Morris Minor Owners Club

I did the same as you in the 90s when I worked in an engineering factory. I remember using stainless steel wire wool. It is still working as it should.

I have just replaced mine with a new set fro ESM. Excellent set. It was a bit fiddly under the dash but I did it OK. Use good quality Jubilee clips.

Is the air filter lid loose? My dad told me he needed a new gearbox on his Robin Reliant many years ago. It would cost him £400n for a new one. I took if for a drive and realised that his filter lid was loose. I said I would fix if for less than £400.

That plumbers putty is good stuff. I used it to seal the glass on my telephone box.

It has been recommended before so I got myself a set of LED side lights, rear/brake lights, number plate lights and indicators from Classic Car LEDs,. It has concerned me for a while that the Traveller's brake lights are quite dim and low down as compared to modern cars. The LEDs are magnificent and...

Cool.

I did the same many years ago when I overhaled the engine. I followed the book but did not go the full hog. One thing I did do was open up the carburetted in the way he suggests, from round to square bore and feather the throttle disk etc. Every thing went smoothly and the car runs OK. I can't say t...

Hi, I made mine to match my door cards. It looks a bit tatty now, but it is forty years old.

I would say yes.

Well done. It looks a nice clean engine. We used that stuff in the factory I worked in to crack detect components. Try just repositioning the jubilee clip if the hose is OK.

From memory, I have taken mine off and refitted them and the threaded plate behind has not fallen. It may be they one needs to go up and the other needs to go down. They are fiddly to align.

It may be inside of the gasket seating area. Have you got one to place on the block to see?

I too changed to Automec silicone fluid when I fitted all new brake system, front discs new copper/nickel pipes. new flex pipes and master cylinder and reaf cylinders. Never had a days problem since. If any standard fluid remains in your system it won't matter. It will still work but you will not ac...

Check the throttle return spring is still attached properly. Mine snapped one day and it revved like b....y.

I did mine using a momentary switch .

I fitted a pair of reconditioned/hardened half shafts a while ago. I had no way of telling which side they came from so I just fitted them blind. Either I got it right or it did not make any difference, but that was nearly twenty years ago and they are still fine. I know that wont help you in determ...

I love the colour. You have a very interesting project that will keep you busy for some time but you will have a wonderful car when you are finished. I am slightly jealous.

Always undo the filler cap first. If it proves difficult, at least the diff will have oil in it so you can move the car if needed. only whe the filler is loose should you undo the drain. This way you know you can fill it up again.

I have an Owen Burton Ford based disks that have been fitted over thirty years years without a problem. Still on the original pads.

Hi Lizzy. I had a gearbox that needed replacing about 20 years ago. I had a renewed exchange box from a company near Heathrow. It locked solid after a few weeks and I had to send it back for a replacement. The second box has been trouble free ever since. I think a box that despite this a replacement...