1975_mini

Sorry tied up in class I will update this afternoon

Welcome, we look forward to meeting you at MTTB

Oh really??? Is someone holding out.

They remove the front end to replace the radiator as opposed to putting it into service mode. The labor is killed on anything involving the front end of the motor since it is all packed in there. Just ball parking it Flush $150ish new radiator 400ish and about $800 in labor and the rest shop fees. Though if they are replacing the radiator a flush would be implied as you would have to refill and bleed the system. I believe there is a class action on the thermostat you may want to look into, a quick google search will pull it up. Why are the saying new radiator are you having over heating issues?

RSVP is now open!!!!

Event Title: DC Metro MINIs 9th Annual MINIs Take the Beltway - LUNCH Event Date: 11/05/2017 11:00 AM to 11/05/2017 01:00 PM Event Address: 10621 Braddock Rd, Fairfax, Virginia, 22032, United States If you're just coming to the lunch and want to donate in advance we'll be posting a link, we can't take credit cards at the event Raffle will be held at the restaurant This year's MINIs Take the Beltway lunch will be held at: Brion's Grille University Mall 10621 Braddock Rd Fairfax, VA 22032 Unlimited breakfast bar, made-to-order omelets, and dessert bar for $12.95pp. We will be arriving at approximately 11am. In order to have a more accurate head count, we have two separate RSVPs. Please RSVP here for the LUNCH ONLY. RSVP on the event here: DC Metro MINIs 9th Annual MINIs Take the Beltway - LUNCH

Event Title: MINIs Take The Beltway (MTTB) 9 Event Date: 11/05/2017 08:00 AM to 11/05/2017 11:00 AM Event Address: 5990 Duke St, Alexandria, VA, 22304 What: MINIs Take The Beltway 9 When: 5 November 2017 Where: Sear's Parking lot at Landmark Mall (across from PMoA) Why: The honor our veterans and support our wounded, ill, and injured Veterans will all donatations going to Operation Second Change. Time: Registration at 8 am, rolling out at 9 am Come join us for what has become the Flagship event for DC Metro MINIs. Join us in the Sear's Parking lot where we will stage before taking a MINI parade lap around the outer loop of the beltway. You join us and be amazing at all the waves and smiles you will get as you a part of a line of MINIs as far as you can see. After the parade lap will will be having lunch at Brion's Grille in Fairfax. Lunch: Please register if you plan on attending in the separate event that will be posted shortly. Raffle: We will be selling raffle tickets at registration with winner drawn during lunch. Please keep an eye out for a list of great prizes donated by our generous sponsors. Donate Here: http://dcmetrominis.org/MTTBDonate Shirts are available for preorder. Deadline to order is October 17th. http://dcmm.storenvy.com/ Registration at Passport MINI of Alexandria Passport MINI of Alexandria 5990 Duke St Alexandria, VA 22304-3212 Timeline of Events: 7:30 - 8:30 – Registration (PMoA) Park at Landmark Mall / Sears parking lot – across the street from Passport MINI 8:30 - Group picture 8:45 – Driver’s Meeting (Landmark Mall / Sears parking lot)I 9:00 – Departure 11:00 – Lunch (Brion's Grille – *there is a separate calendar event for lunch RSVPs) Donations will benefit: Operation Second Chance – Helping Heroes Move On Operation Second Chance is a charity committed to the wounded, injured and ill combat veterans, and their families while they recover in military hospitals. Suggested donation is $20 per MINI Please check back for more information soon!! RSVP on the event here: MINIs Take The Beltway (MTTB) 9

Sorry, Craig told me is messed up in the port over. I will correct today.

I did not see a vehicle cap in the rules, that would be a question when registering, if they don't do we want to set one as wranging cars (staging, spacing during the event, etc...) can get over welming. I think it was 10 or 12 for the manassas one, I don't think we should go much over that. Who is taking the lead this year?

Craig said, he will be adding a redirect in the near furture, but I will let him expand on that.

Looking for some feed back, I am considering removing the bonnet and boot stripes and instead adding the JCW rocker panel graphics. I have included photos with the graphics in place. First the white will only be in the JCW logo the best in just the backing. The logo near the rear tire is the factory intended install, but I kind of feel the graphic looks backwards that way carding forward. The second photo is the graphic reversed with the jcw by the front the graphic narrowing towards the back. The only downside to this way is the logo would fall on the door seem and spilt when the door is open. Not that big a deal. Map my options are: -leaving it as is (stripes, no side graphic) - factory side (no stripes, logo to rear) - reverse side (no stripes, logo to front) look forward to hearing everyone input, I am evenly split between the 3 at the moment.

You have to hate when being an adult gets in the way of MINI fun

For those that are torn between the MINI track event and the annual meeting you can do both!! The Moco time slot is from 0900 to 1130 and summit point is only an hour and a have from the restaurant. The are 12 spots left on their time window to sign up. Here is the link https://miniofmontgomerycounty.themi...CrossChallenge Hope to see you there. Brandy and I will be there. The other dealers still have opening as well but would make you miss out on free food. PMoA still has 10 spots in the 1130 to 1400 window Sterling has 36 spots still open!! You might get the track to yourself from 1430 to 1700.

For those that are torn between the MINI track event and the annual meeting you can do both!! The Moco time slot is from 0900 to 1130 and summit point is only an hour and a half from the restaurant. The are 12 spots left on their time window to sign up. Here is the link https://miniofmontgomerycounty.theminichallenge.com/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Affinitiv&utm_campaign=AutoCrossChallenge Hope to see you there. Brandy and I will be there.

I found this thread on another MINI forum, about ten post down in the thread is step by step instruction with key pictures. Unlike a Gen 1 the Gen 2 does not require a special tool to release the tension. Any pry bar or equivalent will do the job. Does not look like a difficult task, if you have basic mechanic skills. Hope this helps https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/how-to/195227-r56-serpentine-belt-replacement.html

Sorry we missed your initial post. I do not have any experience with serpentine belts on gen2, if it was a gen1 there are penalty of tools and experience. I think most gen2 have it replaced under warranty because a common issue is the valve cover leaking at the rear vacuum line, this leaks oil onto the S-belt and friction wheel requiring both to be replaced. So it doesn't become a DIY job for most. I will look around and see what I can turn up for you.

Save the Date: November 5th for MTTB9 We have been able to confirm the date for this year. This is our annual run around the beltway to honor our Nation's Veterans ~~ Lunch, Raffle, and Donation information will be updated shortly Look for RSVP to open in early October Shirts are available for preorder. Deadline to order is October 17th. http://dcmm.storenvy.com/ Registration at Passport MINI of Alexandria Passport MINI of Alexandria 5990 Duke St Alexandria, VA 22304-3212 Timeline of Events: 7:30 - 8:30 – Registration (PMoA) Park at Landmark Mall / Sears parking lot – across the street from Passport MINI 8:30 - Group picture 8:45 – Driver’s Meeting (Landmark Mall / Sears parking lot)I 9:00 – Departure 11:00 – Lunch (Kilroy’s Restaurant – *there is a separate calendar event for lunch RSVPs) Donations will benefit: Operation Second Chance – Helping Heroes Move On Operation Second Chance is a charity committed to the wounded, injured and ill combat veterans, and their families while they recover in military hospitals. Suggested donation is $20 per MINI

He is alive!!! pulled apart the carb and went nuts with a can of carb cleaner. Once I blew all the chunks a dissolving rubber out of the jet and clean off what was caked on the needle he fired up like a champ when I filled the float with gas.:top::top: The float gasket was dry rotted so not driveable till the new one comes in, but that will take a minute once it comes in. Also waiting on the new rear brake drums, and will be replacing both rear drum assemblies. should take an hour or two. He is running though, so good day overall.

I replaced the failed hose with anew modern rubber hose so should not be as susceptible. If your burning through the gas it is less of an issue. It was that I only asked Brandy would start him once a month and let him run for like 30 minutes, so gas sat in the lines a lot. I went with her running it as opposed to draining it and storing it dry, just gave out right before I got home, because I drove it when I was home in April. I got extra hose and will replace all the rubber section just to be safe. The big issue is ethanol fumes with eat a metal gas tank. The ethanol in gas is why lawnmower and other small engines do not last. Shouldn't be an issue, carb rebuild will take an afternoon once the parts arrive. I want him running earlier than later as I may pitch to David putting a MTTB vinyl on him and sticking him out front at PMoA as advertisement.

Now that we are settled into the new house and getting back to normal it is time to give Watson a little TLC and get him back on the road. For those that don't know he was a little mad at me for being gone for two year and decided not to start when I got home. A quick walk through found that the rubber gas line from the tank had been eaten by the ethanol in modern gas (damn you environmentalist). We did a quick replace of the line but no luck. I was sure the dissolving line had gummed up the fuel system. So we rolled him on the trailer and pushed him into the back of the new garage till i had more time. That brings us to today. I started with the tried and true method of charge the battery, turn the key, and verbally abuse him till it starts (the equivalent of the IT troubleshooting step of turn it off and back on). No luck, but it works 10% of the time. So time to get under the hood, I was pretty sure the carb was clogged up so we started there. I pulled the cover off the float and this is what it looked like. That is gas. I am pretty sure the MINI is not a two stroke engine, so milky gas is not a good thing. This is what the fuel looked like after I drained the float, not a good color. so time to pull the Carb. Only took like two minutes to remove the carb, one of the great things about the simple motors in these classic Minis. Now just waiting for the rebuild kit to come in the mail. Amazingly the local Autozone didn't have the parts. Hopefully I will have an update this weekend.

Just bumping this to the top of the forum, in case anyone is looking for something to do on Sunday.

I do completely agree with you that's it's likely oem part number parts only I was just being a little absurd in my example to make a point. But I did not receive parts discount on the oem parts used in the "menu services" either but I will stop cluttering up the vendor thread with this

I PM'd you