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So, I took it for a spin today and was pretty disappointed in the performance, till I got back to the shop and found the acc cable had slipped and...

Well, just in case I ordered 5 sets of these special o-rings from England, had to special order half of them, the rest they had in stock. You'd...

Yes, but what if it runs fine for a while, then takes a crap again? I still don't know why it did that.....

Just to bring everyone up to speed, today I put the original carb back together with the original o-rings in the choke, I did swipe a little...

So, no joy in Mudville yet........... Can't find any issue with the choke o-rings in either carb, and I decided it can't be a stuck float as no...

more like Yap! Yap! :-) It's a classic Mini after all.....

I took a few days and finished up some other projects in the shop, then tonight I took another look at why the green Mini wouldn't start and stay...

Sorry, should have updated this....been busy working on other projects, including visiting my newborn great grandson, spent a week running the...

well, the green car isn't going to make it to the event, I simply ran out of time to mess with it.

Did that today.....no joy.

Well, this is the carb that's been on the car since I got it, and it was running fine with it before, so.....

I had to take the tie rod end loose again to get the cord out..... ;)

The trouble light is on a reel..... Speaking of trouble, this is the last day I have to figure out why this car won't start now.....I know it's...

small crack, but you're missing the obvious one.... :cool:

All back together, now I just have to get it to run......but first, someone tell me the obvious thing wring in this picture! [ATTACH] Tires...

Obligatory everything's in photo. [ATTACH] What you can't see is that I haven't got the axles in yet. Had a strange thing happen, I changed...

Got a lot more done in the short time I had to work today - we bought a new fridge and it was delivered today. It's amazing to me just how much...

Alrighty then, while on the bench I replaced the shift shaft seal, the two axle seals and the pot joints. I also decided to reuse the mechanical...

I may have cleared up yet another issue with this car.....the front end has always had an odd intermittent wobble, between 45 and 55 mph, above...

Well, I decided to go ahead and use the new header I have on hand anyway....I'll weld up the old one and use it on the engine stand. Got some...