Wow.. All I can say is thank you.. That is the most informatve post I've had on this forum so please know I do appreciate the time you took to write it..

With regards to getting a stock manifold back on there.. What would be involved considering I have extractors.. Would I need to get a manifold and gasket and then get a new exhaust or would I be able to use part of my exhaust already?

So i'd keep the carb manifold and get rid of the extractors and replace them with a stock a12 exhaust manifold? on the tech wiki there are SO many choice.. how do i know which manifold is right.. the engine is a late model a12



Can you still buy manifold gaskets etc from supercheap or something?

now time to find a stock manifold that will do what is required..

just wondering if anyone has one for sale?

Cheers
Tom

drove 16km each way from beacon hill to crows nest.. you'd think the car would 'heat up' by then.. alas no.. spluttering the whole way there and back!

anyone know the best place to find a genuine thermostat?

Hi guys,
I've had an ongoing issue with a mechanic i took the car to just wondering if you guys could help clear some things up..

The engine is an a12 running the standard hitachi carb, extractors, points dizzy (replacing back to s2 this weekend), oversized rad (9ltr instead of the 4.5 ltr the car is a morris minor using the standard moggie radiator)

The idiot is still sticking to the story that my extractors and radiator are causing the engine to run cool. I spoke to the mechanic today. he told me that because the radiator is too big(this is a standard Morrie radiator) for the Datsun engine, as the engine is warming up the water passes into the radiator via the BOTTOM hose and mixes with the cold water in the radiator and then the cold water goes into the engine via the BOTTOM and the engine just cant get itself warmed up.

I asked him if he knew how a cooling system worked and told him that the radiator plays no part whatsover in the engine warm up process. I started to give him a physics lesson about the direction hot water goes but then i thought, whats the bloody point. There must be two passage ways in that bottom hose!!

This all before the thermostat opens of coarse.

he replaced the thermostat.. and in the end his "professional opinion" was to put some cardboard in front of the radiator?!

I'm just wondering how many of you are running extractors? any experiences with running too cold? any suggestions?

as he was saying oh they're not letting the manifold get hot enough and the water is just too much.. I again said to him "isn't that the thermostats job!"

I'd love to pinch your a14 and put it into my car! dizzy and all!
but the a12 with the same dizzy im running now is a nice little setup!

Thanks again Chris!

Did you do the mod to change over the cog etc when you installed it in your track car?

mine came setup for a 1200 it'd be nice to know who does the mod..

hey dattodude email sent.. to your shoeys email address

Hey clyons8.. alas no i didn't receive it.. hmm and it didn't end up in my spam..

are you sure you emailed penny.lane.mini@gmail.com ?

I'm really after the cash as it'll go to a new set of tyres..

Cheers,
Tom

It was in a late model.. not sure I'm sorry..

Price drop - $260 Incl post in australia

Can post pics if required