Morris Minor Owners Club

No need to redo the wheel alignment though I stand to be corrected, but my understanding is that ALL of the gaitors available for Minors specifically (obviously not NOS) are from the same source, and thus are rubbish.

As Taupe said, the Bailcast ones are great, and you don't need to disturb the track rod end to fit them either.

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The flashing brake lights on the transition cars are rubbish, as they are hard roses and they cause confusion (many folks on the road aren't terribly bright!!!). On our 1962 car, I added indicators on little brackets that drop down from the rear bumper mounts. They're discrete, but much more visible...

DM2 were also fitted to 948 cars up till near the end of production I think, so it could be the car's original distributor. It's just an older type that was superseded by the 25d. 25d looks like the dm2 and you'll be able to use same style cap, leads etc., whereas 45d looks quite different.

What is a shame is that Dave so often has to jump in to help members due to incompetent and inconsistent staff, who don't in many cases know their product, and are unwilling to help. This is a generalisation, but was the case for me and for many others. The fact that the 'club' insurance product (a ...

The E actually has an S in front of it - SE, SF, SG etc. in general terms, a higher letter means a better spec, I.e. SF is better than SE and so on. The S spec refers to petrol engines and the 'C' to diesel specs. There is an absolute mass of info available on the internet if anyone is really that i...

The Nankang CX668 tyres are very good on a Minor, far better than the Toyos in my experience

No, it isn't true. Just the one blade.

Could be caused by so many things. Presumably you checked the timing after fitting the accuspark, as it will be different to the previous setting with points. I wouldn't just 'advance it'. Make sure it's in the right ballpark first, then you can fine-tune it.

That sounds preferable to the halfshafts!

Crazy - it just breaks at the other end instead! Unfortunately, bad design and poor quality is all too common in the modern parts. However, it's not as though the updated shafts are cheap!

What's my prize then - a pair of second-hand updated half-shafts?!

I have heard of the toughened half shafts breaking at the hub end before, I.e.the shaft itself doesn't break - the weak point is where the shaft connects to the cap that bolts to the hub. Could have broken there?

Next time, put a reference mark on the distributor and clamp so that you can put it back to where you started! For what it's worth, I've never been able to hear pinking from my standard cars when timing is well advanced - I think maybe there just isn't enough compression. To get timing back in the b...

Yes, that's the 'fresh air' duct they fitted to later 948 cars - pull the knob out to open the duct. It won't stop the heater from working if it's blocked though, as you get next to no ram effect from it. I suspect it's either a gummed up matrix, or a blockage coming out of the head, maybe in the ta...

They're fine if working right. There's no intake flap though, so don't spend too much time looking for that - it's a recirculating heater (if car is a late948 then it may have a fresh air inlet close to, but not connected to, the heater, but this won't affect heat output).

I don't think it's specifically a dodgy batch. They are all utter junk and seldom last over a year in my experience. I've just fitted a second-hand 50 year-old one as it's better than the new junk. This would be an excellent one for the club to look in to - as brake switches are a fairly safety crit...

The tail piece of the A30 box is shorter so you'll need to swap it

While you're at it, make sure all the cylinders are working properly. It's not uncommon to have one on each side at the front stuck; the car will still pull up straight and could potentially get through the MoT, but the brakes would be hopeless. Genuine cylinders are only about £15 each, and they're...

Fumes in the car are unfortunately not uncommon in a traveller, due to a combination of exhausts that are an inch or two too short, and back doors that don't seal too well. I would be surprised if that isn't the problem. Regarding drivetrain longevity, you ought to be able to expect 100,000 miles be...