Just thought I'd show you guys what I've had to do to try to help my car warm up.



I run my splash guard to block out half the grille (it's that wide all the way down past the bottom of the grille opening) and I still have to run with the choke 1/2 way out even after I've been driving for ages. It was a maximum of 8°C today in Toowoomba.

Does anyone else's mini feel the cold?

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

Sorry to hear your'e freezing your arse off
Now, you haven't forgotten to put that thermostat back in, have you?

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

I feel your pain. Grey struggled to start this morning, then again this arvo. Might have to get the heater blanket out over the hood tonight .
I ran out of fire wood last night. Got some from work


Or i could light a match

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Dog Food! Most kids like it more than Broccoli.

I hope that firewood is not treated pine...cough cough

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no. but often thought about it when the neighbours are a nuisance.

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Dog Food! Most kids like it more than Broccoli.

Kind of reminds me of the Arctic heaters for VWs. They run on petrol.

Just arrived from the Uk today ...

Have to fit properly yet but you get the idea.....

Nah, never take the thermostat out. (It's a 82° one as well so not cold and not hot)

I'd hate to see how cold it would run if it actually had a heater!

At least I'm not the only one that is suffering. I'm thinking of blocking off the drivers side of the grille too - got some stainless getting around so might chop it up. I'll give it a few days though.

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

I live in a very cold place, I often have to leave for work at -6°
My car always starts first time and the heater heats up within 2 km.
If you engine is not heating up there is a problem. I would only think of blocking off the grille after checking everything else. (I am going to try blocking up the grill this year as a trial though)

Driving a 'normal' car has its perks.
But most of the time they are boring as all hell.

Morris 1100, Engine heats up fine normally no probs at all, its just been real cold here past couple days.

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

thats hott. I want one of them now so mini can also be into BDSM

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my old man is originally from scotland and he said hes dad used to hang a parafin lamp style heater in the engine bay over night with a blanket or smthinover the bonnet to keep some heat in the engine bay so nothin wld freeze up

cheers bob

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1978 NUGGET GOLD 1275 LS

I have fond memories of Toowoomba as a kid growing up there - hasnt been this cold for a long time up that way - good to see the weather is trying to get back to the way it was years ago. I use perspex here in Canberra and instal it behind the grille with cable ties on the radiator side. I drill a few holes in it to stop the thing rattling while you are driving along. I have issues with the dellorto icing up and causing the engine to stutter(had -3 here at home this morning!!!)but when you stop it and let it heat soak for 5 mins it is fine.

My heater will not turn off as the tap is gone(seized so I plumbed it direct to the core...) and the car has never been hot since(not that it did anyway). Was nice to drive in winter but now in pieces awaiting a bit of massaging and paint.

Hooroo

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Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

I've just connected up my water heated manifold on the HS4 I recently fitted, we'll see how it goes over winter. The old HS2 used to ice up all the time, but I haven't had any trouble with the HS4 yet, and hopefully won't with the new manifold. Never had any icing problems with the Dell'orto but I have heard of many people that do, and I know people who swear that SUs never ice up, I guess it varies.