The Morris Minor is back for a Head Gasket replacement

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Grace Engine Developments

Grace Engine Developments

Күн бұрын

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@o00scorpion00o
@o00scorpion00o Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing mate, great to see the rebuilt engine back in it's home, what a lovely car, and the Mini was smashing too ! Something special about those old cars, a real raw proper driving experience compared to modern cars with all their electronics and refinement , especially electric cars, they are so dull and boring and offer an appliance like experience. You can be sure in 40 years time those electric cars won't be so easy to get back to perfect condition and electronics wear out and can't be replaced because they become obsolete. It's not so hard to make engine bits vs lithium batteries or mush of the electronics in cars these days !
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments Ай бұрын
You're definitely right there.. we are really not interested in electric cars.. old stuff even has a special smell about it when running.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments Ай бұрын
@brianmac8260 hope you overtook them
@brianmac8260
@brianmac8260 Ай бұрын
@@graceenginedevelopments 2200TC has a bit of poke!!
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments Ай бұрын
@brianmac8260 I bet..
@bobwilliamson5574
@bobwilliamson5574 3 ай бұрын
That's a nice looking motor , I wish I still had my old green one .😢.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Yes it is lovely.. maybe time for another one Bob?
@jamesgraves5738
@jamesgraves5738 3 ай бұрын
nice car, I watched the original engine build, well done guys.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, when you coming to see us?
@delzworld2007
@delzworld2007 3 ай бұрын
The Moggy Minors were a car mechanic's dream. So easy to work on.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
There a great car
@kevinmartin9432
@kevinmartin9432 3 ай бұрын
Backin the day, as a breakdown mechanic, we used to fit new headgaskets on A series motors at the side of the road, just to get the car going to get people home, take the stat out, leave the rad cap off, and tootle along. The bypass hose on the mini was a pain though!
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
That's awesome, definitely wouldn't do that now to get someone home.. yes the bypass hose is a pain
@joansmith8215
@joansmith8215 3 ай бұрын
Make you right. My husband was an AA patrol, started in 1975. He said that that bloody by pass hose was a nightmare. At least the convoluted replacements were slightly easier to squeeze into situ.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments Ай бұрын
Those bypass hoses definitely are a pain.
@pottsy9143
@pottsy9143 3 ай бұрын
Proving, yet again, the best moves are made with grace .
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Love that.. thank you
@edsmachine93
@edsmachine93 3 ай бұрын
Nice work James. That is a beautiful little car. Have a great day.👍
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Thanks Ed, yes it is.. you too 👍
@stevenbrown8857
@stevenbrown8857 3 ай бұрын
Lovely car, perfect for summer days out, just what you need and nothing more. Starts better than many modern cars
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
It's a lovely car.. I'd like to use it in the summer
@derekbolster8028
@derekbolster8028 3 ай бұрын
Lovely little car, good that you stand by your work, a rare thing these days 👏. Reminds me I need to come and see you at some point
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Thanks Derek, kettle is always on.
@StephenBrown-ti6mm
@StephenBrown-ti6mm 3 ай бұрын
Well done mate standing on your workmanship 👌
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate.
@benfrancis4628
@benfrancis4628 3 ай бұрын
Stand-up stuff as always, top man 👍🏻
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate
@davidball9815
@davidball9815 3 ай бұрын
I too watched the first video, lovely car in fact the first car I drove after passing my test.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
@@davidball9815 thank you.. I was honestly shocked how nice it was to drive
@mreuropa88
@mreuropa88 3 ай бұрын
Tidy pair of A series 😎
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, been filming a certain lotus today
@raymondgill9796
@raymondgill9796 3 ай бұрын
Great video.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Thanks Ray
@andrewwolf4430
@andrewwolf4430 3 ай бұрын
back then I'd spray the head gasket with copper kote and never had a leak
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Yes I definitely think it needed something
@justinsheldon5015
@justinsheldon5015 3 ай бұрын
I am sure I saw this car hurtling through Thatcham a couple of weeks ago. I think luck was on his side as he wasn't doing 30 past the camera , then I followed until he went on towards Woolhampton. Both the driver and his missus making decent progress 😎
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
I don't know Justin to be honest.. they do use their cars though so quite possibly then.
@justinsheldon5015
@justinsheldon5015 3 ай бұрын
@@graceenginedevelopments They both could hardly see over the dash with their silver locks, if it was !! Weirdly I have also seen a british racing green woody as well, locally and wondered if that was the engine you built previously. Seem 'common' around here That had stickers on the back side windows as well . Think I am going mad 🤣
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
@justinsheldon5015 😂😂 don't know about the green one.. might be a sign you need one
@justinsheldon5015
@justinsheldon5015 3 ай бұрын
@@graceenginedevelopments Too much time at Browns place eating bacon sandwiches on a Saturday morning watching everything rolling in. I'll stick with my MX5 ND for sunshine driving . I used to build A series engines for my '61 mini when I was in my teens. Now thats too long ago to think about . Seeing the minis at Browns makes me wonder about how small they were. I take it you know the Powell family and their minis?
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments Ай бұрын
No I don't know them, but my wife's maiden name was Powell so I'll ask her tomorrow.. I'm originally from Derbyshire, I'm moved to Newbury 26 years ago
@raymondgill9796
@raymondgill9796 3 ай бұрын
About thirty years ago Dame Edna was doing a live piece to camera in Stratford Upon Avon when someone went by in a white traveller and quick as a flash she said "look possums a tudor car!"
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
That's funny Dame Edna was quick with the one liners
@johnkendall9776
@johnkendall9776 3 ай бұрын
Did you try re- torquing the cylinder head first to see if that cured the leak? Stupid question I know 😊
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
@@johnkendall9776 yes I did, to be honest I should of wellsealed it on the original build.. my customer was very good about it, so we just replaced it. It's a lovely car so needs to be right.
@davidgerrard8661
@davidgerrard8661 3 ай бұрын
A pair of beauties, credit to owners 😍
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Thanks David, yes both are lovely
@Free_Ranger_CT110
@Free_Ranger_CT110 3 ай бұрын
Had a Cortina with a 'mystery' coolant leak. Yep, the old welsh plug behind the bell housing.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
@@Free_Ranger_CT110 that would of been a tricky fix in situ
@Free_Ranger_CT110
@Free_Ranger_CT110 3 ай бұрын
@@graceenginedevelopments yeah, gearbox out...
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
@Free_Ranger_CT110 definitely a rubbish job that
@christophercullen1236
@christophercullen1236 3 ай бұрын
G'day James my engine builder stipulates on this warranty agreement to only use water for the first 1000k then use antifreeze. I ask him why he said with modern gaskets he was get weeping issues through the gasket with antifreeze ! That was a copper gasket ? Kit from down under
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
That's interesting, yes it was copper
@martinhibbert1428
@martinhibbert1428 3 ай бұрын
I suspect the heater valve was the culprit and the head gasket was fine. They do tend to leak those heater taps.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
@@martinhibbert1428 I do think the gasket was leaking a bit to be honest.. definitely wasn't after the change.
@davestephens6582
@davestephens6582 3 ай бұрын
think I would have pressurised water system to twice cap pressure and checked for leaks before I changed head gasket copper gaskets not usually a problem. Got caught out once with a head gasket problem on a cat D6 turned out to be a liner seal since then always pressure test first.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
Yes Dave I probably should have really.. it definitely looked like it was leak though
@captainchaos3053
@captainchaos3053 3 ай бұрын
Should of check torqued it like the instructions say. You can't torque a copper gasket cold and just expect it to be fine. No need for sealant which will cause problems further down the line.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
@@captainchaos3053 it was retorqued
@captainchaos3053
@captainchaos3053 3 ай бұрын
@graceenginedevelopments Oh OK. I have seen hundreds of these fitted on the bench and then leak once in the car because they forgot or didn't know to heat cycle the copper. I'm not saying your a bad builder just that alot of young guys don't understand copper gaskets as they don't really use them in modern cars.
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments 3 ай бұрын
@captainchaos3053 yes I completely understand what you mean.. we've fitted lots of them
@paulrunell7821
@paulrunell7821 Ай бұрын
copper
@graceenginedevelopments
@graceenginedevelopments Ай бұрын
Thanks Paul
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