Morris Minor Owners Club

I do wonder if those needing to do hundreds of miles every day are the exception, I am definitely an exception, I haven't done anything out of the ordinary and from Sunday evening to this evening (i.e. about 48hrs I will have done 290 miles). By the time I have done my running around at the weekend...

It means he won't spend money on improving the engine and not get the benefit he wants ;)

It means he won't spend money on improving the engine and not get the benefit he wants ;)

I had a focus that seized the alternator - I think it got a lot of water in it and then froze - cracking the casing.

I couldn't work out what was going on until I tow started it and plumes of smoke came off the auxillary belt! Fortunately it was an easy fix with an alternator from my spares stock

As Phil says, either find and fit a taller diff ratio, or a 5 speed gearbox to drop the revs at the cruising speed.

Any engine improvements will get you there faster, but it will be just as revvy at speed

Personally - its not unusual for me to do 500 miles in a day - so that's where my range capability wants to be. I work away from home, and there is no EV charging capability either at work, or at diggs (a small marina) although a petrol station nearby is being set up with Polar chargers. Right now t...

Minor Mania in Mill Hill? (also known as GDK) NW7

Yes, I have one of the very early 1275 sprites...

But, annoyingly, it had a gold seal engine fitted, so most of those goodies are missing

The 23D4 does not have a vacuum advance but the mechanical advance compensates for the lack of vacuum advance. The 23D4 distributer was fitted to the 1275cc Cooper S. I ran a 23D4 distributor for many years with a similar engine spec to the OPs and never had a problem. It was also fitted to the VER...

The fuse is to protect the cable rather than the device... but nothing wrong with using a 10A one. Its just not got enough "head room". Remember the current will vary with temperature - not just of the screen but at ambient before its turned on! You could stick a 10A in, and if it blows ch...

Yes, that's then combination I would use

Oh yes, absolutely - but it gives an idea of the order of magnitude.

If he calculates a 1A fuse or a 100A fuse is needed, its probably an error ;)

BTW all the Fords I have had, with heated screens, have had a 30A fuse...

Do you already have it? Measure the resistance... Use V= IR to give the current it will take Current = Volts (I would use 14.6 as a maximum) divided by Resistance. Then make sure you have a lot of head room on the cable size, and the fuse is rated at more than calculated, and less than the cable is ...

Probably artistic license

Yes it is a straight swap

That's not something I have seen before... but I suspect you have done the right thing!

Well it won't be transferred off it...

Yes it is normal... but unless the vehicle is in running order and able to move under its own power, the registration number won't be transferred

Sounds like wheel bearing noise to me!