I've seen worse

Don't know if this would be any use as I think you are probably on the right needle now. And I apologise for having told you the needle for an MG Metro, altho TBH none of us knew it wasn't an MG engine...

I think we are beginning to say the same thing now. Weaken the mixture a bit, and or change the plugs. If the engine really is a standard as it seem to be, now, I'd go with weaken ing the mix a tad to begin with. OK, this is for bikes, but a...

OK, so here are the very sooty BP6ES plugs. All equally awful, no special standout cases. I shall pop some BP5ES's in (hotter plugs I think). I hope they don't do any damage, and it might burn off the carbon. :)

I've bought several write offs back from the insurers. They ask scrap value which is naff all. I then repaired them and ran them until it wasn't worth it. Scrap value on yours would be pretty well nix as they would have to pay a scrap yard to...

Honestly I don’t know, I’d had thought you’d pay back what they paid you for the write off so you’d be at net zero. Not sure as first write off tbh. I don’t want to test it then find out I can’t buy it back and i’m a lot worse off. No the...

It is fully insured, comp too but the cash value they’ll pay is around 2.2k and I obviously can’t strip a lot of anything off that has had all the new parts, front axle for example. That’s if they’ll actually cover it and not put it under...

Well the weather is well iffy here, thunderstorm early this morning, followed by us being in the cloud and now there are intermittent downpours. W's tum is playing her up so we aren't going up to the do at the "lac", if it clears up we may go up...

It had a bulky case on it but it landed face down, the shock must have killed it as it just flashes. I'll have a look at them cases ta much. ;)

Yup but if I recall no-one had spare carpet so this was phase II 🤣 🤣

...brownie-points have been earned. Broken wind-sculpture welded back together and working again. :) Sausage bacon & egg brunch in a short while. Visiting the old MIL in hosp this PM. :)

Baps are boobies round here. ;)

you're thinking of a "dap".🤣

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 /...

So not even an MG Metro engine!! No wonder the power is lower than mine was. Raffling lot should watch it as regards Trades Description Act. :(

What he is doing would be illegal over here. On a Sunday you can only mow your lawn in the morning. Can't use powertoools at all. We have to watch it as we often want to use my big machine etc over what the frogs think is lunchtime i.e. 12 till...

Morning All. :D A decent nights kip but then the NDN resumed his DIY building works at 08:56. He is hammer & chiselling out masonry. The noise travels straight through the ground and up our side-wall. :( Looks like a nice day out there, coffee...

Well I would agree with you entirely. The spiel from the raffling org said it was all "souped up" with a stage 2'd head but when I got in touch with the previous owner directly before me he said it was a standard 1275 Metro lump in a Morris Mini...

Can you take the insurance value and buy the wreck off them? Then at least you can salvage what is worthwhile. Are you sure the chassis is fecked? I can't help but think it'd take a heck of a lot of heat to do that. whatever, best of luck...

Helluva loss but at least you and any of your family weren’t hurt. That would have been a disaster. Hope you get sorted out there.

OK, I'm going to dare to say it. Isn't insurance involved?

Man I feel for you. :(:(:(:(:(:(

strip off the bits you can as you may need them for the new one you will buy

Hope he don't trip on the way out and bust his new phone :eek:

Dunt you worry, he'll trip over the step going inna shop and get an new S25 in compensation...

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

I have an excess of soot on all plugs. I will pull all 4 tomorrow and take a picture (hopefully a decent one) to show y'all. I have a set of BPE5 plugs I could put in to see if they stay cleaner as they run hotter, but the book does say BPE6's...

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 :)

Sniff your exhaust, see if it smells of petrol and try weakening the mixture a bit. and keep doing proper plug cuts until they get to the proper brown colour.

Flipping quote for house insurance has gone the roof! :mad::mad::mad: This is for the UK house. Obvs we have to pay two, one for each house, and in each case it prolly costs more cos we is away from the place 6 months a year. Policy gone up from...