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Phil - 19 Apr 2006 22:13 GMT

I've just put a metro engine into a mini and have taken the battery
cable and ignition circuit to the built in starter solenoid. All the
posts I've read, though , talk about having to replace the metero
starter/flywheel with the mini ones - is there any reason (long- or
short-term) why what I've done won't work? The starter turns over on
the key, although there's not yet any fuel going to the engine. Thanks
in advance for your coments.

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Barspeed and his magical Mini - 19 Apr 2006 22:21 GMT

Not heard of any need to change the starter or ring gear, they are most
likely to be the same anyway. Any differances might be the solenoid, on the
Mini this will be mounted to the drivers inner wing area, on a metro this
might be mounted on top of the starter, in which case use the Mini starter.

Jono

> I've just put a metro engine into a mini and have taken the battery
> cable and ignition circuit to the built in starter solenoid. All the
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> the key, although there's not yet any fuel going to the engine. Thanks
> in advance for your coments.

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Phil - 19 Apr 2006 22:39 GMT

Thanks, Jono. Have bypassed the mini solenoid altogether - just using
it as a connection point to take power to the fusebox / lights etc.
I've got the metro starter wired up and working - can' t I just keep
it?

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Barspeed and his magical Mini - 19 Apr 2006 23:21 GMT

Dont see why you cant, I have a 2001 Mini classic, it is much the same, the
solenoid is mounted on top of the starter.

J

> Thanks, Jono. Have bypassed the mini solenoid altogether - just using
> it as a connection point to take power to the fusebox / lights etc.
> I've got the metro starter wired up and working - can' t I just keep
> it?

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Anthony - 20 Apr 2006 16:43 GMT

> Dont see why you cant, I have a 2001 Mini classic, it is much the same, the
> solenoid is mounted on top of the starter.

I use the metro starter on my mini, I forget how I wired it up but I
know it works better than the old mini starter motors

-anthony

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Taffy - 20 Apr 2006 17:29 GMT

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> > Dont see why you cant, I have a 2001 Mini classic, it is much the same, the
> > solenoid is mounted on top of the starter.
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> -anthony

Well all Mini's from late 1985 have pre-engaged starters and are very
reliable.

Taffy

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Phil - 20 Apr 2006 22:12 GMT

Thanks for all your help!

Phil

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mwalsh@smad.com - 21 Apr 2006 12:12 GMT

> Thanks for all your help!
>
> Phil

To anyone else that comes along. Aside from the small wiring
modification you need to make on cars that are being changed from an
inertia starter, the only real problem is when you need to buy a new
starter - the pre-engaged ones are so much more expenisve than the
intertias.

Also when using a Metro engine, you can sometimes have fouling issues
due to the way the soleniod is mounted (I know I did in one of my cars)
- on the side at a 90 degree angle to horizontal. Where the proper Mini
one has the soleniod mounted at a 45 degree angle.

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