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[cal844]

Found the source of the water loss/ hot running issues on my estate....

The radiator has a hairline crack where the bottom hose takeoff is welded on

[MacGyver]

Adjusted the back suspension on my girlfriends mpi, was a wee bit low... ?

[mattmiglia]

https://imgur.com/a/UdIz67G

Took delivery I’ve been waiting for

[Big Sam]

Not on the mini, but for the mini.

 

Finally got round to buying some co2/argon mix and a welder to practice with.

 

Turns out if you actually open the regulator the welds look so much better! Who knew?

[panky]

 

Took delivery of a new brake servo. Had a bit of a nasty experience the other night on the way home from a pub meal when the brakes went a bit strange. Checked the fluid level the next morning and it was empty Went round all the cylinders and pipes with no sign of a leak - pulled the vac pipe off the manifold and brake fluid dripped out, probably the cause of the slight burny exhaust smell I get with the windows open. New servo to be fitted tomorrow.

Change the master cylinder too, had this on our 88 998 Mayfair

 

 

Dohhhhh, what an idiot I am   What you said is of course true - where else would the fluid come from except the master cylinder, I was thinking remote servos not the type fitted to late Minis like mine 

Took the old servo off

 

A bit damp in there

 

 

 This is about half of what came out

 

 

The master cylinder is weeping ever so slightly at the back seal but I'll need to move the car around tomorrow and will order a new master next week

 

OOOOO shiny

 

 

Isn't the bottom fixing nut interesting to get back on

Edited by panky, 11 August 2018 - 06:59 PM.

[JXC Mini GT]

Fitted new door seals and also fitted seat extenders, next job is to establish why the seat locking doesn't work

[panky]

With the seat position extenders the locking latch on the seat can be too far back to engage on the bar on the floor. I have to push the seat forward to engage the locking mechanism then push it back to it full travel, trouble is if you tilt the seat forward the latch misses the bar again when you drop the seat.

[JXC Mini GT]

With the seat position extenders the locking latch on the seat can be too far back to engage on the bar on the floor. I have to push the seat forward to engage the locking mechanism then push it back to it full travel, trouble is if you tilt the seat forward the latch misses the bar again when you drop the seat.

Many Thanks for the advice I will give it a try

[bae1994]

Took delivery of a new brake servo. Had a bit of a nasty experience the other night on the way home from a pub meal when the brakes went a bit strange. Checked the fluid level the next morning and it was empty Went round all the cylinders and pipes with no sign of a leak - pulled the vac pipe off the manifold and brake fluid dripped out, probably the cause of the slight burny exhaust smell I get with the windows open. New servo to be fitted tomorrow.

Change the master cylinder too, had this on our 88 998 Mayfair

Isn't the bottom fixing nut interesting to get back on

Mine went the same way (almost hit my mum's car as I was pulling up behind it)

I also found that bolt a pain in the a**xD

Edited by bae1994, 11 August 2018 - 07:40 PM.

[alex-95]

Today I made this, A piece of foam cut to suit my spare wheel that holds a (cut down to fit) breaker bar, a socket to fit the alloy wheel nuts, a socket to fit the steel wheel nuts, locking wheel nut socket, and 4 steel wheel nuts. Just need to paint the wheel now.

 

 

 

and doesn't fall out when upside down

 

[Cooperman]

I did nothing, but my grandson took the tyres off of my 4.5 x 10 Minilites, rubbed them down, primed them and finished them in gloss black. New A008's going on next week.

[cal844]

Took delivery of a new brake servo. Had a bit of a nasty experience the other night on the way home from a pub meal when the brakes went a bit strange. Checked the fluid level the next morning and it was empty Went round all the cylinders and pipes with no sign of a leak - pulled the vac pipe off the manifold and brake fluid dripped out, probably the cause of the slight burny exhaust smell I get with the windows open. New servo to be fitted tomorrow.

Change the master cylinder too, had this on our 88 998 Mayfair

Dohhhhh, what an idiot I am What you said is of course true - where else would the fluid come from except the master cylinder, I was thinking remote servos not the type fitted to late Minis like mine
Took the old servo off

A bit damp in there



This is about half of what came out



The master cylinder is weeping ever so slightly at the back seal but I'll need to move the car around tomorrow and will order a new master next week

OOOOO shiny



Isn't the bottom fixing nut interesting to get back on

We had an issue where the car would drain the reservoir but if I filled it back up the pedal is still perfect, the servo was dry the cap was changed a few times.

We never did find the issue but replaced the master cylinder with a new one and it's been perfect since ?

Edited by cal844, 13 August 2018 - 07:02 PM.

[Readers14]

Took mine for MOT test ......... and it passed even with a decat.
Think I’ve found myself a Mini friendly tester!

[RichMPiBlue]

Put it back on trickle charge in the garage after leaving it off a few days (as they recommend you don't keep them on 24/7 lol). Doing a run to the Cotswolds in it on the 24th-25th---looking forward to taking it out! 

[vyruskiller]

Yesterday fitted a new heater valve - then found that the heater matrix want connected, investigated further to discover it was broken - bugger!