Fuel stabiliser is a good idea as modern fuels 'go off' after a while. I use this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Briggs-Strat ... 2749.l2649
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- Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Regular engine runs during winter storage?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 378
- Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:35 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Water leaks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 391
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:21 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Water leaks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 391
Re: Water leaks
Yep it did work to a degree but my drive is quite steep and some water still found it's way into the car between the sliding glass. I was going to look at ways of sealing the gap up but never got round to it before the car came off the road for resto. There is the remnants of a seal in there but to ...
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 2:28 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 25
- Views: 620
Re: Merry Christmas
Happy Christmas everyone. Let us enjoy our bubbles, stay safe and look forward to a healthy and lockdown free new year 

- Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Electric Cars
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1022
Re: Electric Cars
Hydrogen fuel cells seem to have gone quiet. In a past life I worked for BOC and, among, other things, ran a high purity hydrogen plant - the amount of energy used to produce the hydrogen was huge as the feedstock was natural gas. There's an experimental H2 plant over in Deeside that uses the gases ...
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:20 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Dehumidifiers?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 579
Re: Dehumidifiers?
If you can run a power supply then these would be very good inside a car https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/800ML-ELECTRIC-DEHUMIDIFIER-AIR-PURIFIER-DRY-MOISTURE-DAMP-HOME-BEDROOM-BATHRO/383674176930?hash=item5954c355a2:g:kREAAOSwDxBfAu98 Needs emptying approximately weekly and needs to be on a flat surface...
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mystery Stencil
- Replies: 4
- Views: 377
Re: Mystery Stencil
Thank you for the info,
No evidence of any other stencils on the car, the tank was about the only bit that hadn't been plated over or bodged in some way
But it's gone now as I had to de-rust and repaint the tank.
No evidence of any other stencils on the car, the tank was about the only bit that hadn't been plated over or bodged in some way

- Wed Nov 04, 2020 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mystery Stencil
- Replies: 4
- Views: 377
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mystery Stencil
- Replies: 4
- Views: 377
Mystery Stencil
I was cleaning up Ted's petrol tank when I came across this on the front face under all the grime and underseal https://i.imgur.com/IXVY2Ar.jpg Looks like it starts with an A then R then maybe another A a couple of indistinguishable figure then ending in 7 2 Anyone know what it is, maybe just a part...
- Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Number Plate Style
- Replies: 15
- Views: 539
Re: Number Plate Style
My '71 traveller had the original rear reflective plate with Bluemels type raised letters. The front had a horrible Halfords plastic replacement so I was in the same predicament as James - replace as original or go black and silver. I opted for original and found a backing plate and lettering on eba...
- Sat Oct 31, 2020 10:46 am
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Suspension
- Replies: 8
- Views: 482
Re: Suspension
The simplest and cheapest improvement is to re-fill the dampers with a heavier oil. SAE 30 or SAE 40 in them really makes a big difference to the ride. As suggested the next step is poly bushes all round.
- Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spotted today.
- Replies: 2178
- Views: 359768
Re: Spotted today.
Hi, I went for a walk in the Peak District today (before we're all in lockdown again :roll: ) and spotted a very nice red Rover P2 (didn't realise they were available in that colour??) while heading out for my walk driving through Matlock, Derbyshire. This was closely followed by a Rose Taupe Minor...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:19 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Mulli's 4 door saloon brave restoration
- Replies: 50
- Views: 9279
Re: Mulli's 4 door saloon brave restoration
That sounds right. If the assembly is too far in then the kick plate and sill finisher won't line up with the edge of the outer sill. I did measure from the boxing panel to the outer edge of the outer sill a couple of inches in from the A and B posts and it was 3" I wrote it in top of the floor edge...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:31 am
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Mulli's 4 door saloon brave restoration
- Replies: 50
- Views: 9279
Re: Mulli's 4 door saloon brave restoration
I've just done this repair. The boxing plate doesn't overlap the outer sill it sits on the inner under sill sections and the outer sill is welded to them https://i.imgur.com/A9gPuAa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/hkrfmHZ.jpg Not very clear but the outer sill is plug welded from underneath https://i.imgur.c...
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:23 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Should I replace the whole rear inner wing with repair panel, or smaller custom patch?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 738
Re: Should I replace the whole rear inner wing with repair panel, or smaller custom patch?
I'm currently doing this very job and I've experienced a bit of project creep :roll: It's pretty easy to drill out the spot weld in the backing panel to see what's behind, hopefully it will be better than what I found :-? https://i.imgur.com/0M6AHGY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xez9VI6.jpg My car has be ...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:24 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Sputtering, gets worse when revving [SOLVED]
- Replies: 16
- Views: 660
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1275 block rebuild potential...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 824
Re: 1275 block rebuild potential...
AC Dodd is well respected in Mini circles with many happy customers. I think he's located in Cumbria.
- Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:50 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Setting distributor timing from scratch
- Replies: 26
- Views: 833
Re: Setting distributor timing from scratch
Just to clarify, as I forgot to say - this is a Lucas 25D distributor, with a new cap from Distributor Doctor, new leads and spark plugs from Accuspark and a new Accuspark Stealth ignition module. I found I needed to turn the dizzy a lot (anti-clockwise) when I fitted the Stealth system, in fact I ...
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 11:09 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Engine to far forward?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 854
Re: Engine to far forward?
Ah sorry I thought they might be the wrong way round but just check mine.
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 11:01 am
- Forum: Useful Tips
- Topic: WOOD OIL
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3510
Re: WOOD OIL
I was a great advocate of Osmo oil it seemed to work well at first but unfortunately the wood on my traveller suffered badly one winter when under a Stormforce cover for a couple of weeks. Maybe the rot was already there deep inside and the cover, certainly didn't help, but once I've replaced the wo...