150 replies to this topic

[Bean]

Holy Cow!! Yaaaaay!!!!

[Burnard]

woooooooooooooooooooooooo

[daemonchild]

Thanks guys! Going to need some support to get this car on the road.
Old friends.. The best ones.

[daemonchild]

Ok. So. I've been down to the car to remind myself what she even looks like...

Immediate jobs:

- Get the engine started again (I'm charging the battery as I write, expect I'll need some new fuel?)
- Get the rear brakes on. I can't get the drum over the shoes. Have adjusted the brakes back off and slackened the hand brake. Hmm.
- Finish the front end brakes.
- Get her on wheels and move her to a better garage (!! Yes - with actual light and power !!)

Edited by daemonchild, 12 July 2011 - 11:58 AM.

[Boycie]

Keep going!! There'll be another mk3 ripping the roads up in no time!

[leaky]

We need some pics!!!!!!!

[daemonchild]

Ok. Rear brakes are on - was the damned brake adjusters needing to come out further.
Front brakes on, hubs just needing tightening to torque settings once the rear is back on the floor and handbrake applied.

Still cant get her started though.

Edited by daemonchild, 23 July 2011 - 04:47 PM.

[daemonchild]

Popped round to work on Em today and she now has working brakes all round. Bled and everyfink.

[Bean]

What's the problem starting her? Did you get fresh fuel?

Nice one on the brakes!

[daemonchild]

Hey Jean... No fresh fuel yet.. I'm not sure that the fuel is the problem though as we get nothing with carb cleaner being sprayed into the intake... If she can't even cough at that... I'll get there though as I'll have access to all my spares this week.

Today, for the first time since I started work on her, Little Em is solidly back on the ground.
Rear brakes were adjusted, including handbrake:



Then, with a bit of creaking, she sank slowly to the floor at the back end. Not sure how she felt having new shoes...

Once the rear brakes were working, I felt happier applying the 150ft/lbs or so required to do up the front hubs.
(Yes, yes, I used the magic washer provided by Martin at MRA Minis!)
Then, front wheels on and down she sits...



Just in case you thought Minis were small, here is Katy making Em look quite spacious.
Perhaps I should put a chair in there hmm?



(Or get a bigger girlfriend?)

[danny1]

links dont work

[Sam14]

Pictures dont work

[daemonchild]

Pictures dont work

They are hosted on Flickr... Hmm..
Look through these: My Flickr Photos

[Shifty]

Try tipping a cap full of fuel down the carb.

That usually does the trick.

If theres a spark at the plugs then it will go!!

(unless the leads are mixed up then you'll get a huge flame filled backfire through the carb!!)

[daemonchild]

Ok. Did that Sean.

Turn the key: nothing.
Stop turning the key: splutter.

So it's gotta be spark related, no?
Timing? Not a strong spark? Dodgy coil?