Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks Cam & Willie, I,m still having trouble. I have tried driving the car, but without a quiet road to play on I've had to be quite restrained. I have not tried the starting handle trick I do not want to chance the crankshaft pully nut overtightening despite the lockwasher. I will try the jack...

I was so pleased with my moggie this afternoon, I had not used the mog for about 3 months, turned the key and it started! There was a smell of petrol which turned out to be a leak where the carb to pump pipe was clamped at the pump end. When I trimmed the pipe the rubber under the braiding was quite...

Hello mm16
The a+ has ribbing on the block as part of the casting, the a is plain in comparison, the metro engine, although A series, is used transversly, therefore is unsuitable without a lot of modification at the flywheel end.

There you go again t72. The term 'adjusting tappets' is generally recognised as meaning to adjust the valve clearance by most people, rightly or wrongly. You expect too much of us mortals t72, and you are rather cheeky to say you have told us of our error before! Maybe at one of your lectures, but n...

You may already have thought of this, but what about a watch/clock repairer, a jewellers for example, you never know.

I believe some people adjust tappets with the engine running, although I have not gone that far, I have checked the clearance that way. It's suprising how you can still feel if the clearance is tight or loose.

Has anyone any info on spark plug cleaners, these used to be sold for use with compressed air or electrically driven, they contained grit that was agitated around within a container that the dirty plug end was inserted, as in sand blasting (in minature) I haven't seen these for years and would like ...

Its just not worth the extensive modification to a mini engine when a marina or sprite etc will fit.

hello T72,

Excuse me sort of 'highjacking' this thread, but before the site went down you mentioned a picture in the club mag showing incorrectly fitted brake shoes, I've been trying to find this item for quite a while now, could you please tell me the issue it was in and the page number.

We've all been there!

The longer coil runs along the main body of the wheel cylinder, with the shorter coil towards the opening end.

Can any members help with some info? I am rebuilding a couple of SU pumps and on the main body near the bottom flange, one of them has an outlet about 5/16 diameter and 5/16 long shaped to grip a plastic pipe could this be a breather or linked to somewhere?

It's not the filter housing.The item in question protrudes from the steel body at an angle.
les

I have always understood that 4 1/2 inch wheels were fitted to late commercials.

les

Anyone out there got any knowledge of original distributors? I would like to know the correct distributor cam for a 1098cc minor,(high compression)the ones that I have looked at have different degrees stamped on the base of the cam plate, what number of degrees should I be looking for? regards les[ ...

Thanks Ivor, but I have all the settings info,and numbers.41148 ties up with the distributor I have.(8cwt van)Out of interest low compression (7.5/1) uses 41025.The 41124 is down as 1098 saloon. Thanks also newage, your figure will be helpful, I have one as low as 10 but 16 sounds good, although i c...

It helps to confuse me!!

les

I don't know your circumstances Pb, but it's not too bad a job, why not have a go, half the beauty of owning a moggy is you don't need to pay a garage!
les

You can release the bonnet with a hammer handle or similar passed through the front grill near the top, locate the sliding mechanism (centre of car) find the protruding lug (just off centre towards drivers side)and push it to your left. It may need a sharp tap.
les

Juddering in reverse can also be put down to incorrect cable tension, ie: too slack.
les