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- Wed May 05, 2021 3:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Accident rate caused by Classics MOT exemption ?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2881
Accident rate caused by Classics MOT exemption ?
After all the scare stories in the press a few years ago during the exemption debate, I was wondering if there are any statistics which suggest that badly maintained Classics are indeed causing more accidents than hitherto ? Can't find anything after a quick Google. I imagine it's very difficult to ...
- Sat May 01, 2021 12:47 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Leak from rear axleo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 728
Re: Leak from rear axleo
It's not that uncommon for a little bit of oil leakage from these plugs - not just in Minors but in many cars of that period.
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 3:00 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Cylinder head is coming off!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3740
Re: Cylinder head is coming off!
Pottering around, 50 miles , all in one go or lots of short trips? John ;-) Good point. Also Andy states that some water was spilled into the engine during head removal. Could be just burning this off. Hopefully will disappear after some more miles. Edit: just realised another poster already made t...
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SU carb adjustment
- Replies: 3
- Views: 646
Re: SU carb adjustment
Clockwise looking up from bottom. Before adjusting, check that choke is fully off and that the air cleaner is not partially blocked.
- Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:42 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Cylinders 3 & 4 not firing (Head?)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2703
- Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: NOS Paper Filters - Be careful
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1680
- Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2 cyl A Series engine
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3485
Re: 2 cyl A Series engine
I have often wondered about overdrive on a Minor and if anyone ever fitted it. Laycock de Normanville did make a unit for engines under 1500cc but as far as I know a conversion was never offered for a Minor. It would only have to work on top gear. As a matter of interest overdrive was an option on ...
- Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:24 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Heater Issues
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1510
Re: Heater Issues
Stating the obvious, but is the heater valve fully open?
- Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Smart motorways - Go Left safety campaign
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3137
Re: Smart motorways - Go Left safety campaign
...... you can't legislate for stupid, and Smart Motorways imply the road-users have an equal level of intelligence which is sadly not the case. Agreed. Quote from Highway Code para 126 : "Drive at a speed that will allow you to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear". If e...
- Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:53 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: What is the cause of half shaft failures?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1823
Re: What is the cause of half shaft failures?
In my view, unlucky. I've never broken any in 35 years and I dont know anyone else with a rear wheel classic that has either. In my case, in 50 years I've never broken a Minor one. I've broken one in a 1952 Sunbeam Talbot, and one in an 1962 MG Midget. In both cases the cars had been through multip...
- Tue Mar 09, 2021 3:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 803 engine. How fragile?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5534
Re: 803 engine. How fragile?
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mi-tests ... gon/#mmGal
Praised for excellent performance in 1954 American road test !!
Praised for excellent performance in 1954 American road test !!
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 803 engine. How fragile?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5534
Re: 803 engine. How fragile?
The earlier sidevalve is gutless, but robust. Interesting comments. Perceptions of gutlessness change over the years. 50 years ago I toured France in my heavily-laden 1950 side valve, basically the pre-war Morris Eight engine. I never felt aware of being particularly slow, there were plenty of vehi...
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 803 engine. How fragile?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5534
803 engine. How fragile?
The bottom end seems to have gained a bit of a reputation. When they were just cheap old bangers they were a popular buy, I owned a couple as did various friends over the years. I don't remember the engines being particularly noted for bearing failure. I also remember them as smooth-running, but cer...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1948 Article previewing possible Minor Van
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2296
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:29 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Steering rack withdrawal- which side ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 676
Re: Steering rack withdrawal- which side ?
Good point. That settles it, right side it is. Many thanksphilthehill wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:54 am It is easier to bring the rack out of the drivers side as you have sight of the pinion where it goes through the floor.
Having that sight means it is easier to control the extraction of the pinion and whole rack.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:19 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Steering rack withdrawal- which side ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 676
Steering rack withdrawal- which side ?
Probably a silly question. I need to remove rack from my 1968 saloon. My garage is quite narrow. Is it easier to pull out the rack from any particular side ?
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Regular engine runs during winter storage?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2442
Re: Regular engine runs during winter storage?
There's not a lot that can be done to prevent sticking clutches Wedging the clutch pedal down with a length of two by four up against the driver's seat? You could, but I'd be concerned about the effect long-term on the pressure plate spring strength. But maybe I'm overthinking it! I used to be conc...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 1:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spark Plugs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1976
Re: Spark Plugs
"Spark" plugs is an Americanism. They were "Sparking" plugs when I was a lad
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 1:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fuel pump
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1270
Re: Fuel pump
Assuming you've plumbed-in the petrol feed, it's supposed to stop clicking anyway once the float chamber is full.
- Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RADIATOR MUFFLER
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2994
Re: RADIATOR MUFFLER
Radiator mufflers were in common winter use when most cars didn't have thermostats. An engine which was designed to be adequately cooled by thermo-syphon in high summer would tend to run too cool in winter. A diligent driver would manually fine tune the amount of muffler by keeping a close eye on th...