I recommend that you start a new thread for different problems. 

I guess you haven't read anything on the articles pages yet...  Seriously, take the time to do some reading.

Hint: You don't want to run your engine without a thermostat, unless you've blocked off the bypass hose under the cylinder head/water pump and installed a blanking sleeve instead.  (//www.minimania.com/COOLING___How_it_works_1009 )

I used to drive from Tuscon to Yuma every monday morning during the winter months for work.  Picked up a rental car on Sunday night, left home at 0300 hrs., worked from the Shilo Inn conference room until 1700 hrs., drove home enjoying a fat cigar and a bunch of cheeseburgers.

They wear and dry out with age.

To repair an axle seal the half shafts must be removed, then the side covers removed and new bushings pressed in and honed to size (IIRC, the ID of the finished bushing should have 0.002~0.006" of sliding clearance to the OD of the half shaft surface), then new seals installed and re-assemble. Do both sides (if one leaks the other is close behind).

Replacing a seal without replacing the bushing probably won't last due to wear allowing the half shaft to move around too much.

Or, the leak could be a leaking Pot joint boot. Sometimes those boots get roughly treated when people separate them to pull the outer ends of the half shafts for front suspension work. A close inspection should help you to identify which it is (or clean carefully and then monitor for where oil comes out of).

Norm

hahaha, can't stop laughing here...i like your style sxsman!!...cool

yeah, i stand corrected, i remember i didn't ask for the booklet, my mistake.

ok, as a peace offering ,  i'll make you taste this fruit,.... best of all, it's aphrodisiac

I pulled up your A/C post where I offered the book, you never replied (or emailed me) .

Please explain to me how I was supposed to know you'd like the book ? Hmmmm ?????? As for my mood, like cream in the noon sun, it has soured a bit. But if 

you keep  , you might be able to make butter yet.

Maybe I don't understand this new engrish either.

As for chastising me , I always make sure I know WTF I'm talking about before proceeding.

But that's just me. 

i discovered a leak originating from this part, not the tappet, what kind of oil seal do i need to buy?? thanks

ok guys, i'll take your advice from now on...i apologize for my being fresh and somewhat aggressive.

first im going to switch to electronic dizzy, i know my current point dizzy is acting perfect, but for how long,? until the plastic part wears ?and contact points dont open again?,,., im going to replace or upgrade my dizzy wires too...the engine is solid, i can tell.

i did some 30 minutes driving today, and i discovered something...as you all remember,i removed the thermostat on my mini because of the overheating issue, thinking that continuous flow of water can remedy the overheating, i was wrong!  i noticed that it seems that the engine is operating idealy on a certain temperature, it hesitates when the engine is a bit cold, but when its hot, say 160F, it rans perfect and very responsive.,, i am going to install that thermostat back again.

and , i also tested my gas tank sender unit, and gas guage....someone here said that i can test the gauge by  attaching one wire on the ground  and so on,,, i did it ,and saw the gas gauge needle went up...  so little by little i am learning the secrets of the mini...

miniestate, i live in yuma az, usa

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I'm sticking with my original post regarding the well placed STP stickers for a cheap performance boost. Any and all problems after that can be addressed with duct tape and Super Glue. I once used bandaids for a temporary fix on some broken carb linkage on a 1965 GMC Van on my way to work one day, (true story) I was never late to work once in 25 years, so I was extremely motivated, (true story). It got me to work on time.                         Mini Estate

P.S. On same '65 GMC Van, the linkage broke on the wipers on a day it was pouring down rain and freezing cold. I got under the dash and used a single paper clip to make the needed repair. The wipers were still working perfect right up to the day I sold it! (true story)

No, not exactly, it was offered as one of many suggestions, not definitive. 

You really need to start being ...

Ok, did you read 'why' it was suggested that your carb jet could have bent?  Or do you know it all already?  Do you really think that minibitz (a quite knowledgeable guy) was pulling your chain?

//www.minimania.com/msgThread/116311/1/1/sick_and_tired#1078694

i remember someone said the reason why why my car is hesitating is because of the supposed bent carb jet caused by sudden acceleration, im like what??

then i discovered that the points where close all the time and thats the reason why the coil is overheating.. my goodness

Wow - will you actually take advice that was already given to you on another thread?  I know that I've seriously tried to help you.  You didn't want to listen to me, maybe I'm not familiar enough with minis to help you?  Please, tell me that you don't want or need my help and I'll stop trying to be helpful to you or for that matter anyone else on here.  I don't normally need it; my mini isn't exactly a basket case.

Or, let's ask the gallery "What's wrong with this picture?"

Ignored Clutch Suggestion (Click the link for full message thread)

We can also chuckle at this video, never seen a bent dog-bone upper engine stabilizer either:

In fact, it looks like you've got a Verto-type slave cylinder pushing on some sort of 'manipulated' clutch arm.  Seriously, maybe plasma ignition, water injection and  a single yellow plug wire on number 3 will help it engage smoother...

Please, do us a favor, learn to read your Haynes manual and Articles pages on this site.  Maybe you'll come to the realization that we have tried to help and now it's your turn to help yourself by learning what you've bought.  Then, when you're able to formulate a question, we'll be there for you.

I agree that there is a proper place for grammar perfection. But no one here is asking for perfection. I'd just like to be able to get through a single post without having to read it 4 times to understand it. I work with ESL (English as a Second Language) personnel daily. But the problem isn't your English. It's the fact that you can go back and correct someone's grammar, and then seemingly intentionally misspell words. It's apathy. And it makes you annoying. On top of that, you are arrogant. People don't like being challenged when they are simply offering help.

I offered to send you a picture of what I thought was your car. Your response... telling me to prove it by asking me what sticker was on the car's rear?

I've offered multiple times to give you advice and help off of the website. Mostly because I wanted to ask specific questions that would be really annoying to have a thousand back and forth responses on the forum. But you haven't once sent me an email.

The advice that I've posted on here falls upon deaf ears, and the ONE time that I thought you had listened was when you said that you were going to try and do your timing with the vacuum removed from the dizzy and capped at the carb. But you haven't done that either. Instead, you post something about vibration.

So here's my answer to your vibration issue.

1) You need to get the engine tuned correctly at idle before you can start diagnosing issues at speed.

2) You can't tune the carb properly until you have your timing issue figured out. Constantly fluctuating time will make getting the perfect tune nearly impossible

3) If you want an actual internet diagnosis, you'll need to post more details than "My car shakes sometimes when I drive it and when I change gears... what's the problem?

4) You've already been given heaps of GOOD advice from some of the most knowledgeable people on this site when you asked the first question and you haven't done anything about it. Instead, you posted about how short shifters made from bicycle handles, flat tin, and unicorn dust will make the world a better place.

And to top it all off, you still haven't put your location in your profile or an email so that someone local could try to help you... as if anyone would actively seek to help you after your internet demeanor.

I said it first, and I'll say it again. Even if it's not intentional.. you're definitely a troll.

o cum' on Sxsman, i only said that i struggle with engrish and immediately you thought that i am from Asia, Lol,, i can very well be a white boy who were not able to go to school due to poverty... 

sxsman, you still owe me the manual instruction on airconditioning, you said you gonna mail it to me when you're in the mood.  ... no good mood yet???

my first problem:

why is my mini vibrating during take off and whenever i shift gears? 

lets see if you guys can answer it correctly... and see how helpfull you are.

and when i depress the clutch pedal i hear grinding noise. 

Red Riley,

I think this was the style you were referring to? Believe it or not, this look became common in the prison system. Inmates are not allowed to have belts, so the achieved result, the dropping trouser look!                       Mini Estate                                   

I don't remember, are you from China ?

Just to clarify, where are you from ? 

I doon't think you should be afraid to ask for help, that isn't the issue, you just need to be willing to accept the help and listen to the advise being given. You will not cure a misfire with a short shift kit, no matter how good a kit you buy...

yes, Spank i notice that you dont reply to all my post  about my mini.

two things comes to my mind, i dont wanna say it.

its just sad in my part, iam a newbie , who is not so fluent in engrish, struggling to explain things about my mini, hoping to get answers and eventually fix the problem, but instead of helping me, some people would even laugh about how i put words together, spelling etc, grammar( as jemal pointed out)  now i have quite a few problems with my mini but im shy to ask, i might be ridiculed with my spelling and grammar. 

as i have said in my past post, if one is willing to help, he will help no matter what...

I can't believe I actually bothered to look at this thread again. Moreso, I'm surprised I'm responding to it again.

Sometimes spelling and grammar count; sometimes they don't. At one time, I was a high school teacher. Haven't been one for a while. Perhaps I was part of the problem people claim to see with today's youth. I'm out now, so rejoice and jump in and take my spot. I'll write your letter of recommendation.

This forum is under the "Social" tab above. Not under the "Professonal" tab. Somtimes people typed hurriedly on a mobile device. Mistakes happen. Sloppiness happens. Style happens. I choose to turn off the autocorrect and spellcheck and so on because some pretty stupic stuff would come out unintentionally that would confuse the message. I also choose to ingnore elements of "Style" that distract from the message, if the message could otherwise have meaning to me. 

I feel so long as one's message comes across, I'm not so concerned with formality and standards of literacy and especially so on an internet forum. 

Also, there is sometimes what's called Native Language Interference and Syntax Transference and Interference and someone who may be perfectly literate in English could come across as someone stupic or careless or who needs to learn to speak / type all proper-like, depending on the listener's filters.

That said, I'm still learning to ignore threads and posters because that's within my power. I thought I was doing pretty well lately up to this point... Damn. Back to the drawing bored board.

Oh, and robsterr Luke, don't take offense that I ignore most of the stuff you post. Your message board style grates on me, but you are certainly free to post whatever the heck you want.

Wait, on second thought-->

LOL !! yup Riley nailed it... actually hammered it!!!

i dunno what "verticle" means,  but using my smart mind  and taking into account the context of his message i was able to conclude right away that he meant "VERTICAL" ... 

my advice, dont just read the letters, understand the essence of the whole paragraph, digest and interpret !!!

and since he cannot delete his post, he just minimized the size of his post just so we wont notice that he mispelled it.....  right??

look how tiny his letters are.. so funny!!makes me chuckle.. lol