On Wednesday my wife could hear a not so normal knock. On getting it back home its was a inconstant knock at idle and while driving with also a lacking in power.

We Dr Mini & I opened it all up this morning and found we have two parts of a crank. Looks like it been crack for a small time and then just let go

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

I remember reading once in (I think) Wheels Magazine, some juno reconed, being the non-business end - that he could repair such a problem on the road side with some #8 fencing wire and half a cake or pairs soap. He didn't go on to say how though...........

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Amazingly, all the bearings were pretty good, no scoring or anything, no rubbish in the bottom of the box either.
We left the head on, the rods and pistons in, all we need now is a good 1098 crank and new bearings to suit.

Looks like the crack started in the #1 big end corner fillet, there wasn't much radius there when it got ground...

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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.

Geez how lucky can you get Gaf....very shrapnel free snap that one

The good Doc will have it on the road by lunchtime Monday

Wow. Thats excellent. Not for you, but makes a good story.

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yep that concrete has a crack

Yeah common guys,.,.,. you could have at least lined upo the crack in the concreat with the break in the crank for the photo

crickey,,,

& who ground it with such a short radiai anyways ???

crap 1100 cranks,,, they should all be destroyed

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

I don't think our usual crank grinder (Spiro) is guilty of this one...

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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.

nah i didnt think so,,, & besides that crank has obviously been cracked for quite some time & been running like that, (lots of mini cranks are ) just that this one finally decided to go bang at the most opertune time when Gafs girl was driving it cranks know when girls are driving

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Nothing like a good BANG is there...

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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.

I just love how youre still just a little kid at heart Doc

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

OK,
To get the show on the road I've offered Gaf the 1098 `low mileage' crank out of JAM!!!
There's a blast from the past... eh Matty.

GT, where are you... (no, not you, GT m...)

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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.

ive got a spare if you need one and not wanting to take out JAM's one...

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

I have a few here

who wants em ???

I am a bit broke right now,,, too much surfing & not enough mini-fixing

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.