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[ToM 2012]

 

what about powdercoat on the exhaust down pipe will this be ok? 

 

No haha strip it off and either leave it bare or get it chromed ;)

 

paint stripper? be easier? i only have a week and half lol havent got the time to have it chromed plus i need every penny for petrol and a pack of crisps 

[ToM 2012]

  Covering the wires up will make a fire more likely, don't do that.  Just don't let the system fall into disrepair and don't put the wrong rating or type of fuse in anything.

wouldnt covering all the wire connections in copper grease help? or vasaline? 

[ToM 2012]

I had a battery cable melt onto the exhaust, causing a massive, unfused short circuit. Boiled the battery before I could jump out the car and pull the lead off. 99% fires will be electric based. All these can be prevented by regular inspection of the loom in the important places (fuse box, rear lights where they get knocked in the boot, main battery cable). Also make sure the cover is over the battery in the boot!

will do definately cheers 

[rally515]

 

 

what about powdercoat on the exhaust down pipe will this be ok? 

 

No haha strip it off and either leave it bare or get it chromed ;)

 

paint stripper? be easier? i only have a week and half lol havent got the time to have it chromed plus i need every penny for petrol and a pack of crisps 

 

 

Yeah paint stripper should do but might have gotten a little tacked on from the heat cycles.

 

Were are you off to T ?

[KernowCooper]

Perrished fuel pipes on the carb and to pump need watching

[ToM 2012]

Perrished fuel pipes on the carb and to pump need watching

hi all the pipes are new will this be fine or should i take some spare with me? 

[ToM 2012]

 

 

 

what about powdercoat on the exhaust down pipe will this be ok? 

 

No haha strip it off and either leave it bare or get it chromed ;)

 

paint stripper? be easier? i only have a week and half lol havent got the time to have it chromed plus i need every penny for petrol and a pack of crisps 

 

 

Yeah paint stripper should do but might have gotten a little tacked on from the heat cycles.

 

Were are you off to T ?

 

posted on it mate take a look on the map 2nd one down on what to take with me on the trip 

[Willthewelder]

One good tip my grandad used to do in his mini was keep a pair of side cutters slipped down the side of the battery. If things do go wrong very quickly you can chop throug the cable in a emergency if required

[ToM 2012]

One good tip my grandad used to do in his mini was keep a pair of side cutters slipped down the side of the battery. If things do go wrong very quickly you can chop throug the cable in a emergency if required

i dont fancy cutting threw a live wire lol wont i go bang? 

[mini93]

 

One good tip my grandad used to do in his mini was keep a pair of side cutters slipped down the side of the battery. If things do go wrong very quickly you can chop throug the cable in a emergency if required

i dont fancy cutting threw a live wire lol wont i go bang? 

 

Negative side also happens to be in the boot

[Gremlin]

 

One good tip my grandad used to do in his mini was keep a pair of side cutters slipped down the side of the battery. If things do go wrong very quickly you can chop throug the cable in a emergency if required

i dont fancy cutting threw a live wire lol wont i go bang? 
 

Negative side also happens to be in the boot

Good luck cutting through battery cable with side cutters, I dont even have to run round to the boot, i just reach behind me and rip it off, or just reach down and turn off the battery isolator switch

[mini93]

 

 

 

One good tip my grandad used to do in his mini was keep a pair of side cutters slipped down the side of the battery. If things do go wrong very quickly you can chop throug the cable in a emergency if required

i dont fancy cutting threw a live wire lol wont i go bang? 
 

Negative side also happens to be in the boot

Good luck cutting through battery cable with side cutters, I dont even have to run round to the boot, i just reach behind me and rip it off, or just reach down and turn off the battery isolator switch

 

There's that... but of course, all being well. All wires correctly protected from chaifing, no fire should start in the 1st place and if it does, not likely to be at the battery

[mab01uk]

There has been at least one Mini destroyed by fire on here when metal spanners slid across the boot and shorted out an uncovered battery.........

[ToM 2012]

There has been at least one Mini destroyed by fire on here when metal spanners slid across the boot and shorted out an uncovered battery.........

i will be making sure my battery is coverd and tank as all the tools will be going in the boot. 

[Mk1Dave]

Cigarette flicked out the window getting sucked in through the open rear window on to the nvq paper work you had lovingly thrown on the back seat. That caught me out in my yoof once. Better excuse then the dog ate it ;)