Looking forward to watching your new series.

How to use a dial back timing light.. to check timing

if you come across anything that is or could be an issue, actually seeing an example always would be beneficial. 'if you're stripping it down this far, I'd just go ahead and renew all of these things too'

Looking forward to the series Darren!

how about advance cam with 21 degree stamp? what application is it for?

At last! Thanks for posting a nicely detailed explanation of how primary and secondary springs operate, particularly the secondary one being slack at rest. I'm off to check mine !

Great video. Thanks for sharing

This is bull crap this car there's no way you can get 60 plus miles per gallon!

I enjoy these vids Darren. Very informative 👍

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what grease was used for the bendix? I assume this rebuild is in the haynes manual, but would be useful info for ppl watching this.

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quite helpful, good to know what to look for on whether the pot joint needs replacement. can you buy the pot joint 'innards+boot' as a replacement item, and is there something to look at inside to know if you should just replace?

Thanks for that. One thing to add though. You can't fit a fully assembled pot joint drive shaft because the gap in the subframe is too small. Either the pot joint or the outer CV has to come off first.

Thanks for the extra info Darren. What size is the reamer for the side cover bushing?

Helpful information Darren, thank you.

Thank you. I found this addendum quite informative

Perhaps a Little video of what is involved with he repairs you have performed would make for some educational viewing

Nice to see, that the old school mechanics are being kept alive! I worked on all sorts of engines, over 40 years ago, tuning was a pleasure for me ! NO AI, screwing up the efficiency of the motor. All modern stuff, is right out of tune. Due to over restricted air flow: input, & output. Apart from setting up an engine properly, "all engines have to breathe", like us. 🔧🇬🇧🤪. Thank you, we need to go back to the old way of tuning. 👍

Very interesting. I see you are using an AFR gauge to get a Lambda reading. Where do you attach the sensor on a customer's car?

That car does not do 60 mpg

when distributor in place, can the rotor arm rotate a bit or is it wear?

It's great to see the before and after comparison of the lambda: No air filter Stock air filter Stock with holes Seeing the data back up the theory is always nice

What AFR meter are you using? What is it connected to? Thanks

Great video. Learning something new each time

Great work Darren

A very successful tune! I learn something new with each of your tuning presentations, thank you.

Enjoying the vids Darren! Impressive gas mileage for sure

.003 difference in the jet depth is about 1/2 a flat on the jet nut.

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I have been enjoying your restoration videos. They're like the MOSS Motors videos as they are informative and very educational with a wide range of subject matter, car stuff and other closely related topics.

I would love to see a demo on using one of these timing lights to check the timing. Great video

I just drill them out oversized and make bushes to remove the slack in the shaft 😀👍 great video 👍

Hi I’ve just found your channel and loving it , have you done a post on your machine? Is it a bought one or have you made it?

I have known Adrian (AC) for years and he is a decent ordinary bloke with a great sense of humour. However when it comes to all things Mini, SU and Dizzy, its as if he changes into a superhero and pulls his tuning pants on over his trousers! I think he knows more about the A series than the people who originally designed the engine and probably knows more about SU's than SU do. I had an old Land Rover and just for giggles he designed a tuned length induction for its SU, and tweaked the timing and carburation on a rolling road for me. The motor was a different beast after that. I'm old enough to remember when all young men would tinker under the bonnet tuning their cars. From speaking to him now it is obvious that 99% of us did not really have a clue what we were doing! Watching his KZbin videos where he custom grinds needle profiles and adjusts advance springs in distributors is almost voodoo. Coming from a strong engineering background he has questioned and analysed every inch of the mini engine over the years and i doubt that there is anyone else who can match his knowledge. I don't have a mini or anything related but it is extremely entertaining to watch him at work in his videos. If they taught tuning at university, he would be the professor...

Is that a RSP Cooper? Sounds sweet. I notice you seem to have a higher lambda value (leaner on idle) than AC uses, why is that?do you have different location for the lambda sensor in your setup, or do you have different emission standards? Well done on the tuning, another Mini on the road that can be used to its full potential!

Keep the videos coming! A great addition to AC's videos and really motivating!

Hi Darren, are you selling the Powerspark billet 6mm fuel filters? How do I get in touch with you? Thanks, Lin

excellent series, Darren. Nice sequential diagnosis. Well done. Lin

Hi Darren, I have a 45D Powerspark tuned by A.C. Really happy to see that with you we now have a “local” tuner. I am in Florida so not exactly local but at least in the U.S. Also using an HIF 44 prepared by A.C. These are on a 1275 Bugeye that I am restoring for my son. Lin

I love these technical detailed explanations. Well done.

Great video. Could you show how to adjust these settings please.

How did you test how many degrees at what rpm the engine likes?

You sound quite knowledgeable about the details of the ignition. People tend to mix and match all kind of parts on these cars. I would think that heatgrade 5 might be better on a relatively stock engine spec.

So I have one of these in my 1982 Land Rover. The Haynes manual says that the mechanical advance should go as much as 42° at 4500 rpm. But mine has the same cam in as yours with 12° stamped on it. Does that mean that I have the wrong cam? Should it say 42° on the cam? Thanks

AC tuned my car in Feb, still runs like a dream

Nicely demonstrated, you covered a lot of territory and I'm looking forward to future episodes. Thanks Darren.

Powerspark is a cheap Chinese knock off. Fix your original one or find a good used 25D unit.

Thanks for the excellent video. It's RPM not rpm's though. Keep up the great content.

Nice to see someone that knows what they're on about, top work.