driving along today, my poor mini overheated extremely quickly... pulled over and my radiator was spilling coolant everywhere.. refilled it and luckily got home... now i need to get a new 1... any one know prices? aargh my money WAS going to mags..... grrrr

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'77 Leyland Mini Sunshine!

Is your engine stock? What size is it?

Daniel

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Videos - Turbocharged A-Series on Dyno & at Wakefield
Mafs waz not my strong subgeckt at skkol

Your best bet is to get yours fixed, even if it needs a recore.
Most probably it just needs the tanks taken off, rod the tubes out and refit the tanks. About $100 at most radiator repair shops.

A 77 Clubby S has the top hose going to the back of top tank, near the rad cap. The new UK made ones sold here are not like this, at least none I've seen.

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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 bought a new radiator from Minisport in SA on Ebay. Fast delivery and good service.
Radiator works find.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MINI-3-CORE-RADI ... dZViewItem

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1967 Mini Deluxe 1275 heaps of modifications
1969 Mini Matic 1100

New 3 core, S one is worth about 140 as seen on ebay at 'buy it now', I jsut ordered myself a 'hi-flow' 2-core from karcraft (from karcraft becasue it was cheaper to get it posted than to buy one from minisport ) which cost 250 I think. 3 core is adequate on a stock 1275 but I believe in somewhat over doing it. So that there is no chance or very little of overheatinbg in 40 degree heat. Check other things, radiator would make the biggest difference, other things include, leaks (which cause the pressure to drop), fan on the wrong way, ignition not being too retarded, wrong type of radiator cap, and the fitment of an expansion tank (which would reduce or eliminate radiator overflowing)

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

its a stock 998cc, although i think it has a 1 1/2 su carby, maybe cos of emission control, i dont know if i can get it re cored, it looks stuffed.... its always run hot, but today i got into the red! then pulled over!

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'77 Leyland Mini Sunshine!

I run one of those. It has already shaken the side bracket from the top tank (is just soldered, has no rivets).
They have less fins than your old one. And, the top hose location is wrong for a 77S, unless you change the thermostat housing <edit> and bracket for an earlier one, and lose the air pump (if fitted).
<edit> 77clubmnS, it CAN be recored, new cores are available still. Any radiator shop, or Natra radiators. But get it checked first.
Also check the thermostat, it may have stuck and caused the problem. Mine did last week.

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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.

well i can a reconditioned one i think my dad knows a place, but at the moment im off the road.... grrr school holidays and i need 20 more hours for my P's... talk about bad luck!

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'77 Leyland Mini Sunshine!