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by prop
Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: MOCAL OIL THERMOSTAT OVERHAUL
Replies: 1
Views: 12034

Re: MOCAL OIL THERMOSTAT OVERHAUL

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by prop
Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:51 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: MOCAL OIL THERMOSTAT OVERHAUL
Replies: 1
Views: 12034

MOCAL OIL THERMOSTAT OVERHAUL

I got the service kit from mocal. Excellent service from them. Less than 24hours from placing the order. I took the stat off the car and took it apart. It is a very simple bit of kit. Both halves of the casting look to be exactly the same so I dont think it can be put together wrongly. The new kit h...
by prop
Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: OIL THERMOSTAT FITTING TO MINI ERA TURBO
Replies: 18
Views: 47319

Re: OIL THERMOSTAT FITTING TO MINI ERA TURBO

Not run the car much last year as we all have been less active on the classic car scene. When I did have the ERA out I still have an issue with the oil temp. The temperature gauge I fitted to the sump gives me the same reading as the oil cooler gauge. So is the thermostat I fitted actually working? ...
by prop
Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:47 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: GAZ Adjustable Shock Absorbers
Replies: 0
Views: 23144

GAZ Adjustable Shock Absorbers

I fitted GAZ shock absorbers in the rebuild. So they went on the road in 2013. Towards the end of 2019 I found when I went over a very slight uneven road surface the car hit it as though the suspension was solid. It went BANG!. I racked my brains and thought of all possibility’s something lose, some...
by prop
Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:07 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: OIL THERMOSTAT FITTING TO MINI ERA TURBO
Replies: 18
Views: 47319

Re: OIL THERMOSTAT FITTING TO MINI ERA TURBO

I ran the car through 2019 and I didn’t see much of a change in the oil temperature. This year 2020 done very little as COVID 19 shut down most gatherings. I think the thermostat I have fitted needs to be checked as I am not sure it is working properly. I am also worried about the rubber hose I have...
by prop
Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:53 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: POOR QUALITY RUBBER
Replies: 1
Views: 16033

Re: POOR QUALITY RUBBER

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by prop
Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:50 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: POOR QUALITY RUBBER
Replies: 1
Views: 16033

POOR QUALITY RUBBER

While fitting my oil thermostat recently I discovered the inner CV joint rubber gaiters had split. They have only been on the car for 6 years. I wouldn't expect them to go in that time. and, while replacing them one of the rubber covers on a track rod ends I discovered had also split I cannot rememb...
by prop
Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:13 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: OIL THERMOSTAT FITTING TO MINI ERA TURBO
Replies: 18
Views: 47319

Re: OIL THERMOSTAT FITTING TO MINI ERA TURBO

Took the car out today. I now have the thermostat fitted and I have a temperature gauge fitted to the sump. It was a good hot day today the sump oil gauge showed the oil temperature rising, the original gauge showed no movement. The thermostat obviously working. As the temperature in the sump rose t...
by prop
Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:41 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Restoration of R1036
Replies: 11
Views: 37504

Re: Restoration of R1036

That's interesting I have read about using the GT17 turbo on the turbominis site. Will you be putting a Megajolt ignition system on it?
by prop
Mon Apr 08, 2019 12:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Restoration of R1036
Replies: 11
Views: 37504

Re: Restoration of R1036

Just interested what turbo are you putting on it as it doesn't look like the garrett T3 turbo. I know from experience there is very little room. Even though the bulkhead has been cut to make room it is very difficult to vary the set up ERA settled on and make things fit. Who is building the engine?