Morris Minor Owners Club

Tim Lang are based in Somerset.It doesn’t say on their website if they do paint work but if they don’t they will probably be able to recommend someone.Have you contacted your local MMOC branch.They can sometimes make good suggestions.
Steve

Hi Guys Another update. I drove 167 miles to the National Rally on Friday and Audrey didn’t miss a beat.We even got stuck in some traffic and her temperature gauge although it went up which is what I would expect it to do it didn’t affect her performance.The pipe that was mentioned does get hot so t...

Thank you for all the info .I should have said that the car came with an alternator so therefore not entirely standard.Sometimes I forget because these things are just there.I also have full electronic ignition as well. The radiator is newish and hasn’t lost any liquid at all.I don’t seem to need to...

Thanks for the advice. I think I have an 82 thermostat because it usually sits around that mark .The gauge is new and from a reliable source so I’m fairly confident it’s working properly.As I’m not mechanically minded I’ve just had her MOTed and serviced so hopefully they might have picked up on the...

I have a standard 1967 Saloon with an after market temperature gauge fitted. Recently I took part in a parade where I was travelling in first gear stop start for about 3 miles.This sent the temperature gauge up to 95oC .To try and bring the temperature down slightly we opened all the windows and pus...

Hi Guys So the update is I’ve tried the things suggested and it basically hasnt worked.I found a different horn push in my tool box and tried that same problem.One thing I noticed is the wire that comes through the middle of the steering column is rather short.The plastic shroud and spring fit on bu...

I’ve got a slight problem with the horn push on my 1967 Morris Minor 4 door. Steering wheel is standard but the horn fails to sound from time to time.I recently had a new plastic tube and spring fitted. I’ve tried 2 different horn pushes and they are about the same some times it sounds other times n...

Our 4 door is called Audrey after a family friend of my wife whose name was Audrey Morris. I’m not sure what she would have made of been named after a car however!!She was a real Cockney lady and Audrey resides in Yorkshire😂😂 My other cars were Desmond and William so named after the t v presenter an...

Hi All Happy New Year one and all. Just a quick update re my boot lock. I returned Audrey to the garage and they have fitted a new boot handle and lock free of charge. The lock mechanism broke off completely in the locked position which is why I couldn’t open it. The thing that is worrying is that t...

Hi Yes I’ve tried that.I spent about an hour fiddling the other day but it either just goes all the way round and doesn’t open or doesn’t move when in the locked position.
Steve

Good Morning Everyone I’ve recently collected my Morris Minor 1967 4 door froma garage who have done an absolutely fantastic job of re spraying and various other assorted problems that have been sorted. However one job has gone wrong and I wondered if anyone can suggest what to do. I asked the garag...

Trouble is the nut is stuck on solid.Any suggestions as to how I get the nut off.
The plastic cover on the spring is stuck as well.

So here is a question for someone. I have wing mirror on Audrey and one of them has worked loose.The rubber washer seems to have perished. This is the one that touches the wing itself. My problem is I can't tighten the nut underneath because it won't turn and the wheel is in the way. Does anyone hav...

So I finally got around to sorting out this problem. My son and I disconnected everything and took system out of the car we then reconnected everything and found the problem. There is a non return valve In the bottle but there is another one I think it’s called an in line valve and that was the one ...

Hi thanks for the suggestions.
I’m sure the jets aren’t blocked .I’m fairly sure that the one way valve in the bottle is good.
I think I need to try replacing the pipe work. It looks very old and knackered really.
I’ll let you know how I get on

I think there is already another in line valve near the pump as you describe. I’m wondering about the pump although I took it out and put it in some water and it shot a jet of water across the road.Could it be the pipe work .It looks very old possibly original. O well I’ll keep fiddling till I sort ...

Hi All A few months ago I put a post on here about a problem I was having with my washer bottle. I took it to a local garage eventually for other work and they fitted a new manual pump and all was well. Now however the same problem has happened again.Basically no water on the screen. I bought a new ...

Hello All I wonder if someone could advise me please. A few months ago the garage I use fitted a new indicator stalk for me.All has been good until yesterday when I noticed 2 things.Firstly the self cancelling part is not working so you have to cancel manually and secondly when turning left only ,wh...

The same thing happened to my rear view mirror. Again like you I tried to source a new one with no luck.I bought a chrome one which looks great but when it arrived it had two holes to attach to the car, But only one of them was in the correct place.I had to drill a hole into the frame of the car to ...

Hi Bob
That’s great thanks for taking the time to explain this.
I’ve check again and all good.
As you say on to the next minor problem
Steve