Hi From A New Member In Kent

My son and I both have mini's a 1971 and a 1965.  We have been successfully driving them for about a year or so.  My sons car is his first road car as he is new to driving too.  He wanted a classic mini from around the age of 10.  We like the chat and information in the forum and have a few small projects underway to enhance and improve our cars.  We look forward to hearing from the members on their experiences and projects.

 

Our first project is a poorly 1971....running on 3 cyl. We've just done a compression test and got Left to Right Cylinder 4 = 80psi/5.5kg/cm Cylinder 3 = 70psi/4.9kg/cm Cylinder 2 = 0/0 and Cylinder 1 = 90psi/6.2kg/cm

 

So I think we need the head off to see if its top end (We hope it is) or more serious as a rebuild.....we would welcome any insights on compression as these seem all over the place (Apart from 2 that is broken)

 

Many thanks

Madadmini65     

welcome,sorry about the motors health.I would expect 150psi or thereabouts,Check valve clearance before dismantling would be my first plan.Good luck.Steve..

Sounds like you've got your hands full!These cars are a bloody pain at timea but once out on the road seem to forget the issues it's caused 😂

I'm also Kent. Just outside Ashford 👋