OK... I had to break down and remove my MotoringAlliance.com sticker from the MINI today: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As one of the benefits of being a supporting member of the site, Nathan sent me some AWESOME replacements, printed on metallic vinyl! Thanks, Nate! (sorry... the photo doesn't do it justice. Great looking badge)
mine got wasted with a ice scraper with all this lovely weather. Have one in the bullpen so I'm good to go
Wow... that was fast! I was so crazed trying to get through my huge list of tasks at the DIY day that I didn't even notice anyone take that pic! The coolant flush + new thermostat + new thermostat housing took longer than I expected. From the strange placement of that hose on the left, I'm assuming that you snapped that one some time after lunch on Saturday. To get to the thermostat and housing, you have to remove the airbox and all of the air pathway piping (which I'm having some fun with out in the garage right now... I was on Google Images the other day and found a place to add a bit more red for the engine bay.