For those who have a love for mayonaise i have 15litres of it here
The current oil has stayed fairly clear, obviously it is going to take some time for it to clear, but i will run it around for a few days then drop it again and put some good oil in.

Cheers

Aaron

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Very interesting.................heaps of people seem to be having the same or similar problems with mayo in their Minis at the moment. I've just replaced Ribena's head but I'm convinced there was a tiny crack somewhere - my oil was staying good, the running tempeature was normal but cylinder 2 wouldn't fire when the motor was idle-ing. Mayo in the top of the rocker box though. Replaced the head gasket three times since Minis on the Murray..........Last weekend when I was tensioning the head down, I tightened it to 42 with one torque wrench then checked it with another - yep, they were different readings but which one is correct?
Oh well, see what happens now after I check the torque after a week of running.

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Rod
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The problem with all these current crop of `clicker' wrenches is they rely on a spring. Springs do lose tension (particularly cheapo Chinese etc ones) and will throw the calibration way out. And there's no easy way to check it without sending to a lab & paying $$$.

A bendy bar type (eg W&B, Ritch, even a Taiwanese scale & pointer one)has got to be more accurate, IMO.
I use one to roughly check my `clicky' Kinchrome wrench, which is within 5 lbs/ft by this test.

BTW if Aaron really had got them to 55lb/ft the stock 3/8" studs would probably break, according to my favourite engine builder.

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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.

So, see you tonight then??

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!

It'll be ready to drive on sunday, still have niggles to fix

Cheers

Aaron

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How do you use one to test the other Kev? Set both to the same setting then tighten a bolt with the good one, then try the 'clicky' one?

I have an old W&B that was my Dad's. I suspect he had it since his apprentice days working on Minis back in the 60s/70s, and am pertty sure it's been rattled around in numerous tool boxes since (not a good thing for a torque wrench). I want to make sure it's not too far out of spec.

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Metal to burn, sparks to fly...

A W&B is good but only works in a RH fashion.
My Cheapo Taiwanese one works both ways, scaled in both directions to 150 lb/ft....
So, I put a 12 point socket on the Kinchrome one that will just fit the 1/2" square drive on the old one, I join them together.
Then I hold the Kinchrome clicky one in the vice, set it to 20-30-40-50 etc in turn, and read off the scale of the cheapo when it clicks...

<edit> You can do this with any pair of torque wrenches, as you are effectively turning them clockwise.. I just realised this fact, hence the edit..

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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.