Irish Mini Owners Club

DaveC, I stand to be corrected but as far as I'm aware BMW haven't produced a supercharged production model (exempting the currentish Chrysler powered Cooper S) In fact, they also scorned turbos on road cars until the new 335i. A bit ironic given the fact that they won the F1 world championship with...

Its probably a combination of hard cracked rubber & corrosion. Even with a new shell and a new rubber you will still need sealant so don't get too upset at the prospect. Don't use the generic "sillicone" sealant - sillicone sealant releases acetic acid during its curing stage - hence t...

As stated they do tend to be more linear in their power delivery vs a turbo, which traditionaly suffers from lag and tends to be peaky. The down side is that they are very inefficient and thus heavy in terms of fuel burn - hence their absence in production models vs turbos. Popular in olden days, mo...

Tip.

Stick the gasket to the head rather than the cover, it stops oil dribbling over the head when you take the cover off.

Cheers, :D

Where are you located?

Any decent autoelec will have them in stock at or around that price (+VAT) if you're having trouble locating one give me a ph no. or e-mail that I can contact you at & I'll sort you out.

We use "red" sealant to bond the rocker gasket to the head.

Most other gaskets are smeared with Rhodoseal or similar, grease don't work in our experiance.

Gasket + Rhodoseal = no leak - for years.

dilo,

99.9% sure that your alternator is bushed. If your car is a '91 then its running a Lucas ACR alternator. In reality they are not worth repairing, you can buy a brand new unit for around €60.

Eanna, if it turns out to be knackered, I'm interested in it, I'm trying to source a few 1275 blocks at the moment. (hint to other readers...)

Cheers.

Definitely green.

Congrats to everyone, great to see the Mini still holding its own :D