Mini won't start after rebuild
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Its a 998 276 cam nothing special I have a belt drive kit on it and timed it dot to dot ! But I can't get it to start it try's and splutters and dies :( any ideas and is there any way to check I haven't times it up wrong or any ideas ? Please would be great ful jay. (none turbo )

Have you tried swinging the dizzy to alter the ignition timing to get it to fire up? If it is trying then it is probably just that to actually get it to fire up.

Quick one here for you, recheck the firing order on the leads first! Then the ignition timing, then move on,

Could it be 180% out on the timing..

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I'll have a butches Thursday night working a way all week so I'm pondering each night what can it be and can't wait to get my hand son it nd I was having to jump start it as my battery was shit from
Being left. Piks this be a problem to it has it lightened flywheel ?

Wish I lived near you I would go snow boarding all the time good luck sorting your car out.

Craig

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Is there any y I can check can is timed correctly with out taking engine out ?

timing light

Done now needs redoing lol

How would a timing light prove full lift of the cam at the correct time of tdc thought timing light timed tdc to dizzy ?

All the above comments are regarding ignition timing.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

If you have lined up dot to dot, it should start, even of you got it one tooth out one way or the other, so don't go chasing a goose.

start with the basics, fuel? firing order? ignition timing? carb set up?

Done now needs redoing lol

Ok mate cheers :)

All good and done and running around gotta get used to heavy clutch from that ap racing clutth and diaghram but all good straight cut drops don't half wine !!

So what was it?

Fresh batterie I then took all leads of and static timed it and put them all back on cranked it whilst loved dizzy and fired then set the tappets to correct I think I had set the valve clearances to tight which I'd imagine would cause low compression ?

You've got straight cut drops on a NA 998 with a 276? What was the reasoning behind it? Just the noise? it's a lot of money (especially the 998 ones I think?) for no power gains, Personally I would have got the head modded or something?

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I've done head and ignition and exhaust got a well ported 12g295 with rim flow valves etc bronze guides Kent springs titanium caps ...

Ah, that makes more sense. That sounds like a nice build? Have you had it on the RR yet? What power/torque figures is it giving?

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Rolling roaded it yesterday bit lower than I expected but happy it put out 60 bhp got few things gonna do to do some improv ments :) was 60 bhp at 5050 revs :) which I don't thinks a bed rev range and on cam after 2000 got it idling at 1200 semi lumpy :)