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Email: mw.ed@kelsey.co.uk
Post: MiniWorld Q&A, Kelsey Publishing Ltd, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent, ME18 6AL, UK
Tim Mundy has worked on Minis since the age of 13. In the 1990s he worked for Oselli Engineering and has been writing for MiniWorld for 27 years. He has owned more than 20 Minis and built two from scratch.
Carburettor knock
I recently rebuilt my 998 Mini and tuned the engine to Stage 3 spec. I have fitted a modified head and LCB plus exhaust system, an HIF44 carb and a 266 cam. Although still running in, the engine performs well but I have a problem with the HIF in that it’s hitting the bulkhead as I put my foot on
