Morris Minor Owners Club

i am sans nut splitters - i've tried the lubricant - nothing at all.

updates: changed the white inline fuse with a new 35a one - no change. On the wiring diagram which I can just about make out) the horn and interior light fuse is the left vertical fuse in the box - which is now ok and still has the original fuse in, though the ampage of the fuse is unreadable. The r...

fuses ordered - and a new wing mirror thanks to some careless builders.

I had noticed though that i can't move the bolt on the broken mirror - any ideas about loosening up so i can replace the stalk?

found that one - i can test the fuse by swapping it with the good fuses from the fuse box, then just buy a replacement one from any minor supplier? I'm assuming a normal domestic fuse isn't the option!!

I'm not saying this is linked but after having wiper motors and mechanisms changed, and various meddling behind the driver glove compartment and finally working I got in the car in the dark for the first time early this morning and: No rear lights - but brake lights and indicators working No speedo ...

If anyone is around this area - i'm in the same area and looking for a new mechanic having lost faith with the local centre - either a mechanic who has free time or a tip for a little father and son garage in the area would be good.

the garage came back to collect her and now the outside of the fuel bowl is covered in petrol - as is the pipe into / from it - so they're going to see if that's a problem....

they restarted it using the starting handle - a skill i may need to get.

The car went round the block once - but there were no hills - it seems a gradient is our enemy in terms of cutting out! We managed about 6 miles before the first cut out and then about 200 yards each other time! You know, i didn't even think to check the wipers - i'd assumed a place i'd used for a n...

I don't know about the wipers - they said it was one of the motor wires was bare and tripping when it hit the motor box. I've also noticed the push button for the fluid is jamming. They said they'd refurbed the motor itself too. I'm just very frustrated with it and I'm trying not to think about givi...

I'm just worried they'll say this is a different problem - but I do see that I did take the car in with a dying engine and it still has a dying engine.....now I'm wondering coil - and it's NEVER the coil!! Anyway, I guess i'll just have to have a moan and see if they will pick the car up gratis as i...

it's a recognised morris place - yes there's an additional filter installed now. The wipers had stopped dead - apparently it was the fuse; and it appears to have gone again. They won't go back to the parked position either. It's just an absolute pain as it means time off work to take it back. I real...

Well life hasn't improved. How do people feel about complaining? So we took the car to a local minor expert, as I'm mad busy with other projects, who sorted out the cutting out by cleaning out the carb bowl and putting in a new petrol filter, and sorting out the wipers that had died...... The wipers...

i think part of the problem was the fact that said filter may have been ineffective and/or not there!

Thank you everyone - looks like it was relatively simple - a dirty carb chamber - a couple of flakes which may mean i need to look at the tank at some point - i'm assuming the dirt was kind of moving around as she was sitting happily under revs whilst static, but stopping on any kind of incline. BME...

it did briefly, but more slowing down the death (enough to get me across a junction at least!) my gut feeling is fuel - though it's not evaporation as i have shields and we'd not gone that far from home - i'm hoping dirt or a diaphragm issue. We did have a small jerking issue not long back, but that...

So this week's calamity - never drive a classic car to a job interview if you want to turn up a) dry, b) oil free and c) on-time. Going up the A3 in her usual spritely manner, the car decides that going into what the modern folk would call "sleep mode" is a good idea, creating a gradual lo...

As I am clearly thick and have stared at my wiper motor for at least a few minutes - after giving up on finding a solution to my handbrake, which seems to think it's insanely funny to shoot the white button off when it's on - can anyone give me a link to a clear diagram about taking the wiper motor ...

after vaccing the inside of the car and the carpet coming out in clumps - which carpet sets do people recommend? For a 67 four door.
Thanks as ever

Lily appears to be going through a difficult phase! I started to look at the wipers which aren't working and noticed the black box was very hot to the touch - is that normal? Then the push down button and spring in the handbrake have started popping out at a rate of knots when you release the handbr...

Thanks guys - the low level brushes / grease ideas seem most likely as yesterday they then started working fine again - so i'll just be having a look and see if there's anything obvious.