Lead replacement

[bmcecosse]

Actually Dennis - if you really are doing that sort of mileage, you may be one of the very few who would benefit from an unleaded head. But if so far the gaps are not closing up significantly, don't bother!

[aupickup]

i do between 300 and 400 miles a week in the moggie
so far the gaps seem ok

i do have an unleaded head in the garage but so far not fitted it

[linearaudio]

i do between 300 and 400 miles a week in the moggie
so far the gaps seem ok

i do have an unleaded head in the garage but so far not fitted it

Sell it to someone with the unleaded jitters then! Mine is also thrashed mercilessly around the same sort of mileage/week, and (slapped wrists) I haven't even checked the valve gaps since.....oh, I don't know when!
(Just getting my well worn dunces hat on to go to and sit on the naughty step for what my quasi-fashionable Wife would refer to as "time-out")
PS: are there any grease points on a Moggy?

[aupickup]

i do 75 miles one way part dual and the rest motor way twice a week and the rest to work

do i thrash it nahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[aupickup]

any one want a unleaded head

[aupickup]

so good for everyday driving

do we worry about a 20 mile trip nahhhhhhhh

its good to see you do this sort of mileage in your moggie

anyone else do this sort of mileage

[tomas.geoghegan]

There is absolutely NO need to use any 'snake oil' fluids........the engine will run for many many many many thousands of miles without any worries. But - do check the valve gaps, and set the exhausts to 15 thou (inlets 12 thou) - and check/reset them every 3000 miles. Only caveat is if doing many many hard motorway miles - and then you should really fit an unleaded head (and still set gaps as earlier!). No need for this to be expensive - the 998 Mini head is supposedly 'unleaded' in all later engines and entirely suitable for 948 engines and cheap as chips to buy. And 1098 engines can either use that same head with slight loss of power (but actually it may give better economy) - or upgrade to an unleaded 12G940 head from a 1275 engine. And obviously - any 1275 can simply use the unleaded head from a later engine.

Hi bmc
The Haines Manual says to set the exhaust and inlet gap at 12 thou not 15 and 12 thou?
Thanks Tomas

[bmcecosse]

Yea - Haynes is ALWAYS right - that's why the Mini lads call it HBOL - Haynes Book of Lies...... Do it that way if you think Haynes know better......

[tomas.geoghegan]

No i don"t necessarilly think haines no better. And really Respect your advice too.
Thanks Tomas

[Tamsin]

Yea - Haynes is ALWAYS right - that's why the Mini lads call it HBOL - Haynes Book of Lies...... Do it that way if you think Haynes know better......

I always thought that was because of the phrase "refitting is the opposite to removal"

http://www.messybeast.com/dragonqueen/real-haynes.htm