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First check is that the master cylinder is adjusted correctly, check the manual for the correct setting.
I think it should be 3/4" free play at the pedal.

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Timing cover sold.

Heater taps now sold.

Hi Rob,
Looking at the cost around £15 (due to the weight)

Rubber items sold.

Even more parts for Sale

Payen cork sump gasket £3 Timing cover (inc gasket & oil seal) £10 Water pump £10 Contact Richard on 0seven910 zero839twozero

Since recently selling my Minor here are the spares I collected for sale. Various electrical service items, Bulbs, (inc traficator bulbs), 2 distributor caps(side entry) 8 new spark plugs, coil, vacuum advance, su fuel pump, condensers (distributor doctor) points and rotor arms. 948 air filter £20 I...

Since recently selling my Minor here are the spares I collected for sale. Round Heater complete. £40 IMG_0117.JPG IMG_0116.JPG 2 Heater Taps, 1, 948+ 1, 1098. £20 IMG_0112.JPG 948cc complete clutch, Borg &beck pressure plate, clutch plate, thrust bearing plus a old 1st motion shaft to align the clut...

Most of the dealers in England are charging silly money what happened to the cheap working mans car :-? Most dealers such as Charles Wares restoring cars have to make a profit to exist, they are not going to restore a car for the love of it, unlike the private owner...... The real question here is ...

Would it happen to be this model?

Don't adjust anything until you get a good firm pedal, start bleeding at the front offside and go around anti clockwise first, the problem is air in the system. Once you start to get a firm pedal bleeding the brakes as per the manual will be sufficient. Do you have a helper? I find pumping the pedal...

Here is a good write up on why they fail, http://nonlintec.com/sprite/cap_failure/
It would appear that the main reasons for failure are manufacturers skimping on the internal components.

As others have suggested you need to ensure you have a clean fuel supply, this means not fitting filters to cure the problem. You need to blow the fuel lines out and disconnect and remove the fuel tank and clean it out and then if faults are still present, eliminate them one by one. There is a way t...

Major work could mean welding, the flasher relay could have been affected.
Remove the connections to the relay and connect them all together then operate the indicators. If they operate as they should without flashing then it's the relay at fault.

Sounds like it has brought up some debris from the bottom of the tank, start with cleaning the filter in the fuel pump then check the float chamber for any debris.

Seen quite a few minors over the years with this add on, here is an option.
https://www.europaspares.com/auto-elect ... ators.html

Here is the link to a post with the details of the best quality bearings from a local supplier.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37899&hilit=Front+wheel+bearings

Here are the settings I copied from a post from Islip Minor on a old thread a couple of years ago. The settings that you need for a standard Minor are: Toe-in 3/32 inch OR 2.4 – 2.5 mm OR 0.8 degrees For an initial setup disconnect the track rod ends from the rack, centre the rack, remove the column...