Hey all, Just some things I noticed today

1- The clubby is running lean, now richened
2- A internal rattle that disappeared when given a hard rev (oil pressure isssue I imagine)
3- my compression is way out

Warm 1-120psi 2-90psi 3-90psi 4-90psi
oiled 1-115psi 2-105psi 3-145psi 4-140psi

WTF with No.1

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-Motor mechanic - Proud owner of a '76 Clubman S and a Ford ef xr6 manual

Adjust the tappets then repeat the compression test

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Too many cars, and too little time.

I did them a few weeks ago and are all good

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-Motor mechanic - Proud owner of a '76 Clubman S and a Ford ef xr6 manual

Then I've got no idea how compression can go down on #1 after adding oil.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

hah yea ay WTF, mystery of the mini engine lol

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-Motor mechanic - Proud owner of a '76 Clubman S and a Ford ef xr6 manual

just lucky

getting close to time for a rebuild - you're going to double your investment in the car!

impending rebuild i reckon

hmm yea I think so, I wonder if Minisport could so something before minis at the mill

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-Motor mechanic - Proud owner of a '76 Clubman S and a Ford ef xr6 manual

and a new compression tester......

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pfft, it'll keep going for a couple of years at least...

it is a new tester lol. and its also leaking oil from the back anyway. Ill see what happens

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-Motor mechanic - Proud owner of a '76 Clubman S and a Ford ef xr6 manual

OMG our nightmare came true :'(
I took it down to minisport and the guys had a look. Figured out that my compression should be 175 and I have have of that That and apparently it was blowing a bit of white smoke out the rear on the way down.

So theyre gonna strip her down and see whether it needs rings or bore.

maybe I can use this opportunity to put flat-tops in and a cam

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-Motor mechanic - Proud owner of a '76 Clubman S and a Ford ef xr6 manual

rattle probably your timing chain?

a week isnt long enough for a rebuild, but see how ya go.

no such thing as rings only on an a-series as they wear the bores oval, its a rebore or you'll be back again soon enough.

nah the timing chain has always been noisey lol. this aother rattle is like when there is no oil pressure in the big end bearings.
anyway they said theres a very good chance they can get it done. and the worse case scenario can be a good one.. a bigger bore

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-Motor mechanic - Proud owner of a '76 Clubman S and a Ford ef xr6 manual

yer nick is getting his mini done this week there also, fingers crossed.