Morris Minor Owners Club

The correct voltage stabiliser will have three dark green wires on the terminal marked 'B' (battery) and one light green wire on the terminal marked 'I' (instrument) which, in this case means the fuel gauge. Connect your temp gauge to this wire although it doesn't sound as though you have the normal...

Cutting compound is more abrasive than the likes of 'T Cut' and can give spectacular results as it removes old paint layers and smooths out the finish when used correctly. It is important to avoid rubbing too hard on any edges. It is ideal where you have the dreaded 'orange peel' effect as this usua...

Liamonty, the correct radial size for the standard Minor rims is 145.
Indeed 145 is actually wider than the factory fit tyres fitted to the wider van wheels( 4 1/2J) whereas the standard Minor wheel is only 3 1/2" wide. If you are happy with 155 that is fine but that is not the correct size.

Without the thermo will certainly give you a much more forceful flow so that you should see it via the rad filler but do not run for too long without the thermo. 'as normal'unless you fit a blanking plate. It is not unknown for the water pump impeller blades to have rotted away.

The studs holding the engine number are not rivets, they are just studs with slightly twisted grooves in them. They are easily removed if you use a very thin blade (an old wood chisel is ideal) to tap under the head to start them off.

I Repeat, don't throw the old 'soft'ones away.

Since hot water rises it is more efficient if the hose from the cylinder head goes to the top of the heater unit.

Yess, if you are continually swopping between a modern car and the Minor the difference is always very clear. If you drive defensively,i.e. always try to leave enough space for emergency braking and always use the gear downshift to slow you on hills etc you will avoid the big drawback of the drum br...

The available list shows SN4419/04 fitted to the traveller up to chassis number 1203563 with SN4423/06 fitted from that number onwards. Your advice would appear to be correct. I do not understand the 'plainer face' reference?

The clue would be that the two rivets which originally fitted the engine number strip have been sheared off FLUSH, i.e. there are not two holes where they were. This would reinforce the theory that the block has been faced off prior to a rebore.

Mark, I have no idea! I can only find 'and tighten the hub nut' referring to
the series 2 and have never owned that model.

15", what a shame. 'Fix anything with a hammer', that's my kind of car.

I think I read some time ago that one of the wierd French cars used 135X
14" tyres? A 2CV or similar. Anybody owned one of these type of car?

DAVIDA, Radials every time!. They hold the road better, run much more quietly, and last much longer too. All the other cars around you are running on radials so why put yourself at a disadvantage, especially in the wet! Radials are the single most effective change you can make to a Minor.

BMC I think you should consider your remarks more carefully before you post them. With reference to the front engine mounts you posted 'dead easy'. This is certainly not the case unless you remove one of the front mounting towers too which a novice would not know resulting in a terrible tussle witho...

You will find that it is nigh on impossible to change the engine mounts unless you release one of the mounting towers from the chassis too. It is NOT easy to lever the new rubbers into position otherwise without damage. There are many reports that fitting new pattern rubbers has actually made the vi...

Just remember that the rear shoes are Supposed to slide up and down,
unfortunately this means that they can drop down when not in use until the lower shoe rubs on the drum!

My first type of anti roll bar was short so that the mounts were fitted to the chassis beneath the sump. The drawback with this arrangement was that the bar prevented the removal of the sump for shell removal etc.
My present one uses the engine mount tower to chassis bolts, much better.

I had no problems when towing but you certainly need a braked trailer!
This was many years ago when motoring wasn't nearly as frantic as nowadays so your brake system is all important.

Years ago I made a towbar assembly of angle iron on my Traveller which bolted across the two bumper mounts without a central strength- ening member. I used this to tow a fifteen foot boat containing the diving gear of eight divers all over the country many times. I never had any problems except a br...