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[bcjames]

Double post.

Edited by bcjames, 11 August 2025 - 07:14 AM.

[bcjames]

No photos today, but progress none the less.

 

The first job to fit in and around today's meetings was the SRS light. I started at the steering wheel, and checked the rotary coupling for continuity. All good there so I moved on to the ECU unit connector. Disconnecting and reconnecting that, with a squirt of contact cleaner in between those steps, sorted the light out. 

 

Then, a strange thing happened. Trying the ignition to test the SRS light, I heard an unexpected whir from the back of the car. A little priming whir from the presumed-dead fuel pump. I put some petrol in tried to start the car, but no go. Still, that feels like a step closer than I was this morning. 

 

I need to recharge the battery before I try anything else. 

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Add new brake lines to the todo list.

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I had a morning working on the Mini. I'm definitely not as quick as I used to be, but I got in to the swing of it and got enough done to declare the session productive! 

 

When the car was moved here, I went around it and noted all the small jobs that needed doing for the MoT. Some of them were the frustrating job of disassembling running gear to change perished boots and gaiters. 

 

I also found some play in the NSF wheel, which I pinned down to the upper ball joint. That was odd, because I don't remember any play there when I parked the car up, but it was definitely present. 

 

 

That's new disc and pads, suspension knuckle, ball joints, and steering gaiter. That's the NSF corner done and all traces of wobble fixed. Split pins and ride height were finished off after that photo! 

 

For the ball joints, I bought the maintenance free ones from Minisport. They are the Bottletop Racing ones, and were simple enough to fit. 

 

I'm glad everything came undone easily enough, but things definitely aren't as neat under there as they used to be! 

Edited by bcjames, Yesterday, 05:59 PM.