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Might I ask who proposed this ?

Very poor decision.

???? When was that decided ????

Is there propper tension on the fan belt ? Is the altinator plug loose ? Ckeck the voltage at the battery with the ignition off, then check it with the engine running, you should get a higher voltage, if not the altinator is duff and needs a rebuild.

No. No, No, No. The whole essence of the drop nose clubman estates was the outer and inner wings, the bonnet is still standard clubman, Paul Kelly tells me that the whole project was done to commerate the launch of the Concord back in the late 60's, with a limited number sold in both the UK and Fran...

Ah, but a drop nose IS a slab front, not a round nose, but there are the obvious differences from the standard clubman front.

Get a quote from both, there is quite a difference in price, but each have their restrictions.

Just a note of interest, the rare drop nose estates are just as prone to the rust, and in fact suffer more than the norm especially in the front section and you don't want to be buying panels for that, mine were made in England (one-offs), I know Milton was looking for a pair of drop nose wings for ...

Check the rear doors, they always go at the bottom, and subsequently the rear valance, the channels for the windows are another sponge. Petrol tanks are also prone to the tin worm as is the filler recess.

Someones not doing their job propperly. :lol:

Ah beaten to it. :lol:

I think that having harnesses is an instant fail, you'll have to have the standard factory fitted type to pass the NCT.

[quote="tony"]as for me all i can do is check the levels before i drive her and turn the key and off we go,,,,, Tony[/quote] You have hit the nail on the head Tony, the main thing to understand about automatics is that the oil pressure is what does the work, a manual Mini has the oil press...

The headcloth is more an awkward than a hard job.

You don't have to split the box to do the job, but you do need the engine out.

Unfortunatly the forward clutches are at the far end of the auto box, so its an engine out Job. Here is a link to a web site of the job being done on an Austin America, Austin 1100/1300 over here, they were also fitted with the A-series Auto transmission. http://members.tripod.com/austin_america/id7...

Wonder if it will be a Woody.

oops, bit of confusion, just read my last post and see it has been misdirected, It's Leylands forward clutches that are gone. Peter, I don't know of any specialists for the Automatic Mini, most garages shy away from them. The main problems with working on them is the fact that you need some speciali...

You should check that the selector cable and the transverse rod and see that they are adjusted properly.

Peter it sounds like your forward clutches are gone

Most automatic Minis don't make it to 30K without the need for major surgery.

Just a wee note of thanks to all those who helped organise the New Years lunch in the Clonsilla Inn in Dublin yesterday, as always it was well attended and a great event, big thanks have to go to Eammon and Jocelyn and Kieran for the organising of the table quiz and prizes, no one went home empty ha...

As long as the battery is clamped in propperly, as per NCT requirements, there shouldnt be any need for cushioning.

Have you adjusted the backs lately ?

If a piston is sticking on the calipers, there should be excessive ware on one pad.

Automatics are dependant on oil pressure to change the gears, therefore it is reccomended that the oil be changed every 1000 miles and thet you use 10w/40 oil. When you drain the oil you are only changing the oil in the bottom of the box, there is some oil left in the torque converter but that is on...

How often do you change the oil and what oil do you use ?