Morris Minor Owners Club

We have decided to prep and repaint our Morris with aerosol cans, and wonder if anyone could advise us how many we will need to give it 2 coats? We dont want to risk buying too little, as need the same batch to ensure the same colour. Has anyone done this themselves and have they any tips on the cor...

Thanks to Phil and Oliver, I,ll ring a local auto machine co tomorrow and try to get an estimate on the cost of crank regrind and bored block with pistons and rings supplied I,ve already called at the premises which was recommended and they seemed busy with loads of work so I hope its a good indicat...

Hi Phil do you think that if I buy a new set of standard pistons these would be ok in the engine block I removed the damaged pistons from and would I have to ask for pistons with the number 4 stamped on the top or is this not the practice now,theres so many if,s and but,s about renewing pistons and ...

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD ,HAD REMOVED DEFUNKED ENGINE 1098 BECAUSE OF FAILED REAR OIL SEAL GARAGE UNABLE TO FIX ADVISED TO PURCHACE SECOND HAND ENGINE CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN , ANYWAY THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE ESPECIALLY BUYING FROM A DEALER, BUT GETTING TO THE BIG QUESTION REMOV...

once again bmcecosse thanks for your suggestions got gaskets today but did,nt have time to fit them just as well I think! I,ll remove the top hat seals from the exhaust valves before fitting (they were fitted when i removed the head ) when I check the rings is it the gaps in each ring that will tell...

Thanks Oliver90owner having the head made unleaded i also had new valve guides new hardened valves and seats in fact everything on the top end was replaced but how do you measure clearance between valve and guide or am I missing something ! even though I had this work carried out I still checked for...

Sorry about this but in my haste to get answers I wrote piston instead of valves :oops: so I did,nt have a rebore or new pistons fitted I can also say that the engine number plate is still where it should be on the front of the block as you said am still waiting for gaskets to arrive to reassemble a...

Picked up the refurbished unleaded head with new guides pistons top hat seals etc etc fitted everything back but used this blue gasket cement which I now believe has caused the problem after various comments from some well informed minor owners and dealers so have striped everything down again and a...

Some photos to see the current problem, as was unable to upload them yesterday.Realised they needed reducing in size! Hope they give a clue to the problem. Heres hoping![frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1474220035_9713 [/frame][frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1474220060_9713 [/fra...

Thanks for the advice about using gasket sealer ,I tried sending photos but could not upload (I think that's the term ) giving away my age now but my son is going to give me a lesson tomorrow so you may get to see them yet ,iv,e started removing the valves and the small diameter valve on number four...

Back again,had problem with blue smoke and cut a long story short had head off and while this was off had head made for unleaded use with new valves springs etc etc this was carried out at engine repair centre the new head was replaced but the fly in the ointment now seems to be that I used a tube o...

Thanks for the replies regarding problems with engine and blue smoke after and also prior to having head removed and made unleaded at the time I did,nt check bores for wear, Big Mistake !! I was somehow confident it was the valves and guides etc when I saw the state of them one with broken edge and ...

PS bmcecosse I did check for abnormal engine pressure but found no smoke from oil filler cap! thanks

Thanks to Philthehill and bmcecosse for your prompt reply to my problem, having just removed the head and had it skimmed and made unleaded I am going to keep using it until the weather gets worse than it is now and then put it in dock and check out the rings and pistons as you suggested this is my f...

Hello again hope as I,m sure you will help in identifying the problem I have with my morris minor engine, a couple of years ago I bought a second hand engine from a morris dealer I was told it was a good runner but it was blowing blue smoke which should clear because it had been standing awhile, any...

Thanks for your prompt reply bmcecosse regarding a possible worn engine ,is there any other way to identify this,Ive already done a compression test 180 170 170 170 a few weeks back and the cars running fine,it is just annoying that i cant get rid of this problem.If it is the engine does that mean a...

Sorry i am back again but the dreaded blue smoke is back also,had the moggie out over the weekend and running fine but have noticed blue smoke from exhaust but not loads.I checked spark plugs the next day, they were all oily, also checked oil level in engine and found it had used about a quarter to ...

Sorry its been a few weeks since i last spoke of the problem of blue smoke from the exhaust , but now i have fitted the original rocker cover with the vent on it and connected to the air cleaner , [there was a vent pipe already from the crankcase to the carb ] it seems to have cut out most of the sm...

I was thinking of both the crankcase breather which is connected to the carb at present and also fitting the original rocker cover with breather and connect it to the air filter, meaning itll have both operating, is this ok, or should i only have one type of system connected ,thanks

Back for more advice ! After putting diesel in spark plug holes over a couple of days as suggested moggie not billowing white and blue smoke when pulling away from lights,but still blue smoke when revving engine while stationary .This is a replacement engine and originally had a rocker cover with a ...