Betty.
that dumb b*tch!
She's left me.. ..

I've had this problem for a while, where the key is really tight in the ignition barrel and when you turn it, you almost need two hands (two girl hands) to turn the key for it to crank, if you get what I mean.

I tried to start her, she hasnt been started in about a week.
and her battery was flat
so i went to jump start her.
no worky.

so when i decided to start her from the front, i had to push her across the lawn so i could get access to the front of her.
and i connect the jumper cables. and I go to crank it, and then.. the key does a revolution!
And now, its like.. STUCK.
She's permanently trying to cranky

Well...
thats my story.

Please let me know of any bright ideas you have that my solve this predicament of mine

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Sell it

Ok I'm sorry.
Get a new ignition barrell... they aren't terribly expensive.

well i wanted to get to back to the smash repairers TODAY so they could fix their pathetic bubbling work!!!!!

and i even got up at 7.30 this morning in hope of getting her there by 9...
I cant even remember the last time i woke up that early!!!!

Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaage!!!!
You're not funny William

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Well its 930 so call them up and tell them they are to organise a tow truck for you to fix up their shithouse work.

Or you'll send the boys around.

Well Emm, after you again tell willy you hope he never gets laid.

Take the thin red and white ??? (cant clearly remember the colour) wire off the solenoid - that way regardless of the position of the key the engine wont continue to crank over and burn out the starter. The ignition may still be on but.... no feed to the solenoid.

I have found the clubman steering lock igntion barrels to be hard to find, expensive when you do (apart from at a generic car wrecker where they have no idea.) and are easy to break.

I've been through 2 on my car. It's only done 7000kms......

One the starter part broke I turned to to ign. Then to start I heard a snap, then it stayed at start, did no spring back to ign, and didn't want to start. So I chucked that one in shed and got another which was dodgy from the start, it was earthing itself and short circuiting across the various connectors. That was almost a throw away but due to handy soldering and electrical tape it works again. For how long?

Get another igntion barrel when ya can, should be availabe in good 2nd hand form from a mini place. And get your bubbling body re-repaired.

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1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

Learn how to hotwire it. You live in the western suburbs of Sydney don't you? Surely there will be someone loitering around that could show you how it's done.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

You can also take the ignition assembly to a locksmith and have them clean and repair it - its not that expensive to have it done. Maybe only 20 or 30 nights of restuarant tips.


Just joking Emm, but they are repairable.

Yup yup, I know how to hot wire - you're right JC, i dont live in teh western suburbs for no reason ! i didnt have a working barrel for 3 months so i had to hot wire it every time i drove
It's a bitch though!

but the thing is.. there's no battery to hotwire, or burn the start for that matter..
the battery is completely empty!

But thanks for the tip.. i pulled out the red and white cord anyway

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if you need a new battery let me know I have a contact that cna get any battery thats every made cheaper especially if it s centuary one you're after.

Does the key get easier to turn at all (maybe you can get it out) if you wiggle the steering wheel (turn it)?

ur barrell needed replacing anyway ms y. remember the wiring was buggered somehwer in it,

theres a combination of pushing it in and out that results in easy insertion and turning, if its being difficult some sort of lubricant might assist?

are we still talking about minis here??

damnit weevel, til you said that i had actually read that comment innocently!

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