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- Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:48 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Blowing Fuses Constantly
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6123
Re: Blowing Fuses Constantly
Unfortunately, we don't know for sure if it is anything to do with the trafficators - first the OP thought it was, then it was thought to be the heater, and now back to trafficators again. It would be helpful to have a bit more detail on exactly how the trafficators are 'playing up'.......is traffic...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:08 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Blowing Fuses Constantly
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6123
Re: Blowing Fuses Constantly
But I thought you said you had tracked down the problem to the heater, not the trafficator?
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:26 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Ignition light
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2306
Re: Ignition light
Well, if it ran as a motor when out of the car but not 'in situ' there could be a wiring fault/poor connection in the car. Put the dynamo back in (but don't fit the fan belt) and test again - don't connect the F and D wires from the control box to the dynamo, but connect the two dynamo terminals tog...
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:25 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Ignition light
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2306
Re: Ignition light
Yes, that's it if your dynamo has been polarised to be -ive earth.
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:17 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Ignition light
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2306
Re: Ignition light
So, if you have a +ive earth car (which I assume as you have a dynamo) the two joined dynamo terminals are connected to the -ive post of the battery and the dynamo body is connected to the +ive post of the battery. It should then motor briskly..
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:03 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Ignition light
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2306
Re: Ignition light
Did you have the fan belt off/loose when you did the test? The dynamo can't run if the belt is still taut on the pulley - but it should 'twitch' as it trys to run. If the dynamo is out of the car now and you have a good battery, join the terminals together again, secure it in a vice or with your foo...
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:52 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Ignition light
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2306
Re: Ignition light
Assuming that when you say "no life in the Dynamo" you mean it is not generating, then it could be worn brushes, which you can replace faily easily. The rough idling may be due to something else, although if your battery is very low and no charge, the engine will start to falter and stop a...
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:41 am
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Floor dip switch
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2296
Re: Floor dip switch
Ideal. That is the best way.Time traveller wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:15 pm Hi, thank you to everyone who replied, I am trying to get used to the dip switch on the floor ( practicing on the drive) so hopefully can leave it where it should be. Thank you all, Paul.
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:08 pm
- Forum: Bodywork
- Topic: Headliner bows
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5873
Re: Headliner bows
Bryan Gostling. Goes under the handle 'sparesman' on this forum. Looky here: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=72427
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 3:14 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: HOLDEN Dynalite Alternator
- Replies: 2
- Views: 735
Re: HOLDEN Dynalite Alternator
Choices, if you wish to retain +ive earth: Get another control box - although these are not as well made or reliable as the originals (cheapest) Get your original control box refurbished by a specialist firm (expensive) Get a dynamator (expensive, although there are much cheaper versions than the dy...
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Locking Doors In a Morris Minor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 635
Re: Locking Doors In a Morris Minor
Thanks, Sandun. I enjoyed that video.
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:37 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Stuttering at 50+
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1345
Re: Stuttering at 50+
Surely worth a try to swap it out for the original. They can - and do - go wrong, as occasionally reported on here..
- Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:02 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: E scooters
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6551
Re: E scooters
News today is that GPs will be prescribing cycling to combat the obesity crisis; so pedestrians are going to be under fire from E scooters and cyclists on the pavements. Thats kinda funny - I don't think that many obese individuals are likely to jump on a bike and pedal off into a slim and healthy ...
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: worst year for minors
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2702
Re: worst year for minors
I tend to agree with 'Edward1949' in that the later models had 'plasticky interiors and a tinnier feel' which suggested that the 'later vehicle had definitely moved downmarket.' This trend was mirrored in many other cars of the time which were increasingly 'plasticky and tinny' as the 70's drew near...
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Smoky exhaust
- Replies: 3
- Views: 460
Re: Smoky exhaust
A smoky exhaust is usually a sign of cylinder bore or piston ring wear. Compression test would be useful. If you get a low reading which increases after putting a teaspoon of oil down the plug hole and re-testing suspect worn rings. If not, maybe valves sticking or leaking. Presumably the car is usi...
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Panda Cars
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1461
Re: Panda Cars
Thanks for the info chaps. I remember them well sitting outside Penzance police station. I also recall a comic strip in 'Sparky' called 'L-cars' (obviously named after 'Z-cars') featuring two bumbling policeman - a fat one and a thin one. They should have driven a Minor but I don't think they did
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: James Bond's Morris Convertible
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1144
Re: James Bond's Morris Convertible
Not quite James Bond, but if you look at the opening credits of the early (half-hour) episodes of 'Danger Man', a dark coloured Minor drives past as 'John Drake' hops into his sports car!
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Panda Cars
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1461
Panda Cars
Hello peeps. Another idle question of mine, which I hope some ex-policeman or Morris Minor expert can answer - when were Morris Minor Panda cars introduced and when were they discontinued? I remember them well, although it seems extraordinary now to think they were used as police cars!
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Minor abandoned in Battersea?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 868
Re: Minor abandoned in Battersea?
Maybe its just broken down and owner hasn't fixed it yet!
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 7:03 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Clutch adjustment
- Replies: 3
- Views: 389
Re: Clutch adjustment
Assuming you are talking about your son's 1970 car, with 1098cc engine and gearbox, the free pedal movement should be between 1 3/8 inch and 1 1/2 inch. For the 948cc and 803cc models (and, I think, the sidevalve) it is 3/4 inch.