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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=spridgets@autox.team.net
href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">Mike Rambour via Spridgets</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 07, 2016 9:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=spridgets@autox.team.net
href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">Spridgets</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Spridgets] merry xmas, now get to work on
car.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline'>Hi,
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<DIV>Thought I would come back with a status report on the mini that was not
running on freeway that I asked about a month ago, remember that far back ?
:)</DIV>
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<DIV>I tried everything, I assumed like most of you it was gas related, swapped
out fuel pump, swapped out fuel lines, pulled the distributor and checked its
advance curve and put in optical points, back to the fuel system as it was still
happening.</DIV>
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<DIV>Decided to remove the fuel tank and clean it out inside, I found that the
previous owner had used RTV silicone to install the sending unit…BINGO found the
problem it was gas all right.</DIV>
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<DIV>Rather large bits of silicone floating around in the tank, one would get
sucked into the fuel pickup and stop the fuel flow…car would shut down and
silicone would float away to come back later. Here is a pic oh what came
out of the fuel tank. <A
href="http://email.onwave.com/wf/click?upn=R-2BvTs-2F-2Ftlhec0duSAY1oaPiOAHfJEqeTY98fS0X3Bp4V5YG2l-2BCpkfr6OJps9pbgpVJyLsOLnA-2F5XXRF5Y4a5A-3D-3D_68BtbQ8I4Z6xhDby2FXQeXsg5vHWWQzdMESuXsTO6qZTM80ENnlJLSBSWmApKqc6LtjxReh0FZMPfzKbsfn-2BwMeTudOdLb-2B-2F-2BtbGJO1GWWV7heBi2MPLJ3-2BgDs7ThKZzQWNwefFSYXiEXsbbqUJH1TrCvZuiF50oNRHxbNcwr6owCdDPweAkwmb4DJ-2BXf-2BmKhKoa4gwZv673zwd8B0AlksC06FoA7ixI-2Fkqx0fP-2BhEM-3D">http://singer.rambour.com/stuff/mini/mini_gas.jpg</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Car was running fine again until yesterday, new problem, its a
squeak/grinding noise under acceleration only no noise when coasting or clutch
is in. Motor mounts feel fine as I thought it was a loose motor allowing
metal to metal contact Can’t identify it but its not the fan belt I
removed it and tested that theory…ah the joys of someone else old car
problem…</DIV>
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<DIV>Mike</DIV>
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