44 mpg

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:22 pm

We can enlarge it!

Post by **MikeNash** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:19 am

You can, can you? Well I'm blowed! We'll give it a go then. I think I'm bringing up two pictures of text. Let's see wot happens. MikeN.

Post by **MikeNash** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:21 am

Well, I thought both went but here's the second. And may the Force be with you, MikeN.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:13 pm

Hmm - two pages the same ! Certainly readable when saved as jpeg and then enlarged on screen. Nothing sensible in that page though!

Post by **MikeNash** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:54 pm

Oh, bum! Just shows the penalty of doing things in a rush before you go out! I'll put up the first page to complete it, but any who wants as an attatchment to an e-mail please PM me their address. Regards, MikeN.

Post by **MarkyB** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:15 pm

Heresy, heresy !
He prefers electronic ignition AND NGK plugs!
There'll be trouble.

Surprised he didn't go for thinner oil. I saw a recommendation for 10/40 (I think) on a Minor service sheet at the weekend.

Post by **ssnjimb** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:17 pm

winter use probably for the thinner oil iam not sure.

Woudnt 15/40 be better than 10w 40 only slightly thicker on the start up.

Jamie

Post by **MikeNash** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:31 pm

Re oil visocities (and esp bmc's reservations), the recommendation in the BMC Worshop Manual for the Minor series II and the 1000 is given at page PP2 as SAE 30 or 20W/30 for both engine and g'box. I'm sure if they'd meant thicker they'd have said something like 30 in winter and 40 in summer whgich many cars about that time did, but the 30 grade is stated as covering both temperate and tropical climes. So I'm sure that the designers felt we'd be safe with thinner oils.
For myself I continue with 20-50 'cos it cheap (£5.99 from Wilkinson - and have ASDA stopped their's?) and 'cos I'm only getting now no more than 200 miles to the pint on my very old engine.
But I have used Halford's 15W/40 "Enhanced Mineral Diesel Oil" (API CF-4 SJ ACEA B2E2) for about a year (to use it up) without any problems. And may do so again. Curiously, I got no drop in oil pressure.
I note that Wilkies have for £9.99 10W/40 (API SL CF ACEA A3B3) and for £8.49 15W/40 (API SJ ACEA A2), all cheap enough to experiment with.
It's a pity that the 30 grades are so expensive. MikeN.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:40 pm

Thanks for the first page Mike! Seems to be nothing but crib from Vizard!

Post by **MikeNash** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:46 pm

I think you're a little hard, Roy, after all he actually went and did it, and gives mpg figures obtained on the road as opposed to the bench. And verification by more ordinary mortals is always encouraging. I assume no one knows anytrhing of Mr Catchesides? MikeN.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:56 pm

I'm amazed he doesn't 'rate' the 3.7 diff! It IS the way for better mpg - less revs on better filled cylinders does give better mpg. He pretty well acknowledges the Vizard link - quoting from him extensively. Vizard actually did it all too you know ! And Mr C doesn't make any inroads into head modifications - other than advising a 'skim'!

Post by **cormorant** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:36 pm

bmcecosse wrote:I'm amazed he doesn't 'rate' the 3.7 diff! It IS the way for better mpg - less revs on better filled cylinders does give better mpg. He pretty well acknowledges the Vizard link - quoting from him extensively. Vizard actually did it all too you know ! And Mr C doesn't make any inroads into head modifications - other than advising a 'skim'!

Well yes before the diff swap I was somewhere around 38mpg and now I am disappointed with 40 - it's usually between 42.5 and 44. Now the challenge is to get a bit more!

I've got my 74 degree stat to swap for an 82 which I will do tomorrow - now I have a new rad and the summer is gone the heater is rubbish!

Post by **MikeNash** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:51 am

ssnjimb, I've sent pm.