Irish Mini Owners Club

I had a problem with overheating on my 2000 Cooper Sport, the coolant was flowing through the rad but not being cooled , a new rad solved the problem but I tried everything else before replacing the rad.

kerryminigringo wrote:1. Martin Murphy.
2. KMG

3. Mark Barrett

I use mine as my every day car and it has spent most of its life outside .
Mark

They did fit after all, dopey me forgot to move the adjusters out, thanks for the reply Woody.

Mark

I bought a set of rear brake shoes in my local motor factors for my MPI , it turns out that they are for a Metro, are metro brake drums lar
ger in diameter as they won't fit my car?

Mark

Are you up for it????????
1. Martin Murphy
2. Purple Haze
3. Ben Pearson
4. Ken Pearson
5. Mark Barrett

Minis on RTE news just now from Belfast, Paddy Hopkirk .

Mini Fix in Santry, they are sound.

Goodwood on Euro Sport now, might be a few minis.

I need new tyres for my mini, I was thinking of yokahama A539's, the size is 175/50/13, anyone tried them in this size?

My son Richie has them on his mini city and they seem to be fine, the Dunlops fitted as standard were never great in the wet.

Mark

Thanks Neil and Billy, I'll check out Frans.
Mark

Where would I find a good body shop to replace my rear panel and boot lid and do a good quality paint job on them? Keith, the BMW didn't seem to be damaged. Just as well I'm not doing MTM, it looks like its going to be a great weekend weather wise.
Mark

Boot lid needs to be replaced, back panel damaged and strained , insurance engineer to look at it tomorrow. My son was driving it to school when he got hit from behind, a great way to start the leaving cert, at least no one was hurt.
Mark

Got hit by a BMW today, boot door wrecked and some bodywork damage around it, it was a low speed bang, what bends on the back of a mini that I might not spot easily.

Mark

Thanks for a good run around west Wicklow and we enjoyed Russborough too, now to clean the car.

Mark

Tony was telling me that he'll be doing the recce for thos run on Thurs evening so I'm just going to start a list and get this going, just over two weeks to go. Add your name if you're coming along:

1. Tony Cooney
2. John Paul Scallan
3. Willie Scallan
4. Liam Molloy
5. Dermot Mann
6. Mark Barrett x2

BERT wrote:Seen a blue 80's mini at cherrywood this morning Ngk stickers on the door and then a 90 CE reg city on the whitevile road

The 90 CE was my lad Richy B on here , heading to college.

Mark

StanO'Toole wrote:Passed a black sportspack (Maybe) earlier on Brewrey raod Stillorgan.. Was in my own little world, just caught site of it at the last minute... Sorry I didn't wave!

Sounds like my car with my son Phil driving.
Mark

Hi Dylan
Paul Kelly said to try tightening the u bolts so I did that and it passed the NCT.

Mark

Wiring diagrams from the 1969 to Oct.1996 Haynes manual. http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b546/GuzziOne/Haynes142.jpg http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b546/GuzziOne/Haynes143.jpg http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b546/GuzziOne/Haynes144.jpg http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b546/GuzziOne/H...

Hi Woody
I don't see any difference in the spi circuits, there are separate diagrams for each section of the car, which one do you need to check for a difference.
Mark

I have that Haynes manual, it has separate pages for the various circuits in the car, Ill send you a PM.

Mark

I'm heading around the M50 shortly in the mini.

Mark
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1. Tony
2. KMG
3. Darran
4. Dylan8660
5. Stuart Thornton
6. Mark Barrett

There is a guy at Blackrock Dart station, he painted my door, you could try him.