Morris Minor Owners Club

Wiring diagram? Very simple: one heavy lead to battery live side and the other to the ignition warning lamp (do not use a LED for this as it energises the field at start-up). Look at the ‘stickies’ on the forum at the top of the thread list.

There is a UK law regarding speed indication for vehicles. +10%, -0%.

If it does not agree with the appropriate workshop manual, I would think there may be the possibility that the differential is not original. Is it the expected ratio?

Grey, not blue? Are you sure it is not just running rich? What colour are the plugs after normal running? What deposits are there on the plug bodies? When was it last decoked? Does it just smoke visibly, after idling for a short time, when the engine speed is increased? How much engine oil does it c...

First of all, is it top end or bottom end smoking.? Absolutely pointless mending a good bottom end if it is only oil going down the valve guides. Reconditioned (gold seal) engines would be rebored to the minimum size which returned the engine to a satisfactory specification. Cranks could be replacem...

It’s not going to get any better if it is worn bearings. Fix it, or it is likely to cost a lot more or even scrap the engine.

Read kennatt’s earlier post (on Friday).

So you meant the secondary resistance was kΩ, not Ω.🙂 That would be a sensible and acceptable value. The low tension reading was set to 200 and read 3.2, and the high tension reading set to 20K and read 5.9, not sure if this is kΩ or Ω as I've not worked with ohms before. The new coil readings are ...

So you meant the secondary resistance was kΩ, not Ω.

That would be a sensible and acceptable value.

Guessing that it is the centre main that is worst and the other two are past their best. Likely time for a crank regrind, I would think. Remove sump and check that bearing, is what I would be doing. A short term repair might be a polish and new bearing shells if you are lucky. Edited to add that the...

I am quite sure the mounting method used would not improve the audio output. The audio system might, on occasions, be operated without the car engine running. Acoustic isolation from possible ‘sound boards’ is a fairly universal requirement (unless carried out for a particular purpose) to avoid unwa...

I don't live in Toxteth...... John ;-) People who live in Toxteth, or anywhere else, for that matter, can already have a ‘set of wheels’ so thieves can travel.🙂 BTW, I consider reference to any particular location is inappropriate in this context. It is likely that thieves can arrive from anywhere,...

will also deter thieves

Ha Ha, they will just more easily pinch the wheels.

I am wondering if the wire cable itself is sticking/jamming in the outer cable Is there really any doubt of this? It will need servicing or replacing. How the repair is achieved would depend on several factors - from simple lubrication to shortening the inner and outer to replacement of either or b...

Personally, I wouldn’t bother.

A few years ago my moggy would run perfectly for 25 minutes or so, then just die. After a few minutes, it started easily, then after another 20 odd minutes, just die. In the end, the fault was found to be the coil - even though it was a new Bosch one, I replaced it and (touch wood) the problem has ...

The radiators in my house are nicely balanced flow-wise. I do not open them up more if we need more heat in the winter - I increase the boiler temperature a bit thus raising the radiator temperature and increasing the heat delivered. I have experienced, so very often, where “the symptoms are treated...

Are you sure it is not leaking at the reservoir connection (or even the reservoir leaking) and steadily running down the pipe?

Coil is dead. Primary is OK but secondary should not be 5.9 Ohms!

Edited to add: as long as the secondary resistance is not in kOhms .

With all due respect, from your post it may seem that the heater was OK?

Without a thermostat fitted, the engine was likely never getting anywhere near to normal working temperature, so it may not have been surprising that “the heater output was pathetic”!

Check the voltage and replace if not to specification.