Hopefully when I get settled I can start work again and I will have a flurry of activity. It's been so crazy I haven't been able to get out to any of the shows this year which has been extremely disappointing.
I just had to check in on my Mini as it patiently waits to be released from storage. It shouldn't be much longer now as I am close to owning a home for it...I mean me. A home for me...
Hopefully when I get settled I can start work again and I will have a flurry of activity. It's been so crazy I haven't been able to get out to any of the shows this year which has been extremely disappointing.
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In keeping with yesterday's theme of 21st century upgrades and my mention of rewiring the Mini, I thought I'd take the time to introduce some of the research I've found. I've come across a couple different companies that sell components, but I've yet to find anyone that makes a new harness specifically for the Mini. British Wiring will sell a new harness, but it is based on the original harness. Auto Sparks will also sell those harnesses in addition to other wiring components
My intention is to use a more modern power distribution center with fuses when I rewire. I posted a walk-through in my technical section, but I didn't really discuss the options available to someone that wants to tackle this themselves. I'll go through this in several sections. I was leafing through the Febraury 2013 issue of Mini Magazine and a reader had asked about over heating issues. The expert pointed out that many times the radiator fan gets installed backwards. Now I've been through enough parts websites to know that the plastic fans are normally labeled 'Engine Side' to indicate the direction of installation. "There's no way mine could be backwards," I thought. But on reconsideration, my Mini does tend to spew molton hot coolant over the engine bay after a long drive, so maaaaybe... For reference, this is what a plastic radiator fan normally looks like. As you can see, the smooth side is supposed to face the engine and the ribbed side faces the radiator. There is also a slight cupping to the blades that is supposed to face the radiator like so: engine ---(--- radiator Now I can't be certain, because a) my Mini is still in storage and b) all my pictures of the radiator fan are terrible, but I'm fairly certain my is backwards. I'll let you be the judge. I knew I needed a new fan anyway and I was thinking of getting a whole new radiator and cowling so maybe this is the excuse I needed!
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