Not a good Day today...Recieved my delivery of gaskets from my normal source this morning Late and then missing the Manifolt gasket

So i'll do the rest untill it arrives....

Torqe it up in 5's to 40 and then 2's...all hunky dorry. just one seemed to be going a little further... 46 and that same one went snap...I now have a hole in a door also luck I did not brake my hand this time
I think I'll go for a swim and cool off

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can you grab it, or is it an "easy out" job.

Not sure I havent taken the head back off yet, just untorqed the head. I'll have a look in a Minute

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oh dear.........

Not Happy Jan it's a bad time for giving up sniffing Glue (flying High and no I don't)

50 / 50 chance and I lucked out

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bugga

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

I'f I have to pull this engine out again its going to be replaced with a 1275 !

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Go down to Lee Bros in Dunlop St, Nth Parramatta and take a good bolt with you. You want Grade 8, 3/8" UNC x wharever the length is.
Or, chuck `em all away and fit studs & nuts (better).
You can pinch all the ones from your other 998? motor.
If you do this, only use 40-42lb/ft torque.

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Hang on good news

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I put a hole in a door for this



sprayed a little WB40 on it and she just unwound..go figure. I'll be poping down to Lee's tomorrow and getting a hole new set of bolts.

Boy am I lucky...not so angry now

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Antique bolt.
At least on my Fiat, the bastards just used to stretch..

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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.

Hi Gafmo,

Mini door or internal hollow door?

If the latter, JAM could help, he's experienced at renovations!

Glad to see it came out, I was about to offer my ezi-outs if you needed them.

Kevin.

Hollow Door I was wonderingwhat you were on about.. Mate I have a number of door I have not repaired yet (left from previous owners) Yer Antons goo d at the internal repairs but I can't affort the insurance for his hands

Doc I'm going to take both sets down with me just incase they can not do the other.....I have an inteview in the city so the bolt and all are comeing with me..LOL...Just so relieved no motor has to come out

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Do what Doc says and put studs and nuts on it. The bolts are to long and eventually twist and break. The nut/stud arrangement will not do that.

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Chris

Everything I like is either
illegal, immoral or fattening.

Probably not helped by the fact we took another .050" off the head..
Yeah, I like studs too! Stock Mini ones are OK, but if U got money to burn, buy ARPs.

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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.