Will it start? That's the question we've been asking ourselves and many UK Barn Finds viewers have asked the same thing. It's a proper barn find car, so we're dealing with stale fuel, rusted components, decades of dirt and cobwebs! This poor old Austin A30 has been languishing in a Norfolk barn / shed for over 50 years, but as you'll have seen in our previous videos, it wants to live!

In this episode, we make sure we've got a spark and fuel, chuck in a bit of oil and away we go. Not the way you should really tackle an engine that was previously seized, but hey, we're here to have fun and take you along for the ride with us. Anyway, what could possibly go wrong when you try to start the engine on a barn find car, eh?

Oh, and spoiler alert our 'new' roadworthy A30 makes a guest appearance in this episode! This little black 1955 Austin A30 is another classic car auction buy that we picked up from Anglia Car Auctions recently. We usually like different cars, but this is one of those lovely occasions where we both wanted to experience the same car....unlike the Volvo Limousine that Elton bought in the last video!

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We mention some heatgun solder thingymabobs in the video. The Amazon link for them is here https://amzn.to/3sOdwhH we bought these about 3 years ago. Nice to get to use one at last!

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We also mention a book by Kim Henson. We have bought two books by Kim, who is a well known owner and source of information on the Austin A30. Well worth a search on eBay for his books!

Thanks to the various members of the Austin A30 / A35 Owner's Club, who have been so generous with your time and knowledge. You are such lovely people! Anyone thinking of owning an Austin A30 / A35 should definitely join up. The magazines are really good quality, too https://www.austina30a35ownersclub.co...

00:00 Intro
02:07 Draining The Fuel
08:48 Changing The Oil Filter
17:01 Our New Austin A30
34:38 Ignition Coil Issues
41:30 We Have Spark(s)!
42:34 Starter Motor Woes
47:50 Compression Test
50:35 Outro

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