Any time a 2CV is trying to race a Porsche Boxer you know you're in the right place!!! Mrs Hubnut always comes through with great emergency on the side of the road solutions! Cheers.
I had the same issue on my mini one afternoon, substituted the choke cable for the throttle, worked a treat! Also you could lock it in a position so it was like cruise control! I do love a good bodge :D
Mate! you are an absolute nutter.....and I LOVE YA! You have bought and driven some utter crap. I love the old cars you have had and like myself I have driven some sheds ie: Hillman Imp,Datsun 180B, Opel Rekord, Rover 45,Vauxhall Chevette etc...etc.
I had a similar experience with a friend and a Chevy Corvair, the accelerator peddle broke off its mount. We used a small adjustable wrench to substitute. Fun of old cars!
I had a similar problem on my Vespa on the A1 many moons ago. Fortunately the cable still reached far enough to attach to my boot. very weird with throttle and foot break on the right foot and clutch and gears on the left hand. I made it the 30 odd miles home. Bizarrely the clutch snapped 50 yards from home too. Well played with your unorthodox bodge.
I've often thought the 2CV needs a hand throttle , for those long 4th gear runs when the right ankle starts to ache from 'pied a plancher', I believe a spare choke cable could be adapted as they have the friction lock , perhaps with a different coloured indicator light (purple?).
Can't say I find foot-down that hard to be honest. Problem is, cruise control needs to be responsive ideally, to keep the momentum up on hills! I'll stick to wearing heavy boots for long journeys...
Many years ago I had a old Opel manta throttle cable went so attached string to throttle. Because bonnet opens away from car left bonnet ajar then had to drive with window down and hand out window. Drove like that Newmarket to Felixstowe!
I call those knots Bow-line not bowlin, maybe i've been getting it wrong. Check where the end of the throatle cable locates in the pedal, if that is meant to swivel or the nipple pivots in a cup effect, failure to do so will cause the cable to snap at the end fitting, likewise if the cable is not a straight pull this will stress the end fitting and cause it to snap off. I had a gearbox fail in an Opel Manta, suspected layshaft collapse, only had direct drive in fourth gear, BUT... i was at our Opel Manta Club AGM so i couldn't suffer the embarrasment of getting towed away from that, i mercilessly slipped the clutch to get going and drove home from South Yorkshire to Milton Keynes in fourth gear only !
It is indeed spelled "bow-line", but the common pronounciation in english that I've heard is more like "bow-lin" (short "i"). It's a super-handy knot for tying the end of a rope (or cable in this case) in a loop to attach it to something else. Unlike more common knots it doesn't tend to jam up.
I managed to recover from the same position many, many years ago using part of an old plug which I happened to have. It was one of those old round pin plugs (5A perhaps?) and I just took one of the pins out of it and used its screw fixing to attach it to the end of the throttle cable. That way you get a new replacement nobble on the end without losing any significant cable length. Lasted for the rest of the life of the car.
Love the 2 CV. Used to see one that was rebuilt. in my work in Los Angeles. I love the simplicity of it . Like a model t. Cheap and so practical. Like my old Vdub van from '71. Mechanics in LA. Are runenesly expensive. Simple cars less stressful and more fun. It's why leasing is so popular here in LA. 200.$ per month and you get to drive a new one. Some jobs won't hire you if your car has more than 50,000 Miles. Rich and carnivorous cats,LA California USA.
I did the same once with a Fiat Cinquecento and a length of twine!. I also found i'd never been getting full throttle before because the old cable was stretching under load months before it failed. fitting the new cable "gained" me at least 10bhp haha.
I guess its easier with more powerful engines. When the cable snapped on my dad's Passat 2.0 we just tied the throttle lever to the radiator with a bit of string tensioned at about 4000rpm in neutral and wafted it home, going up and down through the gears to match the road conditions to the available power. Speed was very variable but it got there including a pretty steep climb in 1st....
Go on lad! Thinking on your feet is always a good skill to have when driving old cars! Mrs. Hubnut knows stuff. This is also handy in such situations. God though, what a weird driving experience! Better than walking though, as are most things...
Capt. Mainwaring would have applauded your ingenuity in such a desperate situation. Some H&S bore is bound to come along and say, 'Is this legal and did you have full control of the vehicle?' Of course if the clutch cable snapped at the same time it would have been a lot different. Only a musician used to playing a one-man band would be able get out of that one! Did your right foot still want to operate the throttle pedal even though it didn't function? Very amusing video!
Love cars from the (now sadly lost) era when ingenuity and a few basic tools would get you home. Nowadays, alas, it's mobile phone and a tow truck that gets most people out of trouble, after a several hour wait at the side of the road of course.
Ragnar8504, do you remember those AA Keys people used to get with membership that unlocked the dedicated AA Phones at the side of the road? Another part of my youth now alas gone....
And this is where you thought an Invo car . Many a throttle cable ' road side repaired 'with rear cycle brake cables . When I've 'repaired ' something and my wife becomes the driving examiner I start doing Star Wars Theme, She really hated me singing that song while riding bikes the more CC the more the Nagging
Necessity is the mother of invention, nice solution there for a get-you-home setup, next time, keep a spare throttle (and clutch, just in case) cable in the boot... :P
For the benefit of any young children or persons of a sensitive disposition watching the proceeding video was a "Professional Driver on a Private Track". More calamities please :)
well done elly,shes a cute car even with elly belly she still got you both home. i used to call my meriva mervaa now i call it merthur tr...err everytime i go to start it i say please dont be to sensitive 3 times and i got all the sensors replaced ithink the computer on the car has got alzheimers
Some people have a wonder woman for a wife that not only is their best friend. But, is a pretty handy ride along mechanic and apparent life coach. Others, write papers for the local university and have a dog that finds their home brewed, 200hp Volvo and its funky 1980's window switches annoying. (sighs)
@@HubNut Oh, no. I am more than sorry to hear and even more sorry to have been so ignorant. There's really nothing more I can say apart from apologizing for being so mindlessly a yobo.
I'm a new subscriber and have been binge watching your 2CV videos! I really enjoy watching your videos, I love how you like to restore old cars rather than scrapping them
Never thought it would like 2CV is doing 200 km an hour, it seems very fast and scary.... This also fun: th-cam.com/video/CRzzeGxosRI/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/f2SaM38Qcjc/w-d-xo.html the first has a v8 and the 2nd has 110 bhp
Your poor wife, she will surely join the pantheon of saints.
"If I don't slow down, I won't need to change gear" -Ian Seabrook
I'm getting a sticker made, who wants one?
3:19, I'd buy one! XD
Officer: "Why were you speeding"
Me: "A guy on youtube said if i don't slow down, i won't need to change gear"
I want one! Famous quote to go down in history now. Lol
Mr bean driving on the roof of his Mini using a rope to steer and broom handle for throttle....
Hubnut: Hold my tea...
Any time a 2CV is trying to race a Porsche Boxer you know you're in the right place!!! Mrs Hubnut always comes through with great emergency on the side of the road solutions! Cheers.
I had the same issue on my mini one afternoon, substituted the choke cable for the throttle, worked a treat! Also you could lock it in a position so it was like cruise control! I do love a good bodge :D
Mate! you are an absolute nutter.....and I LOVE YA! You have bought and driven some utter crap. I love the old cars you have had and like myself I have driven some sheds ie: Hillman Imp,Datsun 180B, Opel Rekord, Rover 45,Vauxhall Chevette etc...etc.
I had a similar experience with a friend and a Chevy Corvair, the accelerator peddle broke off its mount. We used a small adjustable wrench to substitute. Fun of old cars!
Well done,
I just realised I had a silly 😋 grin all the way through that
I had a similar problem on my Vespa on the A1 many moons ago. Fortunately the cable still reached far enough to attach to my boot. very weird with throttle and foot break on the right foot and clutch and gears on the left hand. I made it the 30 odd miles home. Bizarrely the clutch snapped 50 yards from home too. Well played with your unorthodox bodge.
Made my day. 'Just like having cruise control!'.
And again another classic Hubnut video gotta love it 😎
I've often thought the 2CV needs a hand throttle , for those long 4th gear runs when the right ankle starts to ache from 'pied a plancher', I believe a spare choke cable could be adapted as they have the friction lock , perhaps with a different coloured indicator light (purple?).
Can't say I find foot-down that hard to be honest. Problem is, cruise control needs to be responsive ideally, to keep the momentum up on hills! I'll stick to wearing heavy boots for long journeys...
Great video very funny. Could never do that in modern car. 2cv so simple.
Many years ago I had a old Opel manta throttle cable went so attached string to throttle. Because bonnet opens away from car left bonnet ajar then had to drive with window down and hand out window. Drove like that Newmarket to Felixstowe!
I call those knots Bow-line not bowlin, maybe i've been getting it wrong. Check where the end of the throatle cable locates in the pedal, if that is meant to swivel or the nipple pivots in a cup effect, failure to do so will cause the cable to snap at the end fitting, likewise if the cable is not a straight pull this will stress the end fitting and cause it to snap off.
I had a gearbox fail in an Opel Manta, suspected layshaft collapse, only had direct drive in fourth gear, BUT... i was at our Opel Manta Club AGM so i couldn't suffer the embarrasment of getting towed away from that, i mercilessly slipped the clutch to get going and drove home from South Yorkshire to Milton Keynes in fourth gear only !
It is indeed spelled "bow-line", but the common pronounciation in english that I've heard is more like "bow-lin" (short "i").
It's a super-handy knot for tying the end of a rope (or cable in this case) in a loop to attach it to something else. Unlike more common knots it doesn't tend to jam up.
I managed to recover from the same position many, many years ago using part of an old plug which I happened to have. It was one of those old round pin plugs (5A perhaps?) and I just took one of the pins out of it and used its screw fixing to attach it to the end of the throttle cable. That way you get a new replacement nobble on the end without losing any significant cable length. Lasted for the rest of the life of the car.
Ian, I lol'd at this as the exact same happened to me over 10 years ago with my LDV Convoy and I used a reel of copper wire to get home
Nice work!
It worked and got me home albeit with a sore hand that ended up looking like tram lines lol
Love the 2 CV. Used to see one that was rebuilt. in my work in Los Angeles. I love the simplicity of it . Like a model t. Cheap and so practical. Like my old Vdub van from '71.
Mechanics in LA. Are runenesly expensive. Simple cars less stressful and more fun.
It's why leasing is so popular here in LA. 200.$ per month and you get to drive a new one. Some jobs won't hire you if your car has more than 50,000
Miles. Rich and carnivorous cats,LA California USA.
I did the same once with a Fiat Cinquecento and a length of twine!. I also found i'd never been getting full throttle before because the old cable was stretching under load months before it failed. fitting the new cable "gained" me at least 10bhp haha.
My fave hubnut video to date!
I guess its easier with more powerful engines. When the cable snapped on my dad's Passat 2.0 we just tied the throttle lever to the radiator with a bit of string tensioned at about 4000rpm in neutral and wafted it home, going up and down through the gears to match the road conditions to the available power. Speed was very variable but it got there including a pretty steep climb in 1st....
Yeah, 29bhp isn't the most! We did a similar bodge to you at first, but didn't get very far.
Go on lad! Thinking on your feet is always a good skill to have when driving old cars! Mrs. Hubnut knows stuff. This is also handy in such situations. God though, what a weird driving experience! Better than walking though, as are most things...
Capt. Mainwaring would have applauded your ingenuity in such a desperate situation. Some H&S bore is bound to come along and say, 'Is this legal and did you have full control of the vehicle?' Of course if the clutch cable snapped at the same time it would have been a lot different. Only a musician used to playing a one-man band would be able get out of that one! Did your right foot still want to operate the throttle pedal even though it didn't function? Very amusing video!
Yes, I did go for the throttle with my foot several times!
Love cars from the (now sadly lost) era when ingenuity and a few basic tools would get you home. Nowadays, alas, it's mobile phone and a tow truck that gets most people out of trouble, after a several hour wait at the side of the road of course.
Honestly, for Joe Average it was the nearest phone box and tow truck/AA even 30 years ago!
Ragnar8504, do you remember those AA Keys people used to get with membership that unlocked the dedicated AA Phones at the side of the road? Another part of my youth now alas gone....
Had to drive like that on a Optare mini bus with Arriva buses ah the good ald days
Frank the mechanic bodged temp fix.
Knowing what the roads are like in your neck of the woods I bet secretly deep down this was terrifying 😂
Never ever seen that before , well done
This is how bus fitters used to fix MCW Metroriders when the throttle cable snapped!
that was awesome. can't believe you drove it home like that. must be a law against it. lol
I was perfectly in control of my vehicle officer...
mine snapped in my mini, i had to tie it to the choke, that was a fun drive home.
+Soulware3D Ah, but at least you made it! Harder to bodge around a computer fault...
I have always fancied a 2CV
Brilliant! You don't get this sort of ingenuity any more with modern cars.
Oh I don't know. You've not seen me coax a Nissan LEAF 20 miles further than it thought we should get.
You could do it to anything with throttle cable i guess, just don't expect it to run good.
Boss ,well done .love 2cv's
And this is where you thought an Invo car . Many a throttle cable ' road side repaired 'with rear cycle brake cables . When I've 'repaired ' something and my wife becomes the driving examiner I start doing Star Wars Theme, She really hated me singing that song while riding bikes the more CC the more the Nagging
Was riding behind this car the other day on my bike haha
Necessity is the mother of invention, nice solution there for a get-you-home setup, next time, keep a spare throttle (and clutch, just in case) cable in the boot... :P
I normally do. In fact, last time a clutch able failed, I had a spare in the boot and was able to change it in a car park.
Ha ha don't try this at home kids. When you get moving it's like a scene from street hawk where he's supposedly doing 300mph!
For the benefit of any young children or persons of a sensitive disposition watching the proceeding video was a "Professional Driver on a Private Track". More calamities please :)
had a similar problem with my 2cv, it didn't snap, but it was sticky, well it got stuck on full throttle.....
well done elly,shes a cute car even with elly belly she still got you both home.
i used to call my meriva mervaa now i call it merthur tr...err everytime i go to start it i say please dont be to sensitive 3 times and i got all the sensors replaced ithink the computer on the car has got alzheimers
Thanks. She is cute, and she nearly always gets me home, even when problems strike. The beauty of not having any computers!
Can you remember when clutch cables always broke in the same place
Seeing as the clutch cable failed on this car in exactly that way a few years ago, yes!
Ratchet strap for the win... Ride 'em cowboy...
A Mr Bean style invention.
Looks a bit like guiding a horse...but you have two (2cv = deux chevaux, two horses)!
your great 2cv :) I see your window up. Is it hard to find the little part that holds both windows shut?
No parts are hard to find for the 2CV. That's the great thing about them.
Some people have a wonder woman for a wife that not only is their best friend. But, is a pretty handy ride along mechanic and apparent life coach. Others, write papers for the local university and have a dog that finds their home brewed, 200hp Volvo and its funky 1980's window switches annoying. (sighs)
If it makes you feel better, we are no longer together...
@@HubNut Oh, no. I am more than sorry to hear and even more sorry to have been so ignorant. There's really nothing more I can say apart from apologizing for being so mindlessly a yobo.
You weren't to know. These things happen. It's all pleasant and this video will remain as a tribute to her skills!
@@HubNut If I may be the hopeless American that I am, God bless. :)
Why didn't my mechanic do this?
White knuckle ride in a deuche!!! LOL
You legend!
Are these cables on a 2CV a weak point I wondered? Then just towards the end you tell us failed while you were chasing a Porsche Boxster. .........Um
I've had this 2CV for 17 years, and it's the first throttle cable I can remember breaking.
Oh and we were catching a Boxster. He put his foot down when he looked in the mirror!
Just like driving twc with peculiar controls
それは馬車の手綱ですか？・・・最高！🤣
Bet that was bizarre driving lol
+RichieT5 Certainly was, but a classic owner must be prepared for anything.
Could you not have tied the rope around the pedal?
No. The pivot area is too small.
I'm a new subscriber and have been binge watching your 2CV videos! I really enjoy watching your videos, I love how you like to restore old cars rather than scrapping them
Never thought it would like 2CV is doing 200 km an hour, it seems very fast and scary.... This also fun: th-cam.com/video/CRzzeGxosRI/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/f2SaM38Qcjc/w-d-xo.html the first has a v8 and the 2nd has 110 bhp
that's ace :) :)
"What do you do when your throttle cable snaps"
th-cam.com/video/KJCZ1VrxSFA/w-d-xo.html
ride um cowboy
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