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They got one down there too? That sucker is all other the place!

 

:cornut: Me Too!

Jason

 

You know I will bring 2 full dinners with a total of (4) Lasagna's.
They will be in my front seat buddy. (Italian and Mexican)

They will be made closer to the Dragon so they will be Fresh.

 

The story starts with driving home from work. I washed my car on the way home, pulled into the driveway, wiped down a couple more spots and spared Elson the sloppy road conditions for the weekend.
Monday I prepared to venture to work with Elson and he would not start. He tried to turn over and just could not fully start. No odd sounds. Monday evening I worked with Mini roadside assistance to get the car to the dealer. Things did not work out in a timely fashion and the pickup was made on Wednesday. I figured since it was at the dealer I would have them perform Nathan's posted checklist. Thursday the dealer was able to look at the car.
I was told by the rep that the reason the car would not start start was that it was flooded. I was told the battery had run low due to multiple door opening/closings on the previous Friday. The battery had run low and attempted starts had flooded the engine with fuel and would not egnite. The oil would now have to be changed to correct the issue.
I am no car buff, but I feel the explanation is off base.
Any direction would be helpful.

 

:cornut: It does have that ring of BS/mumbo jumbo to it. I'm going to let some other MINIacs read this and see what they think.

Jason

 

I don't know about anybody else, but here's a link to photo of work I'm doing to prep my Mini for this year's MOTD:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5tsgs4xfs3sswfp/IMG_0337.JPG

This image was before I got into removing the head and header/exhaust...Hope she'll be ready in time!

Best Regards,
Cliff

 

List of parts ordered and inbound for install in the next week or so...

1) H-Sport Adjustable Rear Lower control arms
2) Power Grid Adjustable End Links (front and rear)
3) Revalved BC coilovers (with Swift Spring upgrade)
4) Bridgestone Potenza S04 Pole Positions (giving them a try this year, wasn't impressed with the Michelin Pilot Super Sports)
5) Voltage Pedal set

Need to order and install:
6) Rotors and Pads (front and rear)

and need to decide if I want to tackle vinyl wrapping my headlight rings myself... or drop them off at the local "dude" and let him do it, to replace my heinously chipped-up paint job from this past fall.

 

Be sure to keep your eyes on those EBCs... they have had a strong history of delaminating from the backing plates in the last couple of years.

 

^^^ Nice work Savvy, they look great.

 

got the beer, & new tires and wheels mounted today so this is all I got left also

 

Similarly, although we did get the mowing done today...Sis in law calls to say she wants to fly in from Chicago to go the whole RT /MOTD from Colorado with us, then got another call for a fellow Miniac who needs a ride, so we raced to the tire shop this morning to get the best possible tire swap NOW on the 2nd MINI...so We now have an official CONVOY from Denver to MOTD! Whew Hooooooo!!! (Polishing boots tonight, I hear there's rain in the forecast...)

 

Exhaust - install much LOUDER one. :devil:

 

Thanks Nathan.

 

Are there any accompanying videos/tutorials for the uninitiated to assist in knowing what to look for?

 

Like what?

 

Reached a milestone this afternoon...finally got the last parts "pulled apart" and now starting the process of replacement and bolting everything back together. This evening's job was installing the Vibratecnics gearbox mount and torque link...tomorrow comes the gasket on the oil filter housing along with related parts in that portion of the engine bay....getting ready for bolt on of the JCW head I'll be installing over the weekend....I must admit it is MUCH more fun installing new parts than it was disassembling and cleaning old stuff!

 

^^^^ I hear the local "dude" is really good and cheap. :ihih: