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Post by ljonez on Dec 14, 2009 20:56:02 GMT 1
well today whilst going to look at ashcullen1989's mini for him my wipers decided to pack in  well i say packed in they wudnt turn off  which meant with a dry screen the friction would stop the arms moving and start to burn out the motor  after a short trip home ( keeping the screen wet) i set about investigating it took me longer getting the motor out than fixing the problem thanks to all the injection loom etc in the way any way the problem was the park switch which regardless to popular belief on some over forums you can open up. so opened it up and out run a load of water and the contacts inside where full of gunk so a few min with some wet&dry cleaned them up put it all back together and once again i have a fully working mini ;D just wish i cud have done it in the garage and not outside in the cold and dark |
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Post by taffy1967 on Dec 14, 2009 23:03:10 GMT 1
Nice one, but if that park-switch causes any more grief then consider replacing it as they can and do cause utter mayhem on that circuit.
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ljonez
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Post by ljonez on Jan 8, 2010 21:47:28 GMT 1
grinder is comeing out to play tomorrow if im not working all day ;D
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Post by Phil J on Jan 8, 2010 22:18:02 GMT 1
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Post by ashcullen1989 on Jan 12, 2010 19:23:24 GMT 1
ah no if you loosing to the battle that owning a mini is how the hell am i going to survive up here in the mountains.
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Post by Danny California on Jan 19, 2010 0:41:18 GMT 1
Cant believe you would destroy a gorgeous mini like that one  This was my favorite kind of mini when I got into them, hence my own one. Anyway, what spares are you saving? Pretty much everything? |
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Post by ljonez on Jan 19, 2010 16:10:37 GMT 1
Cant believe you would destroy a gorgeous mini like that one This was my favorite kind of mini when I got into them, hence my own one. Anyway, what spares are you saving? Pretty much everything? every thing is getting boxed up and sold off |
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Post by boycie101 on Jan 19, 2010 19:31:51 GMT 1
so have you commited 3rd degree grindaside yet mate as not seen it round lately  |
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Post by ljonez on Jan 20, 2010 1:06:15 GMT 1
its still in one piece, the snow saved it and now im working silly hours so it lives abit longer
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Post by boycie101 on Jan 20, 2010 13:37:15 GMT 1
 cant kill a cooper, not enough around as it is lol
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Post by Danny California on Jan 23, 2010 10:45:05 GMT 1
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ljonez
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Post by ljonez on Feb 26, 2010 23:44:18 GMT 1
thanks to my daily drive needing some work the cooper was put back on the road today ;D
expect from some damp from being sat for 2 months unused its going well stared on the first crank over.
due to a change in work place its gonna bring me some joy going over maerdy mountain every day, perfect excuse to throw it into some corners ;D the 4 new yokos will have their work cut out
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Post by Phil J on Feb 26, 2010 23:47:25 GMT 1
Brilliant news ;D now chuck that grinder in the bin before you get any more silly idea's  |
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Post by ljonez on Feb 26, 2010 23:49:04 GMT 1
Brilliant news ;D now chuck that grinder in the bin before you get any more silly idea's ah its still getting cut up, its just been granted a few months more life  |
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Post by thereddwarf on Feb 26, 2010 23:50:07 GMT 1
I saw you in the q trying to get out of asdas earlier....(not in my mini)...but was too far back to give a wave
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Post by boycie101 on Feb 26, 2010 23:56:54 GMT 1
yeah passed me just after that in the white woof by turkish restaurant, did flash the lights but you looked miles away lol
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Post by boycie101 on Feb 26, 2010 23:58:48 GMT 1
Brilliant news ;D now chuck that grinder in the bin before you get any more silly idea's lend the grinder to me for a week, i'll soon burn it out no probs as usually go through about 5 a yr  |
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Post by ljonez on Feb 26, 2010 23:59:25 GMT 1
yeah passed me just after that in the white woof by turkish restaurant, did flash the lights but you looked miles away lol yeah i got to Blaengwawr school before i realised it was you, that rover 25 was a good disguise |
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Post by thereddwarf on Feb 27, 2010 0:01:10 GMT 1
the rover is better than his mid life crisis (mgzs!!!!)...lol
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Post by boycie101 on Feb 27, 2010 0:01:59 GMT 1
must of been it was a 200 lol, be thankfull it was'nt the MG |
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well i say packed in they wudnt turn off 
which meant with a dry screen the friction would stop the arms moving and start to burn out the motor 
This was my favorite kind of mini when I got into them, hence my own one. 
cant kill a cooper, not enough around as it is lol
