Morris Minor Owners Club

I know that I'm sticking with Hebe through thick and thin I Just couldn't do it any other way

Fell what about what now?;)

Hi

Don't worry too much. There are bound to be a few rusty bits

And far better to know about them to not!


Nikki

(I think you'll be fine if you methodically tackle each problem as you can afford to

Well, I've noticed at least two good things: It doesn't LOOK like anyone's put horrid panels on the floor pan. Which if you do decide that the rust isn't superficial and needs tackling by replacing sections of floor you know you're not going to have to deal with pannels on pannels on pannels... co-i...

This morning Hebe's new engine stay arrived. I decided to fork out for the Mr Grumpy one, since I could see some shearing in the metal on the bottom of the battery box where the original mount is. (I'm glad, since when I took the old steady off the engine block the whole thing came away - there was ...

Don't scare me. I've got to pick up my in-laws at the airport on Tuesday in "Hebe Jebe Cabs" as my father in law says...

Nikki

It's something I've thought about a lot for when Hebe is restored. I'm contemplating a smoothed out engine bay with all the electrics accsessable inside... Or a battery isolation switch if I put my battery somewhere "unconventional"

Everyone: :D Kate: try joining your local MMOC branch, they'll probably be chock full of people who can give you helpful advice Yeh, I was thinking that yesterday.... looked at the list though and looks like the nearest is Exeter, which, believe it or not is over 2 hours away. Not all is lost thoug...

Hi There! To quote from the Smiths Care of Instruments Book: Disconnect flexible drive from Speedometer. With gears in Neutral, count number of turns of inner shaft for six turns of the rear wheels when vehicle is moved forward in a straight line. Measure rolling radius of the rear wheels with tyres...

Now I'm paranoid. I've spent the last half hour looking at hebe's floor... Granted, she's ticketed until March and she'll have left long before then, but... but... Seriously though, I need to get that boot floor replaced before I move her. Everything else can wait. - Looking at it just now alongside...

Errr, is that Dolly Parton, Dolly the Sheep or your car which needs an interior facelift???:D

err 30 mm?

Oh look. It revises your signature in previous messages too. Thats nifty. Well, that's Dolly! I can't see her! I'm thinking a broken link??? *digs around in the HTML code... Oh, I didn't know there was an oil filter in there ;)* Tada! http://community.webshots.com/s/image17/5/98/24/182559824sWJAVT_...

Err, Colin,

It's a great idea to post that link... especailly if you're looking for a cheap engine

I nearly fell off my seat when I saw it... and the price... AND the turbo

*drools*

Thanks everyone! I am now a happy girl. Misfiring: I just took it to back to the guy I bought it off (classic car chap down the road) and we had a fun morning changing faulty condenser, points and putting a new coil. (yes and now I know what all of those do and what they look like, too.) Now she is...

I know that when I serviced Hebe recently her gearbox oil was really smelly and we had froth in the bucket too.

I don't think though that it'd been changed for a very long time...

Hi!

I'm going to be moving stateside fairly soon (probably) so I'd be willing to help if you were anywhere nearby...

E-mail me off list if you like (send a private message I mean) and maybe we can solve the problem with two heads

Nikki

Mr. Grumpy does a kit which fits onto the standard 1098 box. As far as I know it's simply a case of taking the rubber cover off and placing the switch there.

Nikki

hi! You don't have to completely drain the system to re-fit the oil filter. Provided the system is COLD (you really don't want to take the filter off with hot oil), it's not a problem. Make sure you have the oil bucket under the filter, and slowly undo the bolt. You'll find you will loose some oil, ...

Cool thanks Colin

I'm determined to get this dear old girl going like a train by the time she goes stateside:D

Nikki