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Had another attempt to sort out the wiring on the Moke :(
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Jeeezzz !!, that'd make your head hurt :shock: :lol:
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I visited Link today. Got some bits and bobs.

As always Brian is always helpful.

I have ordered a new radiator, exhaust and hub caps.

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cut out passangers floor.
I have now confirmed that I HATE the previous owner of my mini.
Such a relativly easy job made damned difficult by dickhole!

Common sence says that if you have to use a kilo of bog (give or take a little) and in most places have flat sheet welded in 3 layers thick, replace the friggin floor!!

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shock horror! i actually did some work on the mini. almost got it running again but the two batteries i had lying around were sucked dry :( wont be til the weekend after next that i will get a chance to look at it again
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I panel beated the floor of the blue shell. The right hand sill was sad so it took some big hits with the sledge hammer. Tapped out many smaller dents with a light hammer and dolly.

In the process I realised that the seat cross member, passenger side sill and engine bay cross member were all full of sand blasting sand.

With a combinaton of a vacuum and hammer drill set on hammer only acting on some steel plate, I got the sand to flow out of the gaps. I took well more than a kilo of sand out of the car.

The shell is now up on tall stands with no rear subframe and I've dound the boot floor welded-in section has not been painted at all. Same with inside of near rear beaver. :roll: :roll: Piss poor workmanship from the painters.

So, finally progress. It'll need some welding then paint on both sides of the floor skin.

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Today I think I'll go for a dri-

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Not house trained?

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Rub it's nose in it , :!: that'll learn it . :lol:
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Changed the oil. Decided to give KMX a try. I'd previously been using penrite HPR30 without a problem besides the price. The HPR was only $14 for 4L.

How much oil does the mini take? Mine took 4.5L, previously I thought it took about 5L. Is something wrong?

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ryan wrote:
Changed the oil. Decided to give KMX a try. I'd previously been using penrite HPR30 without a problem besides the price. The HPR was only $14 for 4L.

How much oil does the mini take? Mine took 4.5L, previously I thought it took about 5L. Is something wrong?


Did you change the oil filter?

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ryan wrote:
Changed the oil. Decided to give KMX a try. I'd previously been using penrite HPR30 without a problem besides the price. The HPR was only $14 for 4L.

How much oil does the mini take? Mine took 4.5L, previously I thought it took about 5L. Is something wrong?


Did you change the oil filter?


You win the prize...........my used oil. I'm on holidays, obviously my brain isn't in gear.

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Should take 5.5l to fill a mini properly, including filling the new filter

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After ruling out hydro bag/line failure (liquid didn't smell enough) and the radiator being full, we narrowed it down to the bottle of spare radiator fluid we keep in the rear passenger storage bin. I don't think I've ever been so happy to see fluid pouring out of the bottom of the GT!
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LS1380 wrote:
Had another attempt to sort out the wiring on the Moke :(
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Wowzers, I dont think my clubby had that many wires.
Either way I feel better about my wiring after seeing that. Thanks.

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