The saga's of Ethel

[simeds]

knocking sound was the other side of the front shock needing tightening up ..

[Ryan M]

Could have been worse! we are all lucky that minis are not expensive for parts but they are a bugger to work on! Hopefully you get Ethel back soon and get some happy motoring in her before the winter sets in!

[simeds]

Battery trouble now !. The combination of heated windscreen, headlights and fan in slow moving traffic tipped the battery over the edge , so I went to the local battery/tyre/fitting place.
Confirmed that battery was on the way out. I said '' it's not the standard battery, i've got an uprated battery and alternator due to aircon being fitted''.
'' I've only got one listed in my book for a mini cooper, its £65,'' came the reply, not listening to a word i said. So a trip to a second place, who agreed that it wasn't standard but had no stock so recommended me to '' Partco'' and hey presto, they identified the battery as a jap spec that they could order for me the next day...... for £38

[118]

oooh thats good news Si, glad you got it sorted and pretty cheap too! thats the great thing about the Mini isn't it

[jimmyt]

I think its Pug 306 batteries fit in the battery box of the Mini and have a higher power rating. Might be worth checking out for next time.

[simeds]

poor thing, hadn't been driven for a month. I had to bump start her.

[Sportspack Mark]

[simeds]

that alarm and clockmust use more power than you think. It wasn't totally dead but there wasn't enough to get a spark. Mind you I had left the radio on too which probably didn't help the ignition process

[Sportspack Mark]

The clock is always turning on the little mpi's

I didnt think the radio has a permanent live feed running to it, my mayfair hadnt, only when the ignition was on

[Hugo]

Originally Posted by simeds

poor thing, hadn't been driven for a month. I had to bump start her.

The same thing happens to mine, its flat within a couple of weeks of it not being used and it doesn't have aircon.


What about getting a Motorbike Trickle charger to keep the battery in good nick!? Since I replaced the battery in September I thought it would be a good idea to leave it on trickle charge when I started working on mine back in November.


P.S Superb looking Mini.