Most common carb needle in the day for a 1275 was a DZ, used by Austin, Riley, Morris etc for their standard 1275 motors with single inch and a half (38) carb BTW.

If it's not smoking and burning oil then that's a bit rich, post a pic of your needle next chance you get please :)

Standard 1275 will go really well with the right diff, 3.4 is best all round Have fun :)

Managed to undo the oil filter (F2 TD4) and wiggle it down Then it tipped and the oil went down my arm and into my armpit, prob get into my brain from there ffs Left it to drip into the tray while I have a brew and scrub up, gloves were worn so no dirty finger nails :p

Mornin and welcome Is it a series two ?

Mornin Happy Fathers day (is it today?) Some beer and a card appeared in my kitchen while I was out last night anyway 😊 Cloudy bright here, just sold a wood vice, got another and a large proper one left to sell. GF bringing a bacon roll / bap / muffin / barm or whatever you call it, think a...

Just a thought... On a non standard engine throw the reference books away :)

I've had more than ten Minis, gave up counting I've only ever had one that ran with light brown plugs and it burned an exhaust valve out. If you're anywhere from light grey to black without soot then it'll be fine :)

I'm pleased with the motor so far as is the GF, she pinches it at every opportunity, fink it makes her feel a bit more important than being seen in her Honda Jazz :p This stuff is CHF202 And I'll need around 2 litres to do the job and buying 5Ltr is cheaper than 2Ltr Seeing as I'm probably...

CHF Synthetic Central Hydraulic Fluid Power Steering CHF11S CHF202 5 Litre 5L Recon this should be ok, what do ya think ?

Found some green stuff local but not chf202, will that do ?

Just took some fluid from deep in the resevoir

Be easier driving up on the kerb and doing one side/end at a time :)

The fluid is clean and definitely red It was like that when I bought it and I presume for thousands of mile before that. What damage is being done and what fluid should I be using please

Its got red in it so I topped it off with ATF 🤔

What make is that ?

New wiper blades and checked/topped up washers, power steering fluid and coolant :)

Thanks I'll have a look :)

Think the air filter was due 😃 I'd say that filter is years old

You're right Managed to get a 27mm socket on it and free it off a bit but then realised that as I unscrewed the filter top it would wind out and jam on the radiator housing so it has to be a spanner :rolleyes: I don't have a flexi head 27mm spanner so I've ordered one from amazon, be here...