Mike Oxbiggar Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Any ideas? SWMBO's Mini - J Reg, 998cc. Ran OK for around 100 miles after we picked it up last week. Changed oil, oil filter, plugs, dizzy cap, rotor and brake pads yesterday. Ran it for a mile after the above... all OK. Then I ran it round the block again - but engine cut out after about a mile. Waited 10 minutes, it started and I drove home. Now the little sh1t won't start at-all. Turns over fine, seems to want to fire up. Fuel pump's working - tested that. As a real numptie I have no idea where else to look as it has one of those awful carburettor thingys.... Any suggestions gratefully recieved... K16OOC - Bailey's MANGO Handbag Webshots here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Do you have a spark? Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 A suggestion ezz to join ze RAC Ome Start service, non? Quoi, quoi, quoi? Oui. Ca marche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAB Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Hi I'd start with the obvious things first like has it got fuel in it? Have you got a spark at the plugs etc etc? Do Minis of that vintage still have points? If yours does I would check/clean/change the points and condenser. If it restarted after it cooled down it suggests it could be electrical such as the coil or the condenser.... CAB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxbiggar Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Cheers guys - Numpty mode - how do I check I've got a spark? K16OOC - Bailey's MANGO Handbag Webshots here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Put an HT lead in your mouth and crank the engine over 😳 That should tell you - briefly! Remove an ht lead from a plug (only at one end). Put a spark plug in, and hold the lead in a dry cloth, so that the plug touches the engine. Get Jade to turn over the engine on the starter while you look for a spark. Has the dizzy cap still got a carbon brush in? Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 here 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Did you fix it? Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Is that J-reg first time around, or second ?? Old - points probably slipped and closed up completely. Or float valve in carburettor has a leak, allowing float to fill with fuel and sink. Or top of dashpot screw on SU carburettor has come unscrewed and won't allow carb to operate properly. Ditton no oil in dashpot. All recalled from my days with a Mini (sorry - Austin Seven Countryman from 1961) ****************** And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking... And racing around to come up behind you again. photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxbiggar Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 *arrowup* No ☹️ *arrowup*SM25T - Its's a 1991/2 "J". There's oil in't dashpot. Contacts etc.. all beyond me. SWMBO's getting on the phone to a local garage this morning as my limited knowledge of engines has been exhausted. Cheers chaps! K16OOC - Bailey's MANGO Handbag Webshots here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan7 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Ash YHM How do you get the dead flies off your teeth....... 😬 R5AAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I'll tow it away for £200 out of the goodness of my heart If It aint yellow, wonky and wobbly................ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Maybe it is because the intended driver is only 12, and the mingy is scared!!! Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxbiggar Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 Wonky - Am I paying you or are you paying me... K16OOC - Bailey's MANGO Handbag Webshots here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 you always pay If It aint yellow, wonky and wobbly................ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Ash, adjusting points is all covered in the haynes manual! Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 this here If It aint yellow, wonky and wobbly................ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 and this here If It aint yellow, wonky and wobbly................ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 get your sausages out here If It aint yellow, wonky and wobbly................ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 and a nice day out here If It aint yellow, wonky and wobbly................ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 If It aint yellow, wonky and wobbly................ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 xxx lol bye for now If It aint yellow, wonky and wobbly................ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Crudders Posted June 18, 2007 Area Representative Share Posted June 18, 2007 😬 Dodgy coils can run and then give up, then run again, causing much head scratching. I remember helping my brother with his Mini about 30 years ago and we replaced pretty much the whole ignition system . . . naturally the coil was the last thing we checked An easier and less hazardous way of checking for sparks is to buy an in-line HT tester, which fits between the leads and plugs and flashes when it's fed HT elecktrickery. Only a few quid. Crudders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxbiggar Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 T'was the points! Many thanks to Mr Alan7 for coming into the Republic of Cinderford to render assitance! *thumbup* Top man! 😬 Jade says she owes you one.... K16OOC - Bailey's MANGO Handbag Webshots here Edited by - Ash Bailey on 18 Jun 2007 21:18:20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I claim my 'diagnosis by internet fee' !! Nothing changed on Minis in 30 years then ! ****************** And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking... And racing around to come up behind you again. photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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