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[mini1234mini]

Hi to all I have a 1988 mini advantage that i have just put a 1275 engine in pulcked from a metro. i have 3 questions that i carnt figure out.

1) Can i use the metro electric dizzy system on my mini which i think has ballest ignition and if so how do i wire it up ? i have the coil to match the dizzy also.

2) As the metro head had not got a bypass hose is it ok to use a blanking sleve or drill the 8 small holes in the thermostat that is recomended as i am not able to add a expansion tank due to engine bay space.... and finaly

3) The metro head has not got a drilling for the heater control valve, , is it possable to put the pipe from the heater to the old contol unit into a water fed manifold... then add a pipe to the lower part of the metro thermostat housing .... just to keep the flow.

Thanks alot everyone look forward to hearing your solutions.

[karl & his cooper]

Hi to all I have a 1988 mini advantage that i have just put a 1275 engine in pulcked from a metro. i have 3 questions that i carnt figure out.

1) Can i use the metro electric dizzy system on my mini which i think has ballest ignition and if so how do i wire it up ? i have the coil to match the dizzy also.


- Pink/White ballast wire needs to be disconnected from the coil.
- White/Black wire from dizzy to coil no longer needed
- White/Yellow wire

[karl & his cooper]

Hi to all I have a 1988 mini advantage that i have just put a 1275 engine in pulcked from a metro. i have 3 questions that i carnt figure out.

1) Can i use the metro electric dizzy system on my mini which i think has ballest ignition and if so how do i wire it up ? i have the coil to match the dizzy also.



-Pink/White balast wire needs to be removed and replace with a 12v feed to the coil +ve with an inline fuse that is live when your ignition switch is
-White/Yellow from coil +ve to starter isn't needed
-White/Black wire from dizzy to coil -ve isnt needed there still will be one white/back wire that runs off to the instrutment cluster

hope this helps

[mini1234mini]

Hi to all I have a 1988 mini advantage that i have just put a 1275 engine in pulcked from a metro. i have 3 questions that i carnt figure out.

1) Can i use the metro electric dizzy system on my mini which i think has ballest ignition and if so how do i wire it up ? i have the coil to match the dizzy also.


- Pink/White ballast wire needs to be disconnected from the coil.
- White/Black wire from dizzy to coil no longer needed
- White/Yellow wire

Thank for replying

so my original wire to the points now goes to the black wire on the new dizzy ?

[karl & his cooper]

do you have a dizzy with a black amplifier box that has 2 or 3 pins on it?

[mini1234mini]

[quote name='karl & his cooper' date='Apr 11 2009, 10:49 PM' post='1416374']
do you have a dizzy with a black amplifier box that has 2 or 3 pins on it?


It has got the two wires out of the plug after thinking about your last reply i think i have figured out how to wire it up ... ill try tomorow fingers crossed

[karl & his cooper]

Lol you sure you want to risk it?

[mini7boy]

have you seen these? I hope they help. Good Luck !!

http://miniclassic.y...pic/1573?page=1

http://www.minifinit...w...7&mode=view

this one(below) has test procedures
http://www.minifinit...e...=22&t=80892


after reading the ones above, you may not need those which follow.

http://www.minifinit...le.php?id=19403

http://www.theminifo...tronic igintion
the photos don't display on this one(above)

http://www.theminifo...howtopic=115605

http://www.minifinit...t=65dm4#p157182