat ever else you did just take a extra jacket in the car
Working perfectly now 👍
I'm no mekanic but can't you just bypass the heater matrix to save some faff?
Anyhow, safe travels and enjoy your weekend away.
No the more coolant space the better at current 👍
Good luck,
hope you make it and send my best onto fudge
Is the "Brown Ghak", or should that be " Le Ghaque Brun, (or even is it "La Ghaque Brun",can't remember) installed at manufacture like the "Smoke" in Lucas stuff?
Make sure you use sat nav you dont want to actually go to Peterborough,😮 2 entrances this year one for classics and one for modern cars mate. They have emailed instructions but you know what us blokes are like at reading instructions
They were a terrible thing back in the day, uk cars had smaller rads than French and African cars, but total respect to you and if it starts they run all day, don’t forget your earplugs!
She will get you there I'm sure great vid
I saw an old 305 estate near the Old Thatch pub in Ferndown on Thursday 25th (was it this car)?
It’s possible I have been using it for the last week of so 👍
Actually if it was this morning yep that’s me
Good luck bud 🇬🇧👍🏻
You can make it ❤🎉
Thought you had an imaginary friend or 2 for a sec! 😂
I was going to say i think you're place is haunted 😂👍🇮🇪
Hi Al
How do I go about getting a hoodie
If you can shed some light great
Rob
Google monkeez ink you’ll find a little local to us company, drop Derek a massage and he’ll sort one out for you 👍
How easy sit to take the water pump off and clean from in there?
Already done that 👍
Hope your arm and fudgys back have recovered
Did you find out what that weird noise was last time you took it out for a run when you were steering what is the mileage on the Peugeot 🤔
Treat rust spots with crust. It's a legal obligation to keep it on road. Starting to like this old car now
Absolute beast 👌🏼
Hi Raymond and Simon
👍👍👍👍
Put the Peugeot up for sale at the show someone will buy it then come home in the kangoo
Is this the wonderfull Pug engine where the aux belt went round the corner and a electromagnetic fan switch to energise the fan?
Yep that’s the one! Even the fan and it’s temperature switch works😂
The C-reg 305 I had in the 90s was the later model with the XU engine and electric radiator fan. I used to see the older pre-facelift models in scrapyards, and always thought that the fanbelt layout was interesting, I'd never seen anything like that before. I quite like the tiny little rev counter on the older models as well.
What's happening to the car after the show?
Not a clue to be honest it’s not and tax exempt so a cheap run around if nothing else
@6DDIESELSDorset maybe a new carburetor??
@@MikeJenkins-xm6yj god no have you seen how much one is !! 😂
@6DDIESELSDorset if anyone can find a cheap one it's you 🤣
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Why is it not nice to the matrix, is the risk it splits?
Yes the pipes aren’t built for that type of pressure 👍
@@6DDIESELSDorsetgot you. Hence being so ginger with it
Because French
I really hope it's not its final hurrah! 🫤