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This channel started out as a mini-specific channel but my interests have always been in the wider classic car scene, you can still catch my Mini videos in the Mini playlist.
my set colour looks like that of the fake ones 😂. nice way to break in a new engine, smh. one exhaust bank has black smoke the other is too lean, so it is likely it's the injectors
5 years later, I'm wondering the same thing...well, misc. VW parts. 30 USD for a used washer..hmmm I wonder if ultrasonic would work work on that corrosion on the outer block ?
Great video. Thank you for the clear explanation of your system for installing the pistons to the con rods. I have a set of Country pistons for my 1275 engine and the gudgeon pins are tight in the pistons. If I warm the piston a little (about 25 degrees c) the pins slide. Bad set of pistons??
A cam and followers bed in together you can't simple switch the cam in a 1275 A+ block. You can in a 998 as the followers can be swapped. That cam would chew up old followers.
Thanks for that. I was trying to explain to my wife how I once built a four speed box for a straight 6 on the kitchen table without any presses for the bearings. She had the puzzled look people often get with complex items like this. I'll show her this video, maybe she'll get it, lol. Cheers.
This is an interesting topic and there is some useful information in this video. However, there is only about 2 minutes of useful information. There is no mention of where to find the parts you are replacing and no illustration of fitting those parts. I think you need to keep your videos more on topic with less chatter about your channel. You can have better opportunity for chatter in something like a question and answer session. Still good work and I will be watching your channel regularly. Thanks for the rod change tips!
31 degrees and yet you're wearing jeans 😂. Also, no idea how fast I was going officer... speedo doesn't work! 7 port sounds epic by the way and you drive it properly!
I'm sorry I missed this vid, I have a Speeduino sitting in the drawer waiting to go on my mini. I know it'd be a ballache to do it retrospectively but how about some info on wiring and setting it up?
Hi, unfortunately it's so long ago now that I've completely forgotten everything I learned when doing it. I'd suggest getting on the forum and there's a Facebook group too I think.
Bloody clever way of doing it with the stopper in place ! I can imagine that the first couple of times doing this job could feel a bit frantic with the limited time before the conrod grabs the gudgeon pin ! Excellent little tutorial , will remember this method for the future ! Cheers !
We had parts washer at work and it wash basically just a dishwasher , just get cheap S/H dishwasher in shed/garage water supply plus waste pipe you got yourself great parts washer for about £30
Hi, I bought it in Jan/Feb 2019, it was from Webcon in the UK, but they said they were manufactured by edelbrock in the US, for Pierce. It was "ok" but needed some work before fitting.
Really liking your videos. I'm building a turbo morris minor at the moment. I'm looking to just use a mpi mini manifold. I was wondering why you wouldn't just use the spi or mpi one instead of building your own.
Thanks! The reason for NOT using an MPI manifold is that it injects into each shared port directly. in order to stop port-robbing by timing the 2 injectors correctly you would need a CAM sensor to know the cam phase compared to the crank. MPI blocks already have this so could be used, but my SPi block didnt. so went for a "wet manifold" setup. The SPi is a bono-block incorporating the single injector but it's not built in such a way that it can be boosted, nor can the injector flow enough.
You should pre-wash the parts thoroughly first with a degreaser and the thoroughly rinse it. That would get rid of 75% of the grime that would stink up or clogged the dish washer. The dish washer is mainly for finishing.
Washing machines do the job right well (cleaning by hand the grease and grime before the wash cycle is better to facilitate the work), but you need to keep attention on what material te parts are made, aluminum get corroded/oxidized by the standard dishwasher cleaner tabs/liquid. That's why in aluminum pans it is advised not to wash them in the dishwasher. So when working with engine cylinder head and others aluminum components it's better to use aluminum compatible cleaner
Very informative vid just repaird mine and shared a link to your vid on my channel thanks 👍 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tnY1p1fdx8Y.html
