Re: Water in oil, and oil in water

Hi Frank,

As far as block/head sealing goes anything that works on a 1275 Spridget 
should work on any 1275 Mini including the A+.  Have you given David Anton at 
APT 
a ring to see what he recommends by way of head gaskets that work - he 
probably builds as many Mini engines as Spridget.  I don't know that the Mini 
racers 
over here use for head gaskets - maybe Metro Turbo?  

I don't have a Mini/Metro engine but if you bring me a 1275 Spridget block 
and crank (forget the rest) as hand luggage we can spend a day at a breakers 
yard to get you a Mini/Metro for a straight swap (check in hand baggage) - you 
could give the kid the bill or bring him with you (one spare bed so he sleeps 
on 
the floor in a sleeping bag)!.  One of the airlines flies into Birmingham BHX 
direct from the states which can save expensive internal travel connections.

Regards

Daniel



In a message dated 14/05/05 05:07:17 GMT Daylight Time, spritenut@exit109.com 
writes:

> Did I mention lots of oil/water in places it shouldn't be?
> We had it running for a total of 3 minutes.
> 
> This is a late model A+ engine.
> 
> So something killing #2 &#3, no visable signs of trouble.
> Bad head? Bad block? Bad car? yeah, that's it, it's a friggin Mini
> I used to yank the engine out of his old Mini once a week every week for 
> a solid year before he got smart and bought a VW. What's the matter with 
> this kid?
> 
> Any ideas?
> Anybody have a Mini engine?