no i havent removed the drain plug at the back of the bock i didnt know there was one.

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

Sounds like the engine and g/box need some love and $$$$'s to be made healthy again! No time like the present

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMkVq1jRGU

i have jut put an engine together recod head new rings etc. but i didnt get it acid bathed..............................

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

If water jacket is in reasonable condition (no loose rust/scale) it's not essential to acid bath it. I never did any of mine in the past.
OTOH a 1275 that I bought from a member here was parked with the water jacket full of cruddy water for 20? years, heaps of loose rust so it has a date with Mr Molasses sometime soon.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

i just pulled off the drain plug on the back of the engine and it was dry as a bone. i managed to poke a bit of metal in there and i got a chunk of dirt out but was still blocked so i got some wire and bobs ya uncle i unblocked it and out came the water flushed it out with a hose and yea so hopefully it is right now.. ill let yas know how i go

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

ok so i just went for a bit of a drive and the temp goes up to hot. now i dont have a thermometer what other was is there to tell if my guage is reading accurately? i think i remember someone saying if you can squeeze you top radiator hose your engine is not hot if it is rock hard then let it cool is this true?????

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

squeezed mine out the front of joes place and it was bloody hot, so i think it might be vice versa?

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'73 clubby s "cryo" - sold
Operation Evil Sesame Street!

when the engine is cold, turn on ignition (don't start engine) and see what the gauge reads...

regarding the hose hardness.. if it;s hard, there's a lot of pressure, which is due to a lot of heat. hotter engine, more heat, water expands more, higher pressure, harder hose.

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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

sorry for the slight hijack,

so whats it mean if the guage reads higher than the normal line (not by much) and you squeeze the hose, and its flexible, ie, not hard? like i said before, when i squeezed it before it was hot as! but wasnt hard

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'73 clubby s "cryo" - sold
Operation Evil Sesame Street!

ok so i turn ignition on when engine is cold and guage stays on C which means its hooked up right right?. my dad drove his to orange and had no problems didnt even get over normal and i start mine up for 30 seconds and its on H but the engine does not feel as though it is as hot as my dads and does not give off as much heat. would running the car without a thermostat help in any way?

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

Running it without the thermostat is counter productive , the water needs to be slowed down enough to have a chance to cool , without a thermostat it runs through too fast . Also a thermostat lets the motor warm up quicker .

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Cherry's temp gauge reads about 5mm off hot all the time. If your engine doesnt feel hot but she's reading hot then my money is on the gauge. The fuel gauge issue also makes me think possibly voltage reg (we think that is what is wrong with mine )

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where is the temp sensor? is it a speco gauge?

The best cure for a dud 50's technology 10V voltage stabilizer is get one of Wombat's electronic ones.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

temp sender screws into head....

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland