Never put a 1420 on an 850 gearbox?

Nah, it's gotta be a COOLING problem..it's running so hot he even had to put some 'vents' in the block

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Starlet Conversion:
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Its the fancy red fan, spun so fast (will all know red ones are faster) the crank couldn't handle it.
KB

show me a close up of the face of the crank where it snapped and i could probably tell you how many cycles of fatigue there were before it let go

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It was a pleasure ausmini. I'll miss all you misfits and reprobates

That`s one of those special tuning 2 piece racing cranks & a lightweight block



OUCH!!!

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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.

He should have shut it down when it STARTED to knock!
Commiserations Jai...
Was this a big J crank or the more bendy but fatigue resistant small J variety?

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was it the crooked fan belt?

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Oil leak.

Plug that hole and she'll be right.

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it should be good...


but you may need a few cans of this...

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hee hee,,,i couldn`t believe it when i saw it Cush, i had to buy one of those too

just sits on my shelf as a show piece, sh!t funny tho

not too sure it will help old mate jai tho, worth a try

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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.

Meh, it'll buff out.


Groan.......

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

steve (bwickworx) has a bottle of it... but i think he's used it

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Well my theory is that some one connected the vacuum advance pipe on the dizzy when i know i didnt have it connected. Also the fact he started to run it on avgas instead of pump fuel which it was set up for. He commented on how well it went with avgas in it.
Detonation and bang, the timing had marks on it and was set to about 34deg on the block but with a vacuum advance also connected who knows where it was.
He didnt notice it or even hear or feel it he just said it went bang.

Kev the crank is an A+ rolled radius crank that was crack tested (electromagnetically), Big journal and std std bearings. all new down stairs.

But as luck would have i have his car so i have some ransom to hold onto, but it was the only south african block in the country, it was also an A+ gear box with the 3bolt main shaft bearing and larger idler gear.

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i love the way you say it 'was'

how else must i put it, i mean it still is an south african block but doesnt look the same as all the others i know of.

It now sittingon a display inside my shop on what not to to with timing and lending other people engines. no even a screwdriver goes out of my workshop now.

pity one person has to ruin it for everyone.
especially me, that was going to be my supercharged motor.

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