Morris Minor Owners Club

Pressed steel backplate on a 948. Cast one on a 1098.
Stock 948 manifold is squarer that the 1098 one.

Have you primed the oil pump first?

Just throwing this out there for suggestions.... I have an amount available to spend (don't want to say right now) and own a 1 owner 1960 Traveller that requires restoration. It needs wood, paint and interior. Mechanicals are all done and are fine (1275, 3.9 diff, 9" front brakes and recon box)...

It is a fume trap to prevent fuel vapour from being ignited by the distributor.

I guess they will attempt a charge back from Paypal once they have the vehicle....?

mr.nosey wrote:No, done a check on a net website........

Which I guess is not updated all that regularly..... Report it to the Police asap... Next time it might be your car !!

mr.nosey wrote:So i can't ad pics to original post, got to start a new one? grrrr!

Just edit your original post and add pics as per the instructions....

For sure 948 / 1098 dipsticks are different. Don't know about 803 ones though.....

For the best advice and price on woodwork speak to Steve Foreman at Woodies http://www.morriswoodwork.co.uk/

bmcecosse wrote:My Licence certainly has no 'photo' - and is in many pieces now - so badly worn that I can't see the renewal date.... Is there a way I can find out from DVLA or shall I just wait for them to send me a reminder........

For the old licences it's your 70th Birthday....

Wrong speedo cable with different thread at a guess....?

Is there any oil in the carb dashpot?

You are looking for a plug the same as the drain plug in the bottom.. Early diffs were on the diff side, later axles on the back of the casing.

Excellent result.
Tip: Fix your valve rather than buying new - You don't get that level of quality anymore. They strip apart quite easily and you will find seals and collets which can be found on ebay to suit.

I don't know how good your valance is but generally speaking they are not very strong (less so if rusty). With the chrome blade off you can fairly easily straighten it yourself with minimal effort.

I'm guessing the points are closing when they shouldn't. As Roy asked, do the lights dim in tune with the ticks? The contacts are adjustable so you could try adjusting until they just close with no output from dynamo (engine off).....

edd_barker wrote:I can see how the drain plug is a socket-shaped hole, but the filler cap is definitely a slot, not square at all.

Unless I have something not-standard attached.

I can take a picture if this is a complete mystery to everyone

Cheers!

I've not seen a slotted one, but anything is possible....

dalebrignall wrote:ive just been to azda their 20/50 is now £16 gone up double

Must be good stuff then

You can buy a special "key" for the job but I always use a 3/8" ratchet drive (no socket attached).