Irish Mini Owners Club

Not surprised as the guys testing the cars generalise all cars. Had lots of run ins with the NCT over failing on stupid things. They are just making money and they have to fail a certain amount off cars. I would ring there HQ in city west and as for the technical department. Give them loads tell the...

There should be a min of 60 thou between the bottom of the oil gallery and the face of the head. Measure the height of the head and the dept of the oil gallery and subtract them to find how much metal is between the two.

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1. Martin Murphy
2. Billy
3. Darran
4. Chris Courtney
5. Tony Cooney
6. Shay Martin
7. Macker
8. Eamonn Newton

If you can get your hands on something like these

http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.a ... results=16

A Big thank you to all who made the camping weekend possible. I enjoyed myself and made some new friends. Thanks again Roll on next year

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Eamonn Newton

I would like to thank all involved with the MTM. Aidean, Tommie, Joe and Laurna and the back up crew.Also to all who took part, It was a real test for mini's and drivers.

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Eamonn & Phillip Newton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps8OEjD2 ... re=related

Have a listen

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how is the earth wires on to the engine/chassis. you could try attaching an earth wire around the body of the lamda sensor. put a hose clip around the sensor and strip back the wire, feed it between the sensor and the clip. tighten the clip gently. then connect the other end to the engine block. mak...

A big thank you to all who made the weekend brillant. I had a great time and enjoyed every minute off it. I found everyone to be friendly and easy to get on with. Thanks to the people who put this show together. The trip to the mine was great and well worth the visit. Roll on next year Best regards ...

the 89 LH at Newlands cross was mine

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Hi Stan Minis and other Rover related cars were built in Dublin, If you have had a look at the facts and figures page on the wed site posted, the building in the picture at the top of the page was situated on the Nass road at bluebell. This is oppsited Macdonalds (Volkswagon Cross) where home base i...

Well done to all who took part in the 2010 MTM. Thank you to Tony and his crew for all the hard work that was put into the event. It was a very enjoyable weekend. We had a ball.
thanks again

Eamonn Newton and family

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Sorry guys I did not get the sums right should read


903 miles
77.33 litres of fuel
53.08 mpg
18.79 km per litre
5.32 litres per 100 kms

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done a few sums for fuel consumption on MTM.
If I got the sums wright this is what the result was,

903.4 miles home to home.
72 litres (16 Gals) of fuel
56.98 per Gallon
20.17 km/lt
4.95 lt per 100 kms
cost 96.59 euro's

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good luck to all going on the MTM this weekend.
Myself (Eamonn Newton) Fran Newton and Brian Kelly are meeting on the N7 Clondalkin at 10.15. will meet up with the guys at the applegreen station and then onward to Leix meeting the rest.

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thanks marcexec for your offer. just got one of a guy down the road.

thanks again
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has any one got a spare exhaust clamp for where the down pipe meets the manifold. am doing the MTM tomorrow.

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still havnt looked at mine. just got spares and tools layed out in the garage. will get cracking tonite. sons mini has tobe got ready also and coono needs a hand with his. omg what have I been upto?????

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Stan your diffo a mini STALKER fair play to ya.

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There could be another car going around using your reg. Ask the Garda what vehicle was it the Tax and Ins disc where not displayed on. I had an opel some years back and got parking fines for a blue bird. The bluebird was parked in the city centre and I worked on the outskirts of the city. Went to th...

Seen a red moke on the Dunboyne to Summerhill road near the Mullagha. yellow plate with ZV ****. Clean model.

have you checked the earth connection for the Engine control module (ECU). I have had cars in the past giving all sorts of mad and weird problems. All so have you checked the tappet settings. If they are to tight there will not be a clearence when the engine gets hot.

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Slogan for MTM

"2010 where ever you maybe let your Mini go free"

(my 9 year old came up with this)

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My 89 mini is called Number 8 because it is the 8th mini I have owned. Number 9 is in the garage under restoration.

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Hi Stan
did u get the motor running yet

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