hey gus, im kinda new here and new to the mini. ive only had mine since december and because of this whole pandemic i was stuck away from it since january until now. unfortunatly as well i dont know all that much about cars and i bought a mini to teach myslef about them, i feel like i know a fair bit about it now but i just cant figure this out.
Now the reason it wont start is because while i was driving it one time the engine steady bolt fell out and smacked the engine up against the bulkhead bending the jet assembly and putting a crack in the intake manifold. So i got a new carb to be safe and a new intake manifold. fitted it all and it started and ran, kind of. took it out for a test drive and it lasted about half a mile down the road until it just died and wouldnt turn back on. now ive checked the battery and its fine. ive checked the sparks and theyre all good and ive checked the fuel line and thats good too. for the life of me i cant figure it out and any help would be appreciated.
thanks in advance,
James.