Morris Minor Owners Club

The issue we have is that that our pickups are our day use vehicle and as you correctly say, tyres are expensive, we have tried to address the issue so that new tyres do not get bad wear, but as you can see, after only a couple of months of use the tyre in the picture has been removed from our pick...

This is (one of ) the link Imentioned - much better than my description.

mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/lucas-faults.pdf

Hej Bemont! From your description, despite the rusty looking pieces, all is working correctly with your voltage Regulator but probably your battery is not in the best condition. Even new ones, which are not used regularly and charged , will deteriorate in only two to three years. Less if stored in a...

There is a detailed thread on this somewhere in the Forum - apparantly the Problem is not uncommon....bit I cannot find it at the Moment.

The original filler cap is available from ESM

http://www.morrisminorspares.com/brakes ... al-p829355

I would advise that it is of benefit to drain the dampers and fill with straight 30 grade oil which can be obtained from garden machinery centres or 'e' bay. Is the straight grade SAE 30 the universal solution? I Need to check the dampers on both my 1968 Morris and a 1947 Austin so I did a search h...

This occured to me later as well.

I have brazed a ca. 2,5 mm steel Piece on to the underside of the adjuster. Now it works really well. A few clicks starting from Zero and the brake drum is locked. Release one click and it turns freely.

Now for the handbrake.....

I will today try to weld/braze a distance Piece to the underside of the old adjusters I recently replaced. Probably 4 to 5mm will suffice I surmise and see what that does.

When the shoes are not properly adjusted, the handbrake Needs excessive travel to work properly so I am looking to cure this.

I was thinking about posting a new thread but checked the Forum first - my Problem it seems is not new. The rear Brakes on my 69 Traveller also have run out of adjustment. I thought that the existing adjusters were simply worn but on Fitting new ones, there is no Change. The shoes are mintex and har...

This Forum to me is my "local MM expert". I cannot recall the number of times, when faced with a Problem that many have contributed ideas or indeed knew the solution. As can be imagined, there are precious few MM specialists in my part of the world so the Forum is all I have............but up to now...

Good suggestion. Here in France the road tax is on the fuel and a sticker is placed in the windscreen to show the car is insured and has a CT (MOT). [/quote] That must be very practical for those living near the German or swiss border, no car tax to pay and buying your fuel at German or Swiss Prices.

I read with growing envy "tax free historic vehicles"...no periodic testing...rolling Registration of the 40 year rule. :( Each of my classic cars is taxed at €190 per year. The testing is every other year. To Register as an historic vehicle, especially with an imported car like mine are, costs Mini...

Although personnaly I think that not having a General upper Speed Limit on our Autobahnen is absurd, ( the only other countries in the world that do not have one are apparantly the Isle of Mann and Republik of Sudan) it does mean that the tailgating referred to, as a rule does not happen. For sure I...

mit oder ohne Alkohol?

I have had the same Problem on a new steering rack gaitors and they are not easy to replace. I smeared the outside with rubber lubricant last year to see if it helps but it has not been on Long enough to say if this works or not.

If the exhaust is newly fitted then you may find, as I did that it is just touching the Body as it leaves the engine compartment. When the engine is not running, there may be enough clearance but with the Vibration of the Motor it may then just touch and create a lot of noise. Worth checking. Salut ...

Dunkles Hefeweizen.....Kellerbier........

Nice Topic! We have been to Freiburg in Breisgau a few times last year there and back @ 375 km each way. A couple of years ago a round trip in France to Nantes and then up to Caen for the Ferry to Portsmouth and thence home via Harwich and Rotterdam. How far was that? I do not remember, maybe 2000km...

Were all the wheels hot when you touched them or only the one? Perhaps you did not feel the others after the first "hot" shock. Before you jump to the conclusion that the MC is at fault, jack the car up so that the wheels are off the ground ( or at least in turn the front and the back) then apply th...

A good friend has developed, in conjunction with a local university a Nanoblockheizkraftwerke - sort of miniature power station. The principal is not new of course, just the construction using readily available parts from the motor industry and thus considerably cheaper not to mention much smaller t...