I went with a smaller profile. There is a screen on my Garmin that gives me all the gauges from the HD (OBDII) and two millage counters + speed what are in real time. I use that, as nothing else is correct. Jim
What did I do with my MINI today??? I dusted it off in anticipation of sitting on a stool later on, drinking beer and staring at it... :beer
Pulled the wheels and cleaned all the running gear, dressed all the black stuff, sat in a folding chair, drank a Shiner and stared at the li'l guy. Hmmm I'm seeing a pattern here. (Found another half bushell of bugs stuck to the inside of the wheels)
Drinking vodka. Got a call from the dealer at 4 PM to pick LW up in an hour. Got another call as I was walking out the door... When they pulled the aux water pump for the recall replacement it was discovered that LW's main water pump was leaking and also needs to be replaced. LW is in for the night. I've never had any engine trouble whatsoever. Thankfully this is under warranty. Kind of a shock though. Tom Bush Mini, Jacksonville, FL rocks! And, the extended warranty looks more like a no-brainer all the time. :yesnod:
Installed Vibra-technics upper engine mount, new OEM lower mount Installed new aero bumper mounting kit and other assorted hardware to finish repairing groundhog damage Repainted bottom edge of aero bumper Changed oil Rotated wheels Replaced leaky exhaust manifold gasket Put a new clamp on power steering reservoir hose Pounded some shrooming out of left strut tower Installed new engine bay fuse box lid Recharged AC Mounted Hella horns properly Took two showers. Drank about 2 gallons of fluids. Collapsed from exhaustion.
Absolutely nothing rrr: Spent the last two days cleaning the house for Memorial Day festivities prep. Hoping to use my new toy here in the next day or two........ :biggrin5:
Went on Eric's Riverrun & turned over 108,000 miles on some southern Ohio back road. Tomorrow morning the de-bugging the MINI begins. Never knew I could slaughter that many bugs in a day.
It's MUCH better than it was with the TSW mount + VIP stabilizer. I have virtually zero engine movement... and yet it also greatly reduced total engine vibration and reduce my abundant rattles, vibrations and heat shield buzzes by about 80-90%. It's actually crazy how much better it is. Like a new car. Of course, this is in Blimey, which is a mutant mongrel MINI and results may not be typical. YMMV.
Absolutely nothing here either. Drove my M-I-L's gun boat for a Buick on a 250 mile round trip. Feel like I've been beaten up and left to live in the pain of it. Most uncomfortable car I've ever sat in. Hope we don't ever have to do that again.
Drove it over hill and dale. MINI ran great all day, still had loads of power during a long drive in temps over 90.
Welp, I was too tard yesterday, so I decided to woarsh the MINI this morning before it gets too hot and humid..... Got rid of tons of Riverrun bugs.... MINI should now be much faster.....