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Anthony30

I know the feeling!
:(

Dec 24 2014 04:05 AM

1984mini25

try finding out via Facebook someone you thought you were more than friends with has in actual fact being lying the whole time and leading you on for the last 2

Dec 24 2014 02:17 PM

Anthony30

Ouch!! How cruel.

Dec 24 2014 05:57 PM

AlexMozza

Air leak? Check the vacuum pipes?
Dec 12 2014 08:05 PM

pusb

Is that the one from the carb?
Dec 12 2014 08:06 PM

Anthony30

Pump the pedal with the engine off, and hold the pedal down, then start the engine. The brake pedal should'relax' if the servo is working.

Dec 12 2014 10:16 PM

MaxAndPaddy

Not as awkward as deciding whether to delete them when they accept
Dec 11 2014 12:06 PM

Mini Mega828

Or going through someones profile finding something and accidently liking a post from 5 years ago

Dec 11 2014 12:08 PM

dennismini93

yeah. first time i did it was a pain but i use wing nuts now to help when re-aligning and i mark up where it came off so now its easy :)
Dec 05 2014 05:31 PM

Fast Ivan

yeah easy but mark them first though as above
Dec 05 2014 05:46 PM

pusb

Thanks lads
Dec 05 2014 05:54 PM

pusb

Had my NCB on my Mini until late September when I bought a cheap Fiesta as a daily runaround. Decided to remove the NCB off the Mini and put it on the new Fiesta insurance. Mini insurer sent me a letter proving I had removed the NCB from the Mini, so I sent this to Fiesta insurer as proof of NCB. 4 times I have sent this now, they refuse to accept it as they state "My Mini insurance has not been cancelled, so the NCB off it cannot be used". I have tried telling them numerous times tha...
Nov 27 2014 09:55 PM

pusb

t I wont be cancelling my Mini insurance, and that I have removed the NCB from it, but its like talking to a wall. Anyway today I get a letter from Fiesta insurer asking me to prove my NCB or my insurance will be cancelled at a cost of £50 + the whole years premium. Also a veiled threat about passing my details to the DVLA. I told them to cancel it there and then. Cost me £50 but cant be bothered with the hassle anymore
Nov 27 2014 09:59 PM

lyndseyp27

Oh god - they sound like a nightmare!!
Nov 27 2014 10:43 PM

M J W J

You do know what ford stands for right? Fix or repair daily. Every ford I have owned has lived up to this. They have been utter sh**e.
Oct 11 2014 02:54 PM

Youngowner93

I had a Y-2001 Fiesta with the old OHV engine, never went wrong in fact the most reliable car I've owned!
Oct 11 2014 04:19 PM

Moggyton

Wont go wrong with a ford ;)
Oct 11 2014 06:58 PM

HarrysMini

Things do go wrong on them. My neighbour has one, and more has gone wrong on that than my Fiat of around the same age and price range.
Oct 10 2014 06:07 PM

robminibcy

All depends on hows its been looked after really. My friend brought a m3 golf 1.4 and deliberately drove it abusivly everywhere as once the insurance ran out it was getting scrapped as it knocked rattled and was generall ruined, he never killed it even sat at max rpm for an hour and doing full bore starts everywhere! As a general rule yes vws are compared to other marques but not faultless and I'm a huge vw fan!
Oct 10 2014 07:14 PM

Miniminx71

Probably temping fate but I've had a few VWs - all into very high mileage - and I've never had one break down on me. As long as they've been well serviced, they're great.
Oct 10 2014 09:35 PM

Domneon

you at the Ricoh?
Sep 05 2014 06:32 PM

pusb

Was, back now!
Sep 05 2014 11:18 PM

KernowCooper

They are not that tight I use a 4" adjustable
Aug 27 2014 01:10 PM

pusb

Not yet, that is Saturdays job. I have a timing light so I just need to figure out how it works now.
Aug 23 2014 06:05 AM

AzMaN

timing light is normaly one on positive battery source, one onto a spark plug with a fancy adaptery thingy and one on a ground.
Aug 23 2014 07:20 AM

AzMaN

then just start her up, with the vacuum lead off i think. and it will flash in time with that cylinder
Aug 23 2014 07:21 AM

M J W J

There should be some bullet connectors in the wiring loom that runs through the boot that you can disconnect. The lights come out with about 6 inches of wire attached to them.
Aug 10 2014 09:19 AM

pusb

It was an old rusty one anyway, luckily I had a spare in the garage. I was also lucky in driving all the way home without it overheating. I only noticed when I seen water dripping down when I parked up.
Aug 04 2014 04:46 PM

M J W J

Someone without one?
Aug 04 2014 04:46 PM

BronkoMini

minis or mins?
Aug 04 2014 08:13 PM

pusb

Video of it on this thread http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/287638-knocking-noise/
Jul 31 2014 07:59 PM

HarrysMini

Have you adjusted the tappets?
Jul 31 2014 08:13 PM

pusb

No, still learning all this mechanics stuff! Is it hard to do?
Jul 31 2014 08:30 PM