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[Ol timer]

Loving the look of the pickup

[surfblue]

Treated it to a new battery.

[nicklouse]

First start after rebuild.

[MiniCarJack]

Topped up the dashpot oil... now it accelerates nice and smoothly under full throttle 

[IronmanG]

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[mercenary62]

gona sell mine as the ballast coil is a nightmare im hopless with electrics, sick of it not starting

[leepol83]

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????? love this

[IronmanG]

gona sell mine as the ballast coil is a nightmare im hopless with electrics, sick of it not starting

Give it to someone in the know to make it reliable? Cant cost that much?

[R. Wayne]

gona sell mine as the ballast coil is a nightmare im hopless with electrics, sick of it not starting

I've read your other thread, I can't help but think it's something relatively simple, but out of the ordinary.  Might be 2 or 3 little things.  My advice is don't sell it, but rather, find 2 or 3 knowledgeable Mini-types that are near by.   Buy an appropriate amount of beer (1 case per person in my neck of the woods), and plenty of whatever food customarily goes with beer in your location, invite them over and let nature take its course.   If they are knowledgeable Mini-types your problem will be sorted before much of the beer is gone.   If not, they will be calling their resources.....   at least that's how it works here in the sunny south of the USA.

 

But, in keeping with the topic of this thread, my Mini has plagued me for 2-3 years.   It had an intermittent EI module.....  I know that's unheard of, but it would always run for a few minutes then quit.  Sometimes the module would test good, sometimes it would test bad......   I replaced it with a new unit and my problem "appears" to be resolved.  The PO installed the wrong coil, I believe that eventually did in the EI module.   Tomorrow there will be a test drive.

[MiniCarJack]

Replaced the needle and gave my carb a good tune while visiting the girlfriend's parents in Downton... now it runs like a dream and I guess you could say I now own a Downton tuned mini? ?

[Hamstein]

Cut the front end off!

[Daz1968]

Just drove it today, after over 4 years of working on it 

 

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[maddev]

Fitted LED bulbs in tail lights and indicators.  Then fitted LED flasher units to make is all work!  

[IronmanG]

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[IronmanG]

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