I miss these sort of sounds on a cold morning. If you walked past a car in the 90s on the way to school you could taste the petrol
@ayshanasreen5252
10 ай бұрын
dt
@timothyteerman9297
Жыл бұрын
Bro love the sound of your tailpipe shaking and smoking love it
@SteliosBen302
9 жыл бұрын
Ah the sound of 1980's school runs
@jaggass
8 жыл бұрын
+Benjamin Smith i was always nearly late for school in the 90's because of our renault 5 1.1 tl it never started from cold straight away
@SteliosBen302
8 жыл бұрын
+michael jagger My aunt had a mk1 Renault 5 1.1 that hated starting on a cold damp mornings. my mother had a mk1 0.9 fiesta and a Mk2 fiesta 1.1, both which hated cold starting on a damp morning but my own MK2 1.1 which was my first car had electronic breaker-less ignition so at least it would usually start first time even if left for a week or so.
@jaggass
8 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Smith Electronic ignition is much better than points ignition. No points can wear out and its maintenance free. My grandma had a 1988 burgundy MK2 Fiesta 1.1 popular plus in the early 90's before she died don't know it had points ignition or electronic ignition as i was only a kid but i do remember it prettywell. It was immaculate and very reliable. My neighbour had a MK2 1.0 that hated the damp or cold on average it took 5 mins to get going.
@jaggass
7 жыл бұрын
I was nearly always late for school when my mum had a mk2 Renault 5 1.1 TL. It was crap from cold but once it warmed up it could run all day. Noisy but had a bomproof engine.
@gsoup7850
Жыл бұрын
Back in the day, when a good car was defined by if it would (eventually) start in the morning. Nowadays a good car is one that links apple car play within 5 seconds of turning it on.
@annunaki2012
5 жыл бұрын
You can just smell the four-star petrol :)
@jaggass
9 жыл бұрын
hope you had a great Christmas. I love Fords even more now. got a brand new kuga it did well where I live near Sheffield, S yorks flew up the steepest hills no skidding sliding or anything brilliant. casting my mind back the first ford I remember was we had a 1990 ford orion in the early 90's from new use to call it onion only like 5 or 6 then mk2 H reg 1.4 that flew and never broke down shame we swapped it for a rover 214si got scrapped after a year shocking. we have had loads of fords they never fail to disappoint you. a Capri mk3 or Cortina MK5 Ive got to have one. and of course an old mk2 fiesta like my grandma had miss her very much. it would be a lovely weekend car. old fords were so easy to maintain
@xr2james
9 жыл бұрын
michael jagger Yes I did thanks!Ooo nice!I love Orion's! My first car was a 1.6i Ghia mk2, 1987 model running K-Jectronic.I still have the engine, which was rebuilt by Ford, and only had done 3k on the rebuild :)
@jaggass
9 жыл бұрын
ford MFI engines loved the sound of the buzzing fuel pumps in escorts and orions
@bourbaki5730
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you It reminds my mother and her old Peugeot 205, 20 years ago .....
@xr2james
2 жыл бұрын
Just around the corner from this garage was a Peugeot 205 that a lady owned. Used to love watching her cold start it in the morning while I waited for the bus to school. It always used to stall :)
@floodedcaddy
10 жыл бұрын
As much as I love my Caddy, I'd hate to use it as my daily driver. I couldn't afford the gas! LOL It's also tricky to find that thin line between needing more gas/pumping and being flooded, isn't it? I don't always get that right....and I always err on the side of pumping it more. hahaha
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
Oh, this mk1 isn't to great on fuel either I'm afraid, despite being a 1.1, its worse then my XR2. Yep I find most engines have a trick to starting them, and its just working out what it is :) Luckily I've worked it out for all of mine :)
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
the ford Kent/Crossflow/Valencia/HCS/endura-e lol. was probably the most reliable engine ford ever built. it was tappety but once tappets adjusted very quiet. it was one hell of a durable engine. the engine came out in 1959 and carried on till 2002
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
michael jagger The HCS engine was always tappety!
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
i know it was a happy engine. could go on forever
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
James's XR2 my brother's fiesta mk3 1.1 was tappety indeed that had the HCS in it. once tappets were adjusted it was quiet for about 3 months lol
@xr2james
9 жыл бұрын
lol, they are always so noisy them engines! You could get the OHV engines in the mk1 and mk2 to run so quietly!
@Ficus_blue
3 жыл бұрын
My first car..... GAB 205X. It was a heap but it was great!
@497mick
9 жыл бұрын
do you have the car buy anychance ? i'm trying to get mine started but i don't which wire go where for the coil pack could you help by taking picture of the coil please thanks
@xr2james
9 жыл бұрын
***** Hello, I don't have the car anymore, I sold it a year ago. I may have pictures, and if not I have a Haynes manual. Either way, on mine the positive wire had a ballast resistor thus making it obviously the positive. The wire from the distributor [think it was black] goes to the negative.
@labellamaffia
7 жыл бұрын
Sounds amazing!
@floodedcaddy
10 жыл бұрын
It is indeed tricky isn't it? My Caddy is the same way. Sometimes it starts right up and other times it seems like I need to pump the floor board out of it and then end up flooding it. hahaha
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
It is indeed a little tricky. I've just started using this as my daily and it took me a while to realise that without that slight throttle tickle while cranking it can be a bitch to start. And off course then floods!
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
this is me getting out of bed lol. hope it makes the road again it will be another classic saved.
@xr2james
9 жыл бұрын
I had it on the road December 2013 to about March 2014 when I then sold it and bought a mk5 Fiesta Zetec S instead.
@gambeersagar3367
2 жыл бұрын
Is this a different model because i know little bit about it
@Papa7Bravo
8 жыл бұрын
Sitting low, I like it, was it chopped or aftermarket? Mine you can just about get your shoe between the gap but that's because the stock springs are that worn so it looks a little lowered, though you can shake the hell out of it with how soft it is. dampers very most likely gone also.
@xr2james
8 жыл бұрын
It was chopped aftermarket stuff! But when I had it on the road I used GAZ coilovers and short springs on the rear :)
@Papa7Bravo
8 жыл бұрын
ok cool, I was thinking of getting 50mm lowering springs but feel they would actually lift the car a bit.
@xr2james
8 жыл бұрын
Had them on the XR2 and the front wasn't low enough!
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
old fords don't like the cold im afraid. mind your fiesta was standing quite a while so youd have to keep cranking to pump the fuel up.
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
Yep it starts fine now I'm using it, but it was just to get the fuel level up.Now if its been standing I just crank for a good 20 secs or so, and then pour a little fuel down the venturi. It will normally start and keep running after that
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
thats it
@matthewvwuk
9 жыл бұрын
When was the last time we saw one of these cars on the road?! Sounds like the battery was low & the fan belt needed tensioning hearing that screeching away when the engine did eventually start although not a good idea to rev the engine excessively after a cold start as this will hasten wear in engine due to oil pressure building up! Looks like you burning oil too typical Ford engine! Nice to see a Mk1 Ford Fiesta Popular Plus up & running all the same hope this is still on the road!
@jaggass
9 жыл бұрын
they always go in the end.
@xr2james
9 жыл бұрын
Matthew Lovell Last one I see on the road was this one!Battery was low as it had been sitting ages, hence the lack of fuel in the carb, and the excessive cranking to draw the fuel up the lines. Alternator belt was indeed a bit loose ;)I know not to over rev a cold engine, I don't think it was excessive. Just trying to clear the cylinders and not let it stall.No idea if its still on the road, I sold it last year. Although strangely I was wondering this myself today
@xr2james
9 жыл бұрын
James's XR2 Oh and it didn't really burn any oil when I was using it as my daily car, don't think I ever needed to top it up!Unlike my XR2!
@jaggass
9 жыл бұрын
DVLA vehicle check might tell you.
@jaggass
9 жыл бұрын
the burgundy Y reg MK1 fiesta i saw around mansfield is still going strong runs like a dream. ive seen the first ever built ford fiesta mk1 in a car museum in norfolk not too far from great yarmouth, about 7 years back it it had only done a 188 miles from new. could take photo's sadly. but the reg is JOB1
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
they will be no other car in the world that is as burbly as this and its comes as standard whats it like to drive?
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
It doesn't really burble in the video tbh, exhaust isn't hot enough, And like I said, XR2 burbles more, but that might have a vacuum leak lol. It handled SO well on the coilovers! The standard suspension was nice to drive in, but too soft for me really lol. Was good to drive, good fun
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
still off the road?
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
The XR2 is
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
i hope it survives. hows your mk1 fiesta doing?
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
The XR2 will! One day it will get sorted out. I sold the mk1 a few months ago
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
ive seen a fiesta mk1 in mansfield today i dont live too far from it. Y reg its burgundy mint condition no bumpers on it looks ok.
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
Look better with bumpers haha
@iEldilo
8 жыл бұрын
beautiful.. I really want a mk2 fiesta as my first.
@Papa7Bravo
8 жыл бұрын
Do get yourself one, they're going to go up in value, I was about to settle for a mk2 as mk1's have gone up in price quite a bit in the last year but found one luckily, BUT I am jealous of how cheap parts are for a Mk2 lol, what needs doing to my mk1 will cost about £1250, for a mk2... about £200 probably but you'd have to find quite a rusty one to need to do what mine needs, two front wings for a mk1, about 350 if you can find them... for a mk2, about £70 with postage brand new, the whole front facia for a mk1, another 350 easily, if you can find one... a mk2, I think I recall around £50 brand new. Don't let anything put you off though, they're great cars, have a great following, and for damn sure are rarer than a mk1 or mk2 escort at any car show. No joke, I've only seen about 3 mk2 fiesta's at car shows, about 3 while I'm out and about, and literally only seen 5 mk1 fiesta's ever in person (not including mine) but only at shows.
@iEldilo
8 жыл бұрын
***** Truly great cars, if insurance is not a pain (most likely will be) then I'll defo scoop a mk2
@Papa7Bravo
8 жыл бұрын
+iEldilo nah insurance is cheap, depending on the company it will be really cheap or be about the same as a normal first car if it makes sense? I'm seeing people pay quite literally half of what I'm quoted through I think admiral, footman jack or something, and I think aviva, but basically look at some companies that aren't on comparison websites, for my 957cc mk1 I was quoted about 2200 on confused.com but there are plenty who got cheaper by going directly to some companies.
@Papa7Bravo
8 жыл бұрын
+iEldilo also you gotta remember that getting a mk2 even will be an investment as they will be worth much more soon as mk1s are getting harder to get and prices going right up so next thing people will get is a mk2.
@jaggass
6 жыл бұрын
Im in the middle of buying a mk2 1.1 Ghia. With Hagerty its only £160 to insure.
@user-xv5tp3ne8x
11 ай бұрын
Cool
@jaggass
9 жыл бұрын
when a car wont start with eg a flat battery you can bumpstart it. can you do this to a car that wont start from cold?
@xr2james
9 жыл бұрын
+michael jagger Depends why exactly it won't start. You probably could, but it might take a few attempts.
@jaggass
9 жыл бұрын
+James's XR2 wouldnt be a ford if it didnt start first time from cold.
@jaggass
8 жыл бұрын
Fiesta Mk1's must be almost extinct now. I hope this is still on the road.
@xr2james
8 жыл бұрын
It is still on the road with a new owner :)
@jaggass
7 жыл бұрын
Great the owner must have fixed her all up.
@xr2james
7 жыл бұрын
The guy I sold it to sold it on. And I'd done a lot of bodywork and other work to make it road worthy since this video :) Just needed tidying up when I sold it
@carwrtr1
3 жыл бұрын
This car should NOT have taken 7 or 8 attempts to get it to start. Set the choke and pump the gas a couple times before you crank the engine! Maybe you need to charge the battery or replace it!
@xr2james
2 жыл бұрын
No it shouldn't have, and it always started first time when I was actually using the car. It had sat for several weeks, unused, therefore had no fuel in the carb. It simply took several cranks to draw some fuel up. Full choke, and one pump as enough when run daily, and maybe a tickle of the throttle. Pointless charging/ replacing the battery as I sold the car 7 years ago, and it had a fairly new battery at the time, although obviously slightly discharged in the video.
@mad4tarmac
10 жыл бұрын
that made me laugh mine is the same!!sorted my one out by fitting a later mk2 engine with better carb and had to fit return line to tank and she starts first tip of the key(if driven every few days that is!!)
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
Once I had this in daily use it would start fine every time :)
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
what made fiesta mk1/2 warbly was the lack of a back box just a long pipe its distinct
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
They have a box just infront of the rear wheel and that's it. Some mk2 have an extra right at the front. But yes that is most likely why they sound so nice. I absolutely love the sound, would never change my exhaust!
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
what do you get to the gallon on your fiesta xr2?
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
The XR2 was getting about 32 to 36ish around town, And 36 to sometimes 44mpg on a very long run.
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
what I love about old ford fiesta's is the battery is nearly dying then it starts
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
hehe I love that too, It just manages to get going before the battery completely dies
@floodedcaddy
10 жыл бұрын
Pump it! :)
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
Trick is, one pump, full choke, then crank and give it a little throttle. But as the float bowl was dry it was anyones guess :p
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
done any more work on the fiesta mk1?
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
Nope, not in this weather I'm afraid.Need to pop out a drain plug in the driver's rear floor pan and weld it up. Water keeps coming in when the roads are soaked/ flooded
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
oh dear
@StarterTORTURE
4 жыл бұрын
Needed to crank it longer!!
@fortis619
9 жыл бұрын
Hey man I'm working on a ford kent engine 1.1 and I'm having big problems finding parts I'm currently looking to replace valve seals where can I get them the engine is a 1995 ford kent 1.1 or any parts in that matter thank u
@xr2james
9 жыл бұрын
fortis619 Is that the engine from the mk3 fiesta? I get confused with the names of the OHV engine, I thought the 1995 version was a Valencia?Anyways try eBay or Burton Power.When I rebuilt my mk1 Golf I got engine parts from Euro car parts I think.What other parts do you need?
@xr2james
8 жыл бұрын
Ozzy Enzo LMAO!
@xr2james
8 жыл бұрын
fortis619 I see! Did you manage to find the parts for your engine?
@fortis619
8 жыл бұрын
+James's XR2 yes I did ,there is a shop 2 hours away that actually sells rebuilt kits I pretty much struck gold lol, the engine I was working on wasnt on a car it's mounted on a street sweeper
@xr2james
8 жыл бұрын
hey that's great, glad you got the parts you need :)
@huskyhunk31
8 жыл бұрын
Starts still easily, I guess... How about when it's much colder outside?
@xr2james
8 жыл бұрын
+huskyhunk31 I didn't use it when it was seriously cold, but it never had to much of a problem durring the winter I used it through. A little sluggish on the starter but always started first time :)
@huskyhunk31
8 жыл бұрын
wow, that's really impressive then.... And a pity *LOL*....
@GreyTheFloydianSergal
10 жыл бұрын
My little mk2, being a daily driver, has never given me any issues. How I long for a Mk1
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
Lovely, what model is it?I used my mk2 XR2 for a daily for years with no problems :)
@GreyTheFloydianSergal
10 жыл бұрын
James's XR2 I've only got a 1.1 pop plus, love the car to bits though, good fun to drive
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
SO much fun to drive, do love the old Fiestas. I want another mk2 for a project ;)
@GreyTheFloydianSergal
10 жыл бұрын
James's XR2 I certainly recommend them
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
what year is your fiesta mk1 1980?
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
1982, on a Y plate
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
they went to A-reg
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
yep they did indeed!
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
i cant decide what i like better the mark I or markII fiesta.
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
I prefer the mk2 personally! :)
@ashleymarney7355
10 жыл бұрын
how much is that lowered mate?
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
I think it was lowered 4". [62 long springs] had a load of zetec bits in the boot aswell I seem to remember.When I was using it I had 7" on the rear and coilovers on the front, the 6" springs were too low for work's speed bumps.It's back to standard now
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
6" long springs that should read
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
mk1 xr2's had a back box
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
I say they all had a back box, it was just infront of the rear wheel with a longer tailpipe on the mk2's and base mk1's. I refer to that box as the back box!
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
still cant get over the burble. fuck sports exhausts.
@xr2james
10 жыл бұрын
XR2 burbled so much better then the mk1 did ;)
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
it did.
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
than the mk1 xr2?
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
the mk2 xr2 did burble than the mk1 xr2
@jaggass
10 жыл бұрын
old fords were cool the only let down was rust and cold starting. but you can depend on their engines
@slowgaminglv3506
4 жыл бұрын
this car is real junk doors closed 2 times and is slow start
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