Morris Minor Owners Club

hi ex mod, what year was the car made???

try shorting the wire to earth eg the big nut that holds the wheel on and horn should work.the horn should have 12 volts to it on one terminal while ignition is on, the other terminal goes back to the column, on most models a slip ring is incorperated close to the indicator stork which could be givi...

hi len,the car would start but when the ignition switch is returned to normal running eg coil powered through resistor the starter motor would still be connected to the coil and drag the 9 volts right down to nothing, it can be done but you would have to incorperate a relay to isolate the starter su...

sorry len i cant see how that would work with a standard morris solinoid, ford used the ballast resistor system but used a solinoid with an extra terminal which when cranked put battery volts direct to coil and then when started solinoid would switch out and the series resistor would supply a reduce...

On a Pos earth car the white wire should go to the neg or"sw" terminal on the coil. The white/black should go to the plus or "CB" terminal on the coil.If its the wrong way round the coil wont cook and the points wont burn out quicker!!What normally happens is the spark at the plu...

didnt know bmc is a radio ham G7ALL/G8RFW

i have 40 years experience of radio tv electronics and the reading are what i would expect, yes it would prove if a good earth from the outer coax conductor to the roof is present, any shorts in the coax and an open circuit inner conductor, i dont know what radio you have but from experience some of...

i see your drivers side wing to bonnet gap gets wider and then closes up again towards the door, i had this problem on my car which is all original panels.I put this down to the suspension bottoming out on the bump stop half way along the inner wing to cause this gap error, i think i remember adjust...

i agree with bmc, it will also boost interference,its worth testing the aerial with a multimeter if you can handle one.measure continuity from the aerial plug outer to a suitable body part eg metal dash or somewhere, it should read less than 2 ohms. Then measure the tip of the plug to the aerial rod...

my 1955 2 door saloon dont have glovebox doors, if this car is good underneth and in good running order i would go for it

Yes i have used ESM many times and also placed the order as late as 4pm and its on my doorstep 8am next day, ESM do try to please there customers

hi rob, that one will be more than adequate

i agree with rod,clean off to bare metal,treat any pitted rust with rust converter,zinc prime {electrox} from bilt hamber,then seam seal, then gravitex stone chip two to three coats and then colour paint. Box sections, chassis legs,screen pillars, boot lid and sills and any other cavaties use bilt h...

hi glynny, congratulations on passing your test, as for the windscreen {splitscreen} i suggest getting the best screen rubber and then its a 3 man job and about 3 hours work, it all fits from the inside, instructions can be found in the original workshop manual that covers that model, from memory a ...

hi pete, yes i see what you mean, its reassurring that mmoc has a lot of young members to look after these old cars in the future, where i can try to chat to the younger members and give them my advise in terms of carrying out repairs and servicing. last weekend i got court up in a road traffic acci...

Hi Chris, welcome, looks like your car is an early 1000,i love the steering wheel, dash ,speedo ,seats, rear lights and front side lights on the early 1000s,enjoy it and take care of it, will we see you at the national Derby this year?? graham

no i did not ring the police, it shuck me up ,i managed to stop a passing friend a few moments latter to give me support, i also managed a photo of the driver just in case he was not the insured driver as you here about these things happening to other people

hi bmc, no its a 1971 van with indicators, it was overcast sky no sun no rain and dry road surface, ideal driving conditions!all he had to do was look through his windscreen and not at his phone screen!!

back cross member bent,back near side door damaged on bottom and inner and outer valance damaged, i would like a cash settlement and repair it myself. i dont want it a cat c or d on the register as i am the second owner and know all its history!

On saturday i was waiting to turn right into my drive when there was an almighty bang!! a t--- had run into the back of my morris van,i got out and he said "what have you stopped for" i said arn,t i allowed to turn into my drive then????? his mobile phone was on the drivers seat and all th...