barely tougher than a potato crisp,,, more like a thick Pringle

You can`t miss the ones that have been hardened too,,,, they are`nt shinny anymore, they go a grey-ish dull colour,,, steer clear of them

Edit,,, Oh & it`s not just that the front pulley comes loose & can wreak havoc on your fan blade,,, wrecking the crank key & possibly the crank in the process,,, but you will have a few pieces of old steel shim metal flinging around in your gearbox too

Yummy tell your mummy

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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 gang, where's the cheapest place to get a new Romac balancer? (steel one will do me)
And, are they better for my peaky 1360 than getting an old one re-rubbered by Ross Tuffbond?

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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.

Romac are one of the very best balancers around (in my opinion) & JP bought them out but they have kept them as a seperate business

I`m buying a bundle for both myself & a few overseas customers soon if you`d like to tag along?

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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.

Just got my new alloy/steel one (ROMAC Part # 239SA)

Boy is it light, and shiney too
Must be half the weight of the original, and excellent build quality.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

Weighed it, it's only 840g as opposed to the 1440g of the original.
That's a 42% weight saving, mostly at the outside

The bad part is, it won't fit onto the crank - too tight!

What should the larger diameter of the taper be on an original pulley?
The old one is 25.68mm, the new one is 25.18mm
Should I just linish the outer edge so I can at least get it started and then pull it on with a bolt?

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Too many cars, and too little time.

It's wrong, or your measurements are.
Crank nose is 1.000" (25.4mm).
If smaller than this, I'd ring up and have a whinge to Romac...

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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.

1" was what I guessed it should be.

Using the calibrated digital vernier here at work I get:
- Old pulley 25.88 tapering to 25.44mm
- New pulley 25.38mm

The crank has a few marks on it, so I will just linish it the best I can & draw the new pulley on.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

PM sent.

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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.