Morris Minor Owners Club

it still pinks at a good idle, with idle retarded it doesnt pink

simon bbc emailed be back saying its a 6/14/8 distributor advance, is this about right?

this is the unit http://www.simonbbc.com/bundle-deals/high-energy-distributor/high-energy-electronic-45d-distributor-high-energy-coil-for-the-morris-minor Though i am now running on a regular lucas coil as that one has been put into the landrover when that was having issues no indication of advance ...

ive retarded it so that it doesnt pink dont worry, Idle was set with vac advance connected, distributor base plate moves, vacuum on carb clear. just checked plugs they look ok, maybe just a little bit on the lean side, will give it a tweak and see if i can run with a bit more advance. any other thou...

Hey everyone, ive got a problem thats got me scratching my head after fitting a new simmonbbc 45d distributor with electronic ignition. Ive set the timing for best idle, but it pinks( noise like a ball bearing dropped on glass) when accelerating hard under load, so i retarded it until it no longer d...

Another one for the south Yorkshire crew!
I work in chapeltown, hopefully you'll see me around I clocked up 16k miles last year!
PS I don't suppose anyone round here has an engine for sale? The miles are taking their toll on what was once a wonderful engine!

Hey guys and girls I need a little bit of advice, I've lost all of the hydraulic fluid out of my rear offside cylinder, it has occurred I think when I was parked up with the handbrake on. I had come home to find my neighbours parked in the alley at the side of the house, restricting me from getting ...

Having read the thread, could the clutch release have knocked the pressure plate out of place? If so, how far am I going to get driving it as it is? There is a slight up/down movement on the clutch release mechanism where it goes into the gear box, does this indicate release bearing wear? If so what...

Hey all, in a bit of a crisis here! We're on holiday in holland and we've started having clutch issues. There is a very heavy vibration when depressed. We have just replaced the clutch return spring 15 miles before this happened, have now taken this back off. Also fitted rear springs 700 miles ago a...

I changed it at the beginning of last year, so I know how to do it, just haven't got round to this years change yet
This is the catalyst for me to get round to it!

Done about 9000 miles since last changed, it has been on the to do list for a while!
I can't change the oil here, so to answer my first question will driving 40 miles damage the engine?

If you read the first post I said filter light
It's on the left on a 1098 engine
The oil pressure gauge shows normal

Hey guys, Was driving yesterday and the oil filter light has started to come on, it comes on at higher revs, but is not on at idle, I'm still 40 miles from home, will I be ok to drive home with it on, I've already driven 15 miles with it. When I get home I will change the filter straight away! Thanks

Hey having passed my MOT on friday im now planning my holidays, i will be driving from manchester to groningen, netherlands at the end of May, so im just getting everything ready gonna service the car in the next week and take it on a shake down run up to whitby in a fortnight. Im just trying to wor...

I actually mean something like this [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1320277915_10914 [/frame] looks pretty snazzy i think, and useful! Sorry if this is anyones car on here i snapped it at a Manchester branch rally as insperation! Theres plenty of minis and landies going around with simila...

By reversing light, I actually mean a spot on a switch, also useful for those friendly folk who follow just 6 inches behind your bumper... to be used off the highway of course!

Galvanised! no its just a standard steel framed 80's raleigh road bike.
Im thinking maybe try some different primer?

In preperation for painting i took it back to bare metal where there were stickers, as it wouldve taken forever to take them off in miniscule pieces, i did this with a wire brush on a drill the rubbed it down with some 240 wet and dry. Where the paint was good, all i did was rub it down a bit in pre...

Is this safe thing to do? It is very close to the fuel tank and a spark creating relay might not be a good idea? or am i being overly cautious? I currently am planning to a relay into my sub woofer setup as just relying on the remote on function drains the battery over the period of a few days? This...

Hey, Today ive tried to paint my bike as it was looking very shabby, ive been doing 300 miles a week on it so i thought it deserved it! I took it back to bare metal and covered it in primer, it looked lovely and smooth but as soon as it had dried the primer just flaked off as soon as it was touched,...

Ok, looks like im off too the tyre fitters tomorrow!

Just to be clear, either 145s or 155s, full profile tyres?
I cant believe i never noticed something was up! You live and learn everyday eh!