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If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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not sure if I'm early or late.
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If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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Next put new fuel in tank after draining old fuel.
Now if the plugs are wet, you might want to check the spark. Are there any lose or broken wires on the coil?
Pull the dist cap and see if there are any frayed or marginal wires in there.
Put it all back together.
Have someone crank the engine with a screwdriver stuck in the ignition wire end and ground it to the engine or spark plug. Look for a spark.
Or you can get an inexpensive inline light that will show spark strength. BTW, USE A INSULATED SCREWDRIVER WHEN YOU DO THIS AN DO NOT TOUCH ANY METAL. (if you do, you won't do it a second time.)
Do this with each plug also.
Make sure your ignition wires are tight on the dist cap and coil and plugs.
get a manual.
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I had my 2 HIF44's apart so many times trying to resolve a similar persistent issue, I thought the HS's had the same screen. When I have noting better to do, I'll take apart the old HS. Cheers.
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If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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"Hang on a minute lads....I've got a great idea."
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If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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It appears it was stuck by the rubber/oldgas as it is plenty lose to slide in the chamber.
Still not starting which now I'm presuming the gas is too old. Now when I check the spark plugs they were damp unlike before. The gas is not igniting. I wont have time to work on it again until Sunday or Monday now. I'll get all the old gas out of the carb bowl.
I will be getting a Haynes manual very soon.
And here is a picture of my car just because everyone likes pictures of minis!
Thanks again and I'll keep you posted.
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Also will second and third getting a Haynes manual. the reason is that it gives great info on diagnosis on just these kinds of issues.
And it's specific to your mini. You won't be hunting around the net asking this and that.
You'll be able to dial it in and then come here to ask more specific stuff.
Pretty sure you've got crud in the float bowl needle and supply to the carb. Take it apart and use carb cleaner or compressed air
to dislodge any crud in there.
It might be a piece of crud lodged above the needle in the bowl cap.
simple stuff and don't start replacing this and that. You'll never get the thing fixed.
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Get a manual.
"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May
"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge
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They did some work on mine after it was in storage before I shipped it down to me....(grew up in St.Louis).
My dad knew the owner, the sons run it now I believe. They're a regular shop, but always have a few Minis, Metros etc around so they're familiar with a classic.
//www.jandwautomotive.com/
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