hiya
I putting my boat in the water thurs then hopefully spraying the cooper on
sat or sunday , so will be coming to a town near you in a couple of weeks to
get my engine rebuilt. :-)

Does anybody know which master cylinders are suitable for disc brakes?
My van has metro 4-pots connected to a single-line 'tin can' master
cylinder.  There is loads of pedal travel before anything happens
which is a bit alarming as I'm used to the feel of the later type disc

I came across something interesting:
In every source I have seen so far, it says that unleaded petrol can be used
in Minis made after 1989, or in minis with hardened valve seats.
I found a list of engine serial numbers that are compatible with unleaded

ok stupid question but the warning light on the bottom right in the centre
pod in a 78 aussie clubman mini s
is it for charge or oil pressure? or perhaps something else if there is
anything else?????

How do I tell if it is the right way round or wrong way round?
The Muffin Man

I have set up the technical side of the FAQ now, and will start populating
it when I have some time.
The solution I chose for the FAQ means that we can do with several admins
keeping it up to date. Far cooler, however, is that ANYONE can post a FAQ

I have just spent the week swaping bits on my engine. put it back in the car
and the bugger wont start. Joy! i have gone over everything and it all looks
fine. But i have noticed the coil gets extremly hot? any ideas. also timing
wise you do count anticlockwise for the leads? i am ...

Is it me or is this newsgroup starting to get just a bit annoying and nasty.
I mean the amount of postings that have nothing to do with the Mini and full
of abuse is getting tiring.  Plus there's the fact you let yourself open to
all kinds of spam mail simply using the newsgroup ...

Folks,
Situation:
Standard Leyland Clubman panel van (1974)(well the wiring is anyways!)
i.e. 2 fuses under bonnet

Just bought a Mini Mayfair 1991 and am wondering if anyone can tell me what
the choke like cable next to the light switch is supposed to do. I have
followed the cable to a valve on a water pipe but what is it for.
Thanks

i would like to swap my subframes with rubber cones, all new brakes, engine
gear box etc out of my aussie 78 clubman mini s
and install them into my 1969 mini round nose that has currently got
buggered hydrolastic suspension it it.

I have seen some stage 1 tuning kits advertised in mini mags, and was
wondering if there is any noticable difference? Are they difficult to fit,
or would you recommend having them fit? If yes, where would be a good place
to have this done?

Thinking about getting one... just so cute and handles soo nice. Live
in the Northeast and was wondering how they do in the snow/ice. Thanks
for the help.
-Jack

On the top of my 1970 1275 engine the carburetor has a little cap that
screws off with a sort of small piston on a spring doodad. Never seen
that on any US car I ever had.  In my repair manual it says somewhere to
"top off" there every 3 months. What does that mean? What do you top ...

Hello from the colonies
Thanks to the group and specially Oli for the help with the vac situation.
All is well now with that bit.
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