Morris Minor Owners Club

Still there for me

I have read that: "Larger batteries of the same type and voltage hold more energy, measured in Watt-hours, which is simply their rated Amp-hours times their voltage. So they take longer to charge at the same voltage and amperage."

Key now spoken for

Free to anyone who can use it, just the price of a stamp.

Test

Phil

Back in 2014 you identified this carb as being fitted to the Austin/Morris 1100 (1098cc) Mk2/3 1971-1974 and the Austin/Morris commercial, 7cwt van, 1098cc, 1972 - 1973.

Martin

Correct, thanks for the clarification.

No 1 : Date of first registration is June 1980 so not tax or MOT exempt. I presume for "rebodied" we should read "number plates swapped"? Looks like a can of worms to me.

It looks like your tent peg was galvanised. If it was, you should be careful to grind the galv off before welding as the fumes produced are toxic.

Distributor doctor has them:

http://www.distributordoctor.com/

From a post on this forum in 2009

I bought one of these on ebay, makes the job so easy https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MORRIS-MINOR ... SwhZ5bh865:

You can easily test the gauge by sucking on the pipe to check for movement.

test

You could check the wheels for balance and the condition of the tyres.

Yes , I & others have been unable to post for a couple of days, seems to be OK now, would like to get to the bottom of the problem though.

Thanks Phil, I did think of that , and I need to replace the bump stop so would do it then , but I wanted a nice thick bracket that wouldn't flex, mine is ~ 1/4 inch, and between spring and axle it would have dropped the car by that amount. Not a lot I know but I would always be aware :D See if this...

I thought I would share my latest bodge. My handbrake has always been poor, and when recently working on the rear hubs I found out why. The bracket the handbrake cable bolts to was corroded and part fractured. Operating the handbrake caused the bracket to twist and so the brake was hardly applied.I ...

Sadly not been taxed since 25 September 1984.