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[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Judging by what people have said hear and other topics I decided to just take the dim dip fuse out. Sorted!

I popped to mini spares Midlands (David manners) bought a standard heater valve again and after a lap round the block it has started to leak. They are sending one to me but I have the mot on Thursday. I already have a dsn alloy take off but the hose won't reach. I do have an old inline spi type one but it sounds a bit crusty might give that a try with a spare bit of hose.

[Itsaminithing]

.... it sounds a bit crusty....

 

I know that feeling

Leave it to soak overnight in warm water & Vanish -it's great for removing embedded rust from rubber or plastic without damaging any metal parts.
 

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

I've put another head based heater valve back on for now.
MOT time tomorrow. I not expecting pass more an idea of what I need to fix. I'm a bit paranoid on the emissions side of things is there anywhere I can check the original age of the block. The number is now machined off following the rebore. The number on the log book is just numbers.

Edited by HUBBA.HUBBA, 22 August 2018 - 05:38 PM.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

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Boom!
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Today is a good day. Flew through the emissions. Lucky I took my log book which states what the immissions test should be for it. 3.5% CO is the limit,mine was 0.8%

[GraemeC]

Result!  Does look well sat there.

[panky]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[nicklouse]

now make up an engine number and get it added to the V5c

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

now make up an engine number and get it added to the V5c

How would I do That?

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Result! Does look well sat there.

The front is a bit low since I put the engine in. Will have to raise the hi-lows abit

Edited by HUBBA.HUBBA, 23 August 2018 - 02:02 PM.

[nicklouse]

 

now make up an engine number and get it added to the V5c

How would I do That?

 

we just made one up and stamped it on the block. you could do the same with a tag. it is only a means of IDing it and could be anything. EG HUBBAHUBBA01 (rules may have changed since it did this so check with someone).

[alex-95]

 

 

now make up an engine number and get it added to the V5c

How would I do That?

 

we just made one up and stamped it on the block. you could do the same with a tag. it is only a means of IDing it and could be anything. EG HUBBAHUBBA01 (rules may have changed since it did this so check with someone).

 

I made up my own number and got the v5 changed back in may/june, was fine apart from taking ages to get it changed and then when i got it back they didn't change the engine capacity to 1293 to 998 .

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

now make up an engine number and get it added to the V5c

How would I do That?

we just made one up and stamped it on the block. you could do the same with a tag. it is only a means of IDing it and could be anything. EG HUBBAHUBBA01 (rules may have changed since it did this so check with someone).

Umm....I like the sound of that.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

now make up an engine number and get it added to the V5c

How would I do That?

we just made one up and stamped it on the block. you could do the same with a tag. it is only a means of IDing it and could be anything. EG HUBBAHUBBA01 (rules may have changed since it did this so check with someone).

I made up my own number and got the v5 changed back in may/june, was fine apart from taking ages to get it changed and then when i got it back they didn't change the engine capacity to 1293 to 998 .

I tried changing the cc on mine last month but I need a letter from a garage to prove it

[hazpalmer14]

 

 

 

 

now make up an engine number and get it added to the V5c

How would I do That?

we just made one up and stamped it on the block. you could do the same with a tag. it is only a means of IDing it and could be anything. EG HUBBAHUBBA01 (rules may have changed since it did this so check with someone).

I made up my own number and got the v5 changed back in may/june, was fine apart from taking ages to get it changed and then when i got it back they didn't change the engine capacity to 1293 to 998 .

I tried changing the cc on mine last month but I need a letter from a garage to prove it

 

 

Just go to a friendly garage and get them to write a letter with their logo on top and jsut signed at the bottom. When i bought my mini it was a 1275 not a 998 sebt a letter along with log book and they changed it

[alex-95]

 

 

 

 

 

now make up an engine number and get it added to the V5c

How would I do That?

we just made one up and stamped it on the block. you could do the same with a tag. it is only a means of IDing it and could be anything. EG HUBBAHUBBA01 (rules may have changed since it did this so check with someone).

I made up my own number and got the v5 changed back in may/june, was fine apart from taking ages to get it changed and then when i got it back they didn't change the engine capacity to 1293 to 998 .

I tried changing the cc on mine last month but I need a letter from a garage to prove it

 

 

Just go to a friendly garage and get them to write a letter with their logo on top and jsut signed at the bottom. When i bought my mini it was a 1275 not a 998 sebt a letter along with log book and they changed it

 

As above, I pre wrote a letter with what I had done to the car for the local garage I know so he could just check it and then copy it to his logo'd paper and sign it.