Morris Minor Owners Club

6 months, to get it to fire

My Traveller runs again!!!! After a traumatic few months, we managed to get him running again, cut out after a couple of minutes, but he lives!!!!

Doh, snapped the nut off, left with a threaded hole (Brass lined?) in the block, the temp guage seems to tighten up OK, and isn't leaking water, I'll see this evening how it holds up under pressure. Fingers crossed for First Fire up after what must be one of the longest Head Gasket changes ever. Unl...

My 1275 head has a temp guage fitted into the block. When re-tightening the fitting that is housed in the block has cracked and leaks water. I am afraid to force this fitting, any offers how to remove, or re-engineer offending problem?

Thank you lambrettalad, I thought that was it, just flling a bit unsure!!

When setting tappets I know I adjust by rule of 9, BUT, do I adjust 8 when spring is compressed on 1, or when spring is open on 1?? Simple question I know, but I'd like to be sure

It was all going so well!! The last stud ( short rearmost ) is unwilling to move. I used the combined nuts on the other studs and they released like a dream, the last stud feels like it is going to snap rather than loosen, the 2 nuts, even when locked dont seem to do the business, I am afraid of sna...

Thanks for the offer islip, but I think West Yorks is a bit far for a Sunday run out. I'll try and give the block a better clean before refitting the head.

I now need to see if I can remember these simple few steps tomorrow. I learned how to do this photo post stuff here a while ago, but my memory is not what it was......



Now what did I come in here for again??? Glasses mmm, no.....

And after clean up[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

More photos ( I hope!!)


Before clean up:[frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

Well I was told its a 1275 940g. No I wont be regrinding the valves as the effort it has taken to get this far has me at the limit of my endurance. I have had to remove more things than I thought to get the Head off. I'll clean up the Head before I put it back on though ( if that seems a good plan?)...

Heres one of it after cleaning too ( How can I upload more than 1 pic per post? The Choose file at the bottom seems to only allow 1 pic per post)[frame][/frame]

Cheers BMC, in the 3rd photo I have "skimmed" the surface of the block with a Stanley Blade, and shall clean out the Pistons with a Hoover AND a cloth tomorrow! I was mainly worried about piston 4 with the discolouration, but if you reckon its OK I'm happy so far. SHOULD be done tomorrow, ...

I' m also trying to learn how to upload photos, but it is baffling me, my aide is about to have a nervous breakdown at my inability to remember what I did 60 seconds ago that sent a picture!!

Heres a pic after a quick clean up[frame][/frame]

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Managed to get the Head off today, I am posting up pictures before and after cleaning the block. Should I clean the block more? If so how and with what? The old Gasket failed between cylinder 3 & 4, there appears to be a mark there, even after cleaning. Cylinder 4 seems to be "burned" ...

Thanks for the replies, the stud furthest from the front,of 5, is one which has come loose. It has no exposed thread to lock a nut on to, and the fine threads below the nut look stripped/flat. I have a Mini supplier near me, would a Mini head stud be a direct swap? I hope so as £2.50 is what a new o...

I've just got round to changing the cylinder head gasket on Barney, our 1275 Headed Traveller. I've been quite ill for a while so am just back able to do Mechanics! 2 studs have unwound from the engine block (maybe thats why the Head Gasket blew??) So I need new ones I assume? Put in using Loctite a...

So I was a just adjusting my clutch; and when I tested it, this happened: [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1357745598_16899 [/frame] I've ordered a new housing and brush, but what I want to know is do I have to dismantle the whole assembly, or can I just remove the old housing and slip th...