Morris Minor Owners Club

True! But its all interesting..........When you think about it, there were an astounding number of changes, big and small, made to these cars whilst they were in production.

Ah, but the thing about these ashtrays is 'which way round is it fitted?' :wink: 2019-07-15 18.28.42.jpg SII, registered Jan 1955. I presume de-luxe, as it has leather seats and over-riders. It has a heater too. Not all models had one so Idon't know if this was a 'de-luxe' spec as well, or just an o...

Let's not forget the horn! They sometimes had two of them tuned to a pleasing interval!

So why did bull motif sell me a rubber for a 1098 and tell me it wouldnt fit my 57 I really have no idea. But whoever it was you spoke to, they were all mixed up. I'd forget about that and re-try fitting it. You say " The rubber fits the glass perfectly and it fits the opening snuggly" so it has to...

Are you sure? I just looked at Bull Motif site and I can only see the 57-onward approx rear screen rubber for the post-splitty models (actually it is late 56 onward around October, I think). There are certainly two front screen rubbers, one for the chromed metal surround and one for the (later) plas...

It may also help to soften the rubber in hot water a while first. Also some vasoline smeared round the window aperture may help. Washing line cord is recommended as it is less likely (being smooth) to tear the rubber. Although the manuals state fitting the rear screen from the inside, Phil's suggest...

That is not uncommon and often the result of over-enthusiastic use of exhaust paste on the joint.........

Regarding the Green/Yellow wire, for a short period of time they fitted a blocked filter switch and warning light along with the oil pressure switch and warning light both using Green/Yellow wires. The blocked filter switch and light was later discarded but the wiring loom never got up dated so the...

Well done and good luck with the fix! Funny noises are sometimes difficult to describe. I would say pinking is more of a tinkling sound, and would describe the noise when my head gasket went (between cylinders 1 and 2) as a clattering noise. When my crankshaft failed it was a knocking noise. But whe...

Here you go: https://www.mmoc.org.uk/Messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=65935&p=604424&hilit=parcel+shelf#p604424 You can get the bifurcated rivets, like I did, but small nuts, bolts and washers might well be easier to fit. As I mentioned earlier, the design of the shelves did vary over the years so, ...

You are now going back to a post 15 years old and 'Peetee' has not been posting here for a looong time! However.......there were a variety of parcel shelves fitted to the various models of Morris Minors, but I think they were all secured by a biggish screw at either end of the horizontal bar which s...

Well done. Nice easy fix - we like them!

That sounds encouraging and fingers crossed, though I doubt the condensor and rotor arm both failed together. Assuming all is well on your longer run, I would be tempted to then put the old rotor back and see what happens - if the engine plays up again, then it was the rotor......if not, then it was...

If you are going to change the condensor, I agree with 'Biggles1957' that you should get a quality condensor, and suggest the 'Distributor Doctor' for that. Whilst I agree with 'oliver 90owner' that methodical tests are the best way, it is not always desirable to run an unreliable car in the hope th...

Sounds more like an ignition problem to me - failing coil, condensor, rotor, dizzy cap, poor/shorted connections etc. Normal procedure is to first test for a good spark at the king lead when cranking the engine, but it is always trickier to diagnose intermittent problems so alternately I suggest swa...

Your coil is wired up correctly for +ive earth, as the current goes to earth via the points. But I would hope for more than 12.48v..............12.6 or a bit above would be better. The spark doesn't sound great either. Likely, although not only, culprit is the coil. As I mentioned, many modern coils...

I think he's just chuffed that he actually managed to get to 80mph!

Hi Keith,
Those features don't help much as they were used even on the 1098 cars up until Oct 1964. The numbers you quote suggest mid-1962 to me, but that is at odds with having semaphores. Some pics might help.

Assuming the car is original, there are various clues to look for. The first 1098 engine was fitted September 1962 so, if your 948 is the original engine, it predates that date. Other clues to look for are the type of seats, whether gloveboxes are fitted or not, the steering wheel and horn button. T...

Semaphores were discontinued in August 1961 so, assuming the holes/slots are original, your car is a bit older than you think!