Six-cylinder Posted Wednesday at 14:17 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 14:17 37 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Something to aim for with the mini... 1990 Mini Margrave by Wood & Pickett | Cliveden House | RM Sotheby's (rmsothebys.com) Not as nice as mine but ok for the money! Longbridge Apologist and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted yesterday at 08:16 Author Share Posted yesterday at 08:16 Having consulted with my chief engineer, in an effort to free the Mini engine without dismantling it I added an Acetone and ATF oil mix to each cylinder. I was recommended 50/50 but as I could only get relative weak nail varnish remover I upped the Acetone to 66%. I will see what a few days does for it. Coprolalia, LightBulbFun, Floatylight and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted yesterday at 10:26 Share Posted yesterday at 10:26 Id cut that aux belt when you attempt a start. Its almost a guarantee that the water pump is seized. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago Last night was MK Modern meeting so it started to rain just in time for the start! Plan "a" was to get the MG TF out for a sunshine evening but the need to take the newly painted Manta wheels to the car meant I was using the Volvo 940 anyway. Hard to believe this young 940 is 28 years old, it felt a bit of a cheat driving it when others had turned out in shiny cars like Minis, Mercedes 190E, Vauxhall Firenza fitted with a V8 engine and my favourite of the night a MK1 Astra estate. Stinkwheel, Floatylight, BL Bloke and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Rare beast that Astra estate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surface Rust Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Maybe something wrong with me, but out of that line up the 940 is the one I'd most like to drive away in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted 50 minutes ago Author Share Posted 50 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Surface Rust said: Maybe something wrong with me, but out of that line up the 940 is the one I'd most like to drive away in! In the dark and rain when we finished last night I was quite happy to drive it home with no hardships! Surface Rust and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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