Hey! Look What I Found Out In The Garage
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I'll see what my machinist thinks.
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Mini's are like buses they come along in a bunch
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"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May
"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge
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So I'm going with Doug L. that they are HS carbs. You know the left one, the lid, does have a brass seat for the needle valve. I guess I didn't remember seeing one on the right lid although the tops are different. The seals on the needles looked fine and both are metering fuel now.
Perhaps tomorrow is lift-off day.
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Have we established if you have an HS or HIF carb? I am guessing you have HS carbs which have the float bowl on the side of the carb body. The float valve is in the LID of the float bowl. It does have a seal. It is either a conical metal tip on the moving part of the valve coming to rest in the fixed seat or a Viton/rubber tip on the same part coming to rest against the seat. There are also aftermarket float valves that use ball bearings to make the seal.
The needle that does not have a seat/seal is the metering/mixture needle on the bottom of the large vacuum piston.
If you don't have a manual yet (Mini specific or for the carbs) visit the Burlen website and read through their tech articles on how the carbs work and how to adjust them. Maybe start with the link below.
//sucarb.co.uk/technical-hs-type-carburetter-description-adjustments
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Yup. The right carb is spitting gas. Well after three cleanings it's still spitting gas. OK, not as much but I'm inside a garage. Needle valve looks good although I'm surprised there's no real seat for it. I'm thinking the $9 regulator I put in there 15 years ago to stop this very thing has gotten confused. I saw a really snazzy one at the SAMOA (Seattle Area Mini Owner's Association) reunion this summer that had a pressure gauge too. I wonder where I'd get one of those.
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I would have to measure again but I think I took 1/2" diameter aluminum round stock and turned the OD down a few thousandths to fit through the holes in the air filter housing cover. After cutting to the length I tapped both ends 1/4-20. I took a long 1/4-20 set screw, applied Loctite to it and threaded it into one end of the aluminum rod. That was followed by a flat washer more Loctite, and a 1/4-20 wing nut. I believe that for the sealing washer I just got an appropriately sized nylon oil drain seal from the local parts store. This has worked well for me for 15+ years.
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It's a 1964 1275 Cooper S with dry suspension.
The brake booster was moved inside a long time ago.
The carbs were super cleaned by an expert on the mainland and haven't had two gallons of fuel ran through them. We did have problems with too much fuel pressure when we first fitted the Facet pump but put an adjustable regulator up in the engine compartment.
I'm returning the plastic bodied fuel filter because I just a bit concerned about broken stuff and gasoline leaked all over the boot. I like the glass filter systems too but we're back to the ghost of broken fuel parts in the boot. I play with small tractors and the glass bowels will also show you water in the fuel. Better to find it there rather than on a steep slope with an unconscious machine.
The rear wiper was easy. The triple front wiper whipped me and I went to a dual speed twin wiper with parking.
A couple of ideas that have come to me are A. neopreme wetsuit and II. bubblewrap. I'm concerned about heat though. I'd just lay it back there maybe zip tied to the battery anchor. I've mounted a few items with sections of garden hose and zip ties as well. I'll have a better idea of the limitations or hazards once the engine has ran for an hour or two and see if it's warm to the touch. It did go some 5000 miles just laying back there stuck in an inner tube.