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I still made Savvy get that ugly catfish MINI out of my driveway when he came over. :lol:

 

Started up my wife's '06 MCSa after letting it sit for the past 4-5 days [she won't drive it if it's snowing and I drive MY S, so her's sits]. As with Crashton's wife's car, My wife's started up...slowly, from the cold, but warmed up nicely and SHE took it out for a spin.

 

Warmed up around here the past couple of days after being in the mid teens. So I went and wash both MINIs them gave them some Prima SPA treatment as a bonus.

Still in the 40s, but not going to last long. Sorry you folks out east are getting the nasty winter blast.

Was looking at the April/May schedule on my calendar, I think I am planning a CO,MO,NC trip for the end of April early May, I hope the weather stays dry on the Dragon this year.


Don

 

This came in the mail. Stage 1 Tune and colder range plugs. It's gonna have to be added to the stack of parts waiting for warmer weather. Plug wrench won't be here until next week anyway.

 

After about 36 hours of air travel, got to the car parked at a Comfort Inn for 12 days where it didn't get above freezing for the last week.
Got out of the cab (too cold and windy to wait for the free hotel shuttle) in 12F degree windy weather and got in quickly to start warming
it up and nothing but one or two clicks (battery not too old and voltage checked out ok a couple months ago).
Finished putting luggage into the MINI and before going into the motel to see about getting it jumped,
tried again and it started right up and drove home without any problems (2 hour drive from IAD).
Haven't checked it again today (2 degrees F) but I'm pretty sure it will be fine when I go for groceries later today.

Edit/addendum:
Starts fine today.

 

After turning the blue car into a moving ice block at the car wash a few days ago, I took the opportunity of balmy 25F to wash the red car today. It was salty from a snowboard trip my son took over the break a week ago, and since it'll be sitting in the garage for a few months now, I had to get that rinsed off. Bucket of hot water with proper soap and wash mitt in the trunk, some micro fiber towels and lots of quarter. Nobody at the wash, so I could take my time.

Interesting part - after I was done, the clutch was slipping twice! Does water somehow get in there? The car has barely 35k on the clock and other than the occasional "squeak" on first clutch engage after being parked a long time, there's never been any clutch issue with that car.

 

You sure it was the clutch? Maybe ice on the tires?

 

hmmm across the pond now.

 

Noticed that myself when enquiring about a system for my F56.

 

Yup, Jeff Howerton told me Aquamist is now selling directly to the USA now.

He still sells his custom tanks and parts.

 

Figured out that my radiator fan motor has failed.

Shopping for a radiator fan motor assembly.
Trying to decide if I should get the original MINI unit at a very expensive price, or aftermarket at 1/3 the price.

Amazon has them for really cheap (inexpensive) but the reviews look mixed.

 

Nope.

CD

 

My MINI needs a wash, but I'm going to leave it at the airport in two days, so I'm going to wait until I get back from Scottsdale.

CD

 

Just got an 05 MCS. It has DDM Works intake, catback exhaust, and I just noticed that it has the 17% pulley. Do I need to upgrade the intercooler at all?

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Crap! I just read that we may get sleet/ice Monday night, which means TX-DOT will be spreading sand on bridges and overpasses. By "sand," I mean this really grainy dirt with small rocks in it. Good thing I didn't decide to wash the MINI. In fact, I need to get some really wide masking tape and do some "track-day" taping, to protect my frontal surfaces from sand-blasting and stone chips.

CD

 

I appreciate the info about keeping the stock intercooler. I am here in the south too, Savannah area. I'll look into the meth thing too.

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