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Miniman
 Post subject: Re: Won't turn over?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:53 pm 
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Whats your location?: Cavan
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What Minis have you?: 1966 850,92 city,98 2.5turbo R33 Nissan Skyline and a 1979 Mini Clubman
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I tink you should burn the car!!!!! Or get a priest to do a exorcism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :twisted:

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:58 pm 
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Whats your location?: SOUTH EASTERN REGION
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What Minis have you?: 1971 Mini 1000, Yellow 1980 Super Deluxe, 1977 Mini Pick-up, 1980 Minivan, 2003 Vectra GTS Turbo Sport, 1993 Calibra, 2001 Transit Recovery Truck.
Location: Courtown. Wexford.
Lads Lay up a bit on the chap..............

He's getting a bad run and he could do with a bit of cheering up not telling him to get rid of the thing. We all have bad runs from time to time and He'll have it all up and running and enjoying it again in no time.


Stan My advise is get it fixed take it a bit handy on the road and enjoy it. If you want trouble free motoring buy a mirca but hey if we all bought cars that were chossen for practicality then there would be no IMOC.

I know nobody meant anything by what was said but just remember the lad feeling crap about his car as it is.

FIX IT...... ENJOY IT...... :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: Won't turn over?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:01 pm 
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FIX IT......[Colour=#FF0000]NCT IT.....[/Colour] ENJOY IT...... :wink:
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:13 pm 
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Well i did think it went without saying to get it legal.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:52 pm 
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What Minis have you?: 1979 850 deluxe
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stan just stick with it im sure once you get few problems ironed out you will enjoy it more keep your head up and keep fightin on :D whant hand gives a shout :P
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:09 pm 
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hey stan,stick with stud when ya get her sorted at least ya no what ya have :D
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:34 pm 
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What Minis have you?: 97 rover cooper sportspack, a bloody metro and MY 61 mini van
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exactly what liam said, when this string of bad luck comes to an end, you'll have a grand car, i had the same sort of bad luck with my old mini, kept breaking down on me, but i just got over it and got her back on the road, keep your head high dude... it'll be back on the road

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stan stud just needs a bit of training like our dog when we got her stud will be a good one in time :wink:
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I had Car(wasn't a mini) with the problems. Turned over on would start with a rev but was a loud tick off it. It ended up that the car had dropped a valve and it was the sound of the piston givin it a good kickin. The engine started a few times but was off one cylinder, then it stop. Didn't find out what was wrong until i bit the bult and took off the head. Ended up replacing valve and piston head.

Not say that it the problem but just a idea. I wonted start it untill i find out wat it is frist.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:00 am 
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Its not even turning over sausage so fingers crossed it shouldn't be that........ We hope.....

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:24 am 
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where is the car today, Wednesday 13th?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:50 pm 
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where is the car today, Wednesday 13th?


Whats so bad about Wednesday the 13th Keith/ Stud is still up in Enniskerry, I heard that he has snow up to the window and is hardly visible! Not good and I'd believe it since I tryed getting to Stud it was not happening!

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 Post subject: Re: Won't turn over?
PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:34 pm 
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Stan i am offering to come up and have a look at it, perhaps maybe even get it going? no promises, but you never know.
I'm only down here in dunloire and wouldn't mind a trip out. *however*, if its got that much snow i wouldnt be able to reach it, plus its now half three so i'd leave it till tomorrow if you like?
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Whats your location?: Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
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Stan, both our cars seem to be cursed. I blame Kenny :D

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 Post subject: Re: Won't turn over?
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keith wrote:
Stan i am offering to come up and have a look at it, perhaps maybe even get it going? no promises, but you never know.
I'm only down here in dunloire and wouldn't mind a trip out. *however*, if its got that much snow i wouldnt be able to reach it, plus its now half three so i'd leave it till tomorrow if you like?


Thats sound Keith. 0857492347 is my number. I'm of school all day tomorrow so any time. Thank you very much Keith! And yes, I understand about the promises! :lol:

Antodeco, I think they are cursed! I can't blame Kenny for it though! He has helped my to much with Stud so I have to be nice to him! :lol:

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What Minis have you?: 1972 pick up
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thanks guys..... i do read these posts

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Right, first of all thank you very much to Keith for getting Stud once again (and I hope you recover from the cold). He got Stud going after an hour and I then just got him out of the snow and he died again as I was about to take off! Got him going again and of we went towards the N11. Made it to the little Bray exit and was about to take of and died again (Note : this was just a trip from Enniskerry to Shankill (20minutes max!)) He started once again and I reved the balls of him and went again. Got to the round about at Supervalue (30seconds anyway from my house) and he died once again, so I was rolling and stuck him into 2nd and tryed jumping him and nothing then the car decided to try and catch fire so I took the keys out of the ignition while in shock and the steering lock came on and I almost drove into a wall! I stopped though and big thank you OpenMini who stopped in his super bright AA van to give us a hand. Got him going once again and made to the house without breaking down again and I haven't had trouble with him since so lets hope it stays that way and I won't have to walk to school in the morning!

I'l leave Keith to the explaining of what was wrong with him! :lol:

He is how he looked yesterday when I went up to check on him.
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And here is what me and Keith why breaking are s**t laughing when we seen Stud this morning!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:11 pm 
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hahaha ! i think they tried to bury it for you LOL!
glad ya got it going again anyway... fair play keith and openmini :wink:

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Great news!!!

Keith seems to be a legend with the Spi!
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Good man. Take her handy and drive steady in her. :wink:

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:48 am 
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What Minis have you?: 1996 BRG mayfair 1275 auto-lyin up now
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1993 cooper spi-completly stripped and upside down!
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rotten shell-found a floor repair panel in the boot tho!
yay another 1 back on the road!! think u'v had enough bad luck for this year(and we'r only 2 wks in!!) just work out the kinks and u'l be delighted to be the owner!

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What Minis have you?: Mk1 Austin Mini,Mk3 Layland Mini,72Van,81 Clubman Estate, 87 Race carand a 2000 Rover Cooper.
Modifications: Mk1: 998 with flat top slipper pistons, 286 cam, 12G940 head 11:1 compression twin inch and a half SU's 5 speed gearbox. Mk3 998 automatic no mods, 72Van is a pile of rust, , Racer is being built but has the works and the 2000 rover cooper needs an engine again :(
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Well done men great to hear its back on the road what was it in the end that was causing the problem,

Well wear Stan and most of all ENJOY
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Merlin wrote:
Well done men great to hear its back on the road what was it in the end that was causing the problem,
Well wear Stan and most of all ENJOY

the master relay box (4 relays in a box!) wasn't getting (reliable) power: on the SPi that kills the fuel pump, starter circuit, ECU & coil and probably other stuff!
so we supplied power from a handy white cable in the front loom, but the connection over heated and smoked the insulation for a few inches. openmini turned up and supplied some spade connectors so we re-made the connection and Stud got home.
a good service with particular attention to the electrics would hugely improve matters.
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fair play to kieth and open mini

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