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  1. myles2go

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    #369 myles2go, Apr 16, 2018
    I keep hoping spring comes soon, but this is Wisconsin!
     
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    #375 Dave.0, Apr 17, 2018

    Pollien is just free wax for your car.
     
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    #377 fishmonger, Apr 18, 2018
    ok thread closed, nothing to see here, move it along, bye now ;)
     
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    #378 ScottinBend, Apr 19, 2018
    :p
     
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    #382 MCS02, Apr 26, 2018
    Looks very good!
     
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    #388 MCS02, Jun 4, 2018
    Great shots!
     
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    #389 00Mini, Jun 6, 2018
    Very nice write up and the car is just beautiful.
     
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    #392 fishmonger, Jul 17, 2018
    Something I may want to do to my electric blue - not throwing codes, but could failing O2 sensors cause higher fuel consumption by misreading the O2 levels in he exhaust? I am chasing the reason why this car never gets close to the mpg of the other two Minis in the stable.
     
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    #394 agranger, Jul 19, 2018
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    Aw crap... the fuel evap system (large leak) code is back. :( I'll have to do some digging this weekend.

    EDIT: I checked any fuse that I could find remotely associated w/ the engine... all looks OK. The battery is less than 1 year old and we have fairly mild conditions here in NC. I'll do a bit of digging on Saturday, but it may need a smoke test to find the leak, so I've got an appointment with a decent local shop on Monday morning.
     
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    #395 MCS02, Jul 19, 2018
    Hope you find it.
     
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    #396 Sully, Jul 20, 2018
    Ditto - good luck!
     
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    #397 agranger, Jul 23, 2018
    Well... I couldn't find the evap issue. I checked every hose I could find under the bonnet and checked the gaskets around the fuel filter and pump housings. Everything seems OK to me.

    I dropped Rufus off at a local mechanic's shop. Odds are they are going to have to smoke test the evap system under the bonnet and find the leak that way. I thought about going to see Sal at Kinetech, but that's quite a schlep out there and this is work that most anyone should be able to do. I've got a solid shop that's a 10 min walk from the house, which makes for a much easier choice. I'll go to Sal for the clutch work later this year... I think I'll go for convenience this time.

    Will let you know what turns up.
     
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    #399 Sully, Jul 24, 2018
    Wow - that is the first I've heard of anyone/any vehicle cracking a fuel tank on the top by hitting something. Are the fuel tanks some sort of plastic / compound material or are the metal?

    Glad that you found it though - and that it can be fixed pretty easy. That said, mucho $$.. :Nailbiting:
     
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    #400 Dave.0, Jul 24, 2018
    I have jumped my MINI a few times and have landed hard but have never cracked a fuel tank.

    * Note I did not jump the car on purpose.
     
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    #401 MCS02, Jul 24, 2018
    @Dave.0 I am sure there is a great story there! :D
     
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    #403 Dave.0, Jul 25, 2018
    Let’s just say one time a while ago, I was on the Dragon going up and being followed by a friend. The road went up and to the left and then back to the right. Let’s just say I skipped the turns and “flew” over the edge and landed where the road came back to the right. Butt cheeks so tight I think I made a diamond. I pulled over at the next pull off and my buddy ran up to my car and said WFT were you doing playing with the radio or lighting a smoke? I was kind of pale and said uuuuhhhh nothing but going too fast and when the car went up the wheel turned left but the car didn’t. He said yeah, you were airborne idiot ! We both chilled out for a Good 15 - 20 min and drove back to Fontana and had a few beers. Yes, I changed my shorts and took a freshing shower.

    Other airborne times in the MINI have just been on local roads in PA and going too fast over small hills and drop offs on the other side.

    In my old Buick T-Type when I was in my late teens early 20’s I jumped a set of railroad tracks at 60 plus and flew a good 30+ yards. I smashed my head on roof and steering wheel, smashed my legs on the dash. Let’s just say I thought everyone could jump a car like the Duke Boys in Hazzard County but I was wrong and very sore for a while. lol
     
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    #406 Sully, Jan 23, 2019
    Nice list of updates... can’t wait to see. Curious, how much will the steering wheel recover cost? Are they sending you a new wheel.. or using your current one?
     
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    #412 agranger, Jan 25, 2019
    In that steering wheel photo, above, I'm loving the painted black multi-function button circles. I'm assuming that the owner painted them himself as they are always light silver OEM. Unfortunately, this means that he lost the symbols on the buttons (+, -, Arrow up, arrow down, etc). I'm tempted to see if I can find someone to make me the dry-transfer decals to add the symbols back to the buttons after painting. It's expensive, but I figure I could get 20-30 sets on a page and sell 'em for $10 each online for crazy folks like myself.
     
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    #417 ScottinBend, Jan 29, 2019
    Is that dust on Daves car!!!!!

    :Nailbiting::Nailbiting:
     
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    #418 Dave.0, Jan 29, 2019

    Yup, she has been sitting in the garage.
     
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