I'm currently cleaning up some old drum brakes and am struggling to free the
adjustment screws on one of them.  Can anyone tell me whether these have to
work in order to pass the MOT.  I'm currently soaking the screws in WD40 in
the hope of freeing them and have also removed the ...

My dads mini has a MG Metro 1300 lump installed, but didn't have the correct
dizzy (the one fitted was an 1100 mini); now got the right dizzy, but it's
got two wires, not one, from the electronic module on the side.  Someone has
said that one side needs to be ballasted and the other ...

I've recently bought my first mini and I'm finding driving quite painful
after more than about 1/2 an hour in the car. I'm fairly tall (5'11") and I
find moving from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal quite difficult.
Anyone got any tips for how to sit to avoid this?

Hi, anyone got any good/bad stories about the new mini Cooper S???
I'm just about to buy one.
Ta
Nige

what where the differences on the late classic Mini models between the
Cooper and the regular Mini?
I just know the difference in horsepower.
Raoul

Look out for Mini Magic on channel 139, men and motors Tuesday 2/09/2003 @
19.00
Sunday 7/09/2003 @ 16.00 and Monday 8/09/2003 @ 21.00
The other showings are probably the same show repeated, good news if you

I would like to recommend a really great product for polishing your car.
It's called Synpol and I don't think it's available in the UK but you can
you can order it on the web. It' s the greatest polish, wax, protective and
cleaning agent I have ever come across. The results were ...

I'm after converting some Rover metro hydrolastic suspension units
into independent units (later metros are linked). Can anyone suggest a
supplier of valves online that would fit (ie mini or early metro)?
thanks

Hey all
in our 62 mini 998
We have this noise from the front ,when the car is slowing down it is most
noticable.

Can you help me? I need electric diagram for Austin Rover 1998 0r 1999.
Thank you.
Gilles

Last Thursday  I came out of the house to find I had no brakes (Pedal hit
the floor with no effort and no stopping the wheels.
So I bled the system, and they remained the same. Next was the master
cylinder, I fitted an new one, bled the system again.

Ey up,
I should be getting a pair of MkII Aussie doors within the month.  \o/
Is there anything I should know about fitting them to a non-Aussie MkII?
Thanks in advance

Hi,
I'm about to start breaking my metro, I plan to keep the engine,
brakes and a couple of other bits and then learn to weld on all the
scrap metal thats left over before taking it all to the tip.

I've just bought myself a Waxoyl rustproofing kit, consisting of a large tin
of Waxoyl a spray-gun and probe.  Has anyone used this stuff to thoroughly
rustproof their Mini?
I've heard it helps if you stand the Waxoyl tin in hot water to help the

HOORAY!!! Thanks to all of you who gave me good advice on wiring up the
spotlamps, I did it today, a really wonderful and clean job! I'd never done
anything electrical before so I'm really happy with myself and very grateful
to all you helpful lot!