by "f86sabre" (f86sabre)
Published 12/03/2017 at 19:17
by "f86sabre" (f86sabre)
Published 12/03/2017 at 19:17
Tags: Mini
STARS: 3
I spent the majority of my free time this weekend working on the Mini. I’ve been struggling getting it to run right. Last night I got the timing gun out and found it was retarded. I went to work on it some more this morning and couldn’t get the timing gun to work on #1. I tried it on #2 and it worked. Fiddled around with the wire on #1, swapped it with #2, and the problem followed. I think I have a bad plug wire.
Funny thing, there is a good chance it has been running on three cylinders for a good while. For a minute while messing with the wires I think all four were working and it smoothed out. So, new plugs and wires are on the way. The plug wires were Lucas parts and there is a chance they are original all the from 1990.
I also found the tires are from 2010 and are showing sidewalk cracks. I need to find a place that has 165/60R12 on hand.
"djmt1" (djmt1)
12/03/2017 at 19:25, STARS: 0
‘ang on a second. Your Mini is RHD! What’s the story behind that?
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
12/03/2017 at 19:32, STARS: 0
12” tyres
Good luck finding them
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
12/03/2017 at 19:38, STARS: 1
Japanese import.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
12/03/2017 at 19:38, STARS: 0
I’ve heard the internet has 165/60R12 tires!
"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
12/03/2017 at 19:40, STARS: 1
The internet is a personal friend of mine. We go way back.
I looked at Tirerack and they don’t carry the size. A couple of specialty sites have Yokohama’s.
"InFierority Complex" (lanciere)
12/03/2017 at 19:40, STARS: 1
https://usa.minisport.com/mini-tuning-and-styling/mini-wheels-and-tyres/mini-12-tyres.html
"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
12/03/2017 at 19:40, STARS: 0
What he said. Imported it from Japan late last summer.
"McMike" (mcmike)
12/03/2017 at 21:11, STARS: 0
I also found the tires are from 2010 and are showing sidewalk cracks. I need to find a place that has 165/60R12 on hand.
Minimania might have some.
"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
12/03/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 0
The have a bunch. As small as they are you would think they would be cheaper. ;)
"McMike" (mcmike)
12/03/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 3
I have 10" on mine. In fact, when I bought it, it had a 12" spare in the trunk. Probably the only time in history the spare was actually LARGER than the mounting wheels.
"Rover-mini" (rover-mini)
12/03/2017 at 22:49, STARS: 1
If found it was cheaper for me to bring in wheels & tires mounted from Minisport, than to just get the tires locally in Canada for my ‘99
"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
12/04/2017 at 07:00, STARS: 1
Mine has aftermarket Minilite style wheels. They look pretty good.