Morris Minor Owners Club

I am supposed to be arranging a sale tomorrow and I can't confirm with my buyer.... I seem to be about to lose £4000
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If it comes on acceleration and is a 'proper rattle' I'm afraid it is the death rattle of the crankshaft........... You do need an oil pressure gauge to make a judgment. " Commercially refurbished " could mean new big end shells and rings - and a coat of paint.... Hmm. Possible as the wor...

simmitc wrote:Check compression - the sound you described could be a head gasket. Unlikely as it goes smooth, but important to check given the symptoms and planned journey.

Thanks. I'll add it to the list of possibilities...

Plenty of oil in the sump? Is the oil pressure good? Obviously the big possible problem is big-ends rattling. Or was it just the light 'tinkle' of pinking ?? Could be the vacuum advance in the dizzy has failed....and/or the mechanical advance has stuck fullly advanced - which could happen if a spri...

My 1275 engined 2 door has been smooth as silk recently then pulling away from a roundabout today she suddenly started rattling under load. Tickover has gone slow (so that she stalled a couple of times) but once cruising at 50 she's fine again. If it was a cylinder not firing it wouldnt smooth out w...