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[minimole]

sorry abot thread jacking but on the subject of lights. the big centre speedo what are the yellow light type things for? am i right in thinking they are something to do with the oil?

[Jordie]

IGN and OIL on my centre speedo

Check for air leaks around the carb, adjust mixture and check pipe for any blockages which may have got in during changing.

[binge]

Registering the car as SORN is pathetic mate. It will take you a day at the most to get it sorted! :tongue:

Im not sure how much fuel line you need, Wheather its right from the petrol tank or not.
But get yourself on

www.minispares.com
www.minisport.com

Or any other mini website.

Get yourself a new fuel line. It will be delivered within a day or 2.
Spend a day fitting it properly.
And while your at it. Why not buy yourself a Haynes manual and learn the basics of a car!


<|Ben|>

[Cookie Monster]

I think the signature say's it all. Mini's need a little TLC now and then and a calm person to work on them. It is no good taking short cuts as you ahve already found out. Fit the right part in the right place and all should be hunkydory.

[Big_Adam]

well i'm off to get some more pipe then, if the shop don't have any close enought to the correct size i'll get some on line.

[Big_Adam]

i would now like to publicly say this

i'm an idiot for putting the wrong size fuel pipe on

yes i did put the srong size tube on, i'm a berk. got a new problem now though so i'm makeing a new thread.

cheers for all your help

[Mandgands]

is that the problem fixed then?

[Big_Adam]

yes and no,

i fixed the one pipe i put the small fuel line one. took a drive to buy more clips and did two other tubes.

now the car won't start. it did start then when i tryed to reverese it died. then i tryed again. died again. now no start. it turns over nicly but no start.

[Mandgands]

have you took the float bowl cover off to see if the carb is getting fuel?

[Big_Adam]

have you took the float bowl cover off to see if the carb is getting fuel?

the what, er.. please exspanle in a very simple way. as i am an idiot. or can you tell me were it is the haynes book

[Guess-Works.com]

This may seem off the wall, but check your battery cable from the battery to the front of the car, especially the point where it goes past the exhaust at the back of the front subframe...

Maybe nothing but all of the above could well mean that it's shorting out against the body/exhaust and would cause all of the symptoms you are describing...

[Mandgands]

it is bolted on to the carb. take the 3 screws off and lift he lid off, it should be 3/4 full of fuel. I had the same problem as you a while back, it turned out to be the fuel filter. try taking it off and see what happens from there.

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[Big_Adam]

oooowwww. thats what that is,

okay i'll do that tommorow. but another question. were dose the other pipe go to. i got two pies on my flot thingy. one from the pump and the other.....buggers off whos knows were.

[Big_Adam]

This may seem off the wall, but check your battery cable from the battery to the front of the car, especially the point where it goes past the exhaust at the back of the front subframe...

Maybe nothing but all of the above could well mean that it's shorting out against the body/exhaust and would cause all of the symptoms you are describing...

i will definatly have to try that. i'll take my car to college one day and use the life of just jack it up when the wethers a bit nicer. because it bloody freezing today. althought the car started. i used one of those battire things. er...don't know what thier called but you use then to jump start. ran fine. ahtlough it did die once when i took off the handbreak which makes no sence what-so-ever

[Mandgands]

the other pipe coming from the float bowl is just a vent. it just goes down the back of the engine bay and spits out any excess fuel from the bowl.