Morris Minor Owners Club

Funnily enough the picture looks significantly worse than the actual engine turns ,feels and looks in the flesh. I will have another look in the light but too be fair its not turning bad and I might see if Mogwai can pop by and have a look. ;) I have got a replacment engine but its a complete unknow...

Had a quick look and the front face of No 4 is the same. Not sure but this is the point where the cylinder head gasket gave out and I wonder if water has stripped the glaze off the cylinder. It feels slightly rough on the surface but not scored. 1 and 2 are fine and the other areas of 3 and 4 are fi...

Went out and took the head off Milly this morning.

1/4" frost on everything here. but nice and warm in my old work clothes and having nicked a pair of gloves from my van, hands not too cold either.

Had the cylinder head off today as she blew a core plug on the way to the sadmog christmas bash. As she had conked out within a mile of teh core plug flying out (going down the M3 at 65mph :( ) I guessed at least a head gasket was required along with all the new core plugs. Anyhoo after popping the ...

Hi Mike, Nice looking seats you've got there.

If you need any little bits of metal angle to make up brackets just shout.

Seem to have loads of offcuts at the mo.

I don't mind welding a couple together if you can come up with a sketch of what you want.

How the hell did you break an Escort Van rear axle Steve?

Stop carrying Aga's around at the weekend ;)

Arrhh yes Morris dancers

Yep no probs... er except where the hell is it? Hang on I'll google

Ok I've got the postcode see you there

He's probably already left. Anyone got his number?

Oh alright as long as its warm in the pub otherwise I'm straight back home under my Duvet

?? I'm intriged

Oh and Milly's odd engine noises for the last 2 weeks turned out to be a terminally shot Fan belt !! Absolutly shreded in one 6" area.

At least it wasn't a snapped oils scraper ring Like i was beginning to think.

See you there tonight.

I did this, today. Definately easier off car. But I had to change dissy anyway (top bearing square not round)

Little clip is way too small, if you do this in the engine and drop the clip thats it game over.

lets say Ashurst this week then. Foods not bad either

Am I right in thinking that, maybe, the car parked on your bonnet caused the slight failure of the shock absorber mount ?

I'm sure there is something in the Workshop manual about not leaving vehicles over 750kg on the bonnet for long periods ;)

Oh dear there goes the rest of the day humming songs thinking about a Muppet take on them.

I generally hate advertising.
I accept i might have to pay for non advertised websites but thats just me.

Don't forget Empress tomorrow folks.

Oh and a little bird tells me Benny is back on the road

Depending on the curve radius and metal thickness you can get curved tin snips. I use them a lot but always on aluminium to be fair. A powered option are shears. http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/scripts/details.php?cat=Power%20Shears&product=64841 or Nibblers http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/scripts/detai...

Ok I'll try the test again cos it definatly wasn't all plugs out, throttle open.
But to be fair battery was fully charged and engine warm not hot.

It doesn't have a timing 'belt' by the way

Ooops I should know better than that.

I'll give it another go.