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by drivewasher
Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CARPETS
Replies: 1
Views: 1161

Re: CARPETS

Iv'e picked my van set up this week from them, I live about 5 miles away. Not fitted yet but seems excellent quality. I also got 2 fitted matts and 2 metres x 1.5 metres of 3mm rubber for the van back floor.
by drivewasher
Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Austin Van - First Produced
Replies: 36
Views: 7501

Re: Austin Van - First Produced

Try again with this one[frame]Image[/frame]
by drivewasher
Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Austin Van - First Produced
Replies: 36
Views: 7501

Re: Austin Van - First Produced

I have a 1971 Austin LCV but mine has the Morris badge and grill etc but I want to put the right badges on.[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1443117107_13897 [/frame] Here's my Austin 1098 as near as I can get to origonal yet Ex Co-Op Society, Reg Nov 1971 [frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimag...
by drivewasher
Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you find your motivation?
Replies: 19
Views: 5173

Re: How do you find your motivation?

Just move in with Mrs Drivewasher, that motivates me to get into the garage! :lol: :lol: :lol:
by drivewasher
Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Austin Van - First Produced
Replies: 36
Views: 7501

Re: Austin Van - First Produced

Thanks for wing mirror info. Hi Les, I have those on my van fro ESM described as van mirror stems. You can see past the van body but they are useless for reversing in tight spots as you can't see the rear corner I'm just sorting your idea useing tie bars. Can't find the post you did with the sizes ...
by drivewasher
Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cup holder
Replies: 10
Views: 3682

Re: Cup holder

You'll never get a Morris into a cup holder!
by drivewasher
Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Let's see your cars then :)
Replies: 41
Views: 12604

Re: Let's see your cars then :)

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by drivewasher
Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who owns the Morris name?
Replies: 16
Views: 4564

Re: Who owns the Morris name?

You are a Grumpy Old Man with serious issues you need to attend a Chill Course I will soon be at our Cottage in France where we have a Park bench and sort out the World, do you want to reserve a seat, we eat meat, drink Malt, have butter on toast and love the life we live in Rural Northumberland. I...
by drivewasher
Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: nationals nightmare!!
Replies: 16
Views: 3607

Re: nationals nightmare!!

les wrote:Wiping something with your finger and smelling it, is an age old way of detecting a substance. How else would you know, as it may not be worth sending a sample to a lab! :D

Ahh You should have TASTED it!
by drivewasher
Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Copper grease on wheel stud threads
Replies: 26
Views: 7326

Re: Copper grease on wheel stud threads

Les I changed the tyres round on one of our Mercedes Vito's about 2 years ago as one of the steel rims was damaged I had to fit the spare rim that had been under the bus since before we bought it. The tapered holes that the nut taper fits into was a bit rusty so I torqued the wheel up intending to f...
by drivewasher
Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Copper grease on wheel stud threads
Replies: 26
Views: 7326

Re: Copper grease on wheel stud threads

Each to his own. I have to account for the safety of our passengers and the general public. I can just see being called up in front of the traffic commissioner to defend a lost wheel accident. "How did you fit the wheel" "Well torque setting is 250Nm but as I greased the threads I set...
by drivewasher
Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Copper grease on wheel stud threads
Replies: 26
Views: 7326

Re: Copper grease on wheel stud threads

no it won't. I was referring to wheels we remove to do repairs and tyre fitting. Transits for example are renown for wheels coming loose. A torque wrench is the only measured way of fitting wheel nuts. We buz gun em on set on low just for speed, then do them up the last turn or so to the correct tor...
by drivewasher
Sat Jun 27, 2015 10:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Copper grease on wheel stud threads
Replies: 26
Views: 7326

Re: Copper grease on wheel stud threads

I have a newsletter from VOSA somewhere in our garage. We used to get regular bulletins from them as we operate PSV busses. The letter say to remember that wheel stud or bolt threads MUST NOT BE greased or lubricated. The only exception is if nuts/bolts are very dry rusty/squeaky just a matchstick h...
by drivewasher
Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mot
Replies: 19
Views: 4803

Re: Mot

Seats are in section 6:2 a


"Original Design characteristics and specialised modifications (e.g. to enable wheelchair access) are to be accepted."

"When checking the driver’s seat adjustment it is not necessary to check that the seat can be secured in all possible positions."
by drivewasher
Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mot
Replies: 19
Views: 4803

Re: Mot

Your car or van MUST be first used (registered) before 1st September 1965 to have white front indicators and or red rear ones as long as they are combined into front position lights or rear stop lights. After sept 1st 1965 they must be amber at the from and rear or it will fail on incorrect colour! ...
by drivewasher
Mon Jun 15, 2015 6:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tyers
Replies: 9
Views: 3256

Re: Tyers

If you read the Morris manual section about wheels and tyres it says you can fit tubless tyres no problem but if the tyre goes down slowly then you may have to test for air leaking around the rivet heads and if it does then peen the rivet with a hammer to seal it. A note on putting tubes into tubele...
by drivewasher
Mon Jun 15, 2015 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OUCH!!!!!!
Replies: 36
Views: 9336

Re: OUCH!!!!!!

It's a case of knowing where to jack the car up. Most cars nowadays have mcphearson struts with coil springs. They are tested for ball and bush wear with the suspension hanging IE car jacked under the body/chassis. But any vehicle with torsion bars that act on the lower arms or Mercs with a transver...
by drivewasher
Mon May 25, 2015 2:47 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Car not running right. Broken spark plug?
Replies: 80
Views: 11414

Re: Car not running right. Broken spark plug?

The timing seems to be set correctly now, it's not pinking. It was set correctly before but then the mechanic who did the MOT leaned out the mixture and it started knocking. If your car used before August 1979 it doesn't need an emissions test that analyzes the exhaust gasses. It should have a VISU...
by drivewasher
Wed May 20, 2015 11:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Insurance disappointment
Replies: 43
Views: 13502

Re: Insurance disappointment

Mine was £88 with Hagerty classic.
by drivewasher
Mon May 18, 2015 9:22 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Is this correct
Replies: 3
Views: 1849

Re: Is this correct

yes thats right