Morris Minor Owners Club

I'm just going by the details in the AKD 3542. Unless someone can provide definitive proof that the Parts Manual is wrong, and let's face it for many years that's how people brought parts (so you'd like to think the details are correct) by providing their car number, glove box covers were discontinu...

What is this info based on? Well here's an infographic I made last month and posted to facebook, basically because there were so many posts about glovebox covers... I made this up by using the car number details for change points, given in the original Parts Manual. So as your car is Oct 62, that's...

I’m not sure if it can be edited. For some long standing reason, apparently not to upset a seller, a reply is not possible, otherwise another post could be added with the required withdrawal message. Personally I think this ‘no reply’ is counterproductive, however that’s the way it is. Hi Les Yes, ...

Dryad wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 6:33 pm How do I remove my ad for my '63 4-door Minor in 'Cars for sale'? I've decided not to sell it yet (or maybe not at all!).

Can you not Edit it, to say no longer for sale?
If you can't, then contact ' simmitc ' using the Private Message facility on the top right.

jaekl wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 12:01 pm Wasn't the duotone interior only used on deluxe models?

Yes, from Oct '61 it was part of Deluxe spec (according to Ray's Book )

Many of our old cars are not as original as we like to think are they. Very true, from the limited documents I have, I've worked out that it was as late as 1999 when a PO decided to fit indicators when fitting a new loom, and chose to fit the interim '61-'63 style.... which probably makes him fairl...

stevie25@me.com wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 3:20 pm Hi can I get help how do I contact moderator to change my user name from my email address to Mercmancdi.
Thank you.
stevie25@me.com

Contact " simmitc " using a PM... unless he sees this in the meantime....

4 way flasher units which operate both the flashers AND the hazard lights have been around for donkeys years :wink: Yes, for OE use, designed to do both at build. Hazards were offered in the USA in the 50s but not mandated in the UK until 1986. What I meant was Hazards certainly weren't a common fe...

I cannot possibly imagine a combined Indicators & Hazards Flasher in one unit 40 years ago. I'm not even sure they'd do it now. The most plausible '4th connection' is a separate Earth. However, it might be that the original owner at some time fitted a Flasher Unit made for a car with a pair of '...

So my upper guess was close Phil , when I was a mechanic we used to call them "too late lights" :lol: I think it's fairly common that the Pressure Switch for the light is going to be a fair bit lower that the pressure at Idle speed. You don't want it flickering like the Ign Light does whe...

I agree with Stephen, you set everything up and then went and changed the air supply configuration.
It's no wonder it's playing up.
Repeat the setting it up with the pipe connected.....

On the grease question, in recent years I've brought a couple of tubs/tins.
The earlier purchase, the tin (I forget the brand), didn't have one, the more recent plastic tub (Comma) did.

https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/brakes/bt201k.htm#:~:text=When%20you%20depress%20the%20brake,port%20to%20atmospheric%20air%20pressure. Follow above li k to how it works 3000118_995.jpg That site is a great resource, I've learnt loads from that website in recent years, including how to quickly check the ...

The male taper of the bottom fastening is not meant to fully enter the female taper of the damper arm. So long as the spring washer and nut can be attached and the threads of the bottom fastening protrude through the nut and the nut is tight you cannot ask for more. As illustrated in the photo I po...

Thanks for your advice, I am going to move the car out of my garage and put it in my carport so I have a bit more room and more light, I have only had the car a matter of weeks and I'm still finding my way around it, I want to go through everything before I take it on the road. Thanks again. :tu1: ...

Thanks for responding, with the engine running the brake lights work when I push the pedal, if I switch off the engine they do not work ( ignition off ), OK, so that is normal, the Brakes are an Ign Switched supply. You wouldn't notice if the side lights came on at the same time. If I switch the si...

Hi Stephen Welcome, and lets clarify what you've said, because at the moment it's contradictory. When I turn on the light switch on my 63 minor, the brake lights come on, but I cannot get brake lights by pushing the brake pedal, nor do they work without the ignition switched on. So as the car is sup...

Bill_qaz wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 6:39 pm Them fiberglass wings don't earth very well no matter how many screws hold the light on

Some people just glaze over when trying to understand how the whole metal body shell is the earth return path to the electrical system.

:lol: 50 years in electronics - retired Senior Engineer - I did mean to edit that post, within seconds - but was distracted by Mrs H, and forgot :-? and it was getting late after a very busy day. But no harm done :D Dave H. :lol: These things happen. :tu1: I find silly mistakes are more often made ...

I would expect you have compared new to old, but for reference, I have measured the tapered section on a droplink that was removed from my car - metric measurements. Length of taper 12mm, large diameter 12.2mm, small diameter 10.6mm. Their recent replacements are the same size. Unless Armstrong cha...