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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:37 am 
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Hey fellow Ausmini members.. ive just recently come back from os and now its time to get
my mini rolling again. She's been sitting there for about 2yrs now she worked when i left her so where should i start in starting an old girl? what needs to be lubed up? or drained? any help is great..

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cap full of oil down each spark plug hole, pull the lead off the coil and turn it over till the oil pressure comes up

I'd drain any fuel that's in it too, these days fuel doesn't last in storage

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Also put new oil in it, and bleed the clutch and brakes as the fluid would be stuffed

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 Post subject: Re: Sitting Engine
PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:00 am 
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Sydney_Leyland wrote:
Hey fellow Ausmini members.. ive just recently come back from os and now its time to get
my mini rolling again. She's been sitting there for about 2yrs now she worked when i left her so where should i start in starting an old girl? what needs to be lubed up? or drained? any help is great..

Thanks Andrew


you wouldn't happen to know hugh...

would've been hanging around beecroft 2 years ago in a turbo blue mini?

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Thanks for the help :)

Cush i cant say i do know him but ive met a few people around here with minis and i dont remember anyones name lol.. Was it dark blue?


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