Morris Minor Owners Club

are you filling the rad to the top if so there is no expansion space for the coolant so it pushes the rad cap open , the level cold on my car sits about 2'' below the bottom of the filler neck

i think you have a serious problem as the the bulkhead , inner wing and door pillar are all pushed back and by quite a lot looking at the crease in the bulkhead above the shock , i also see the chassis rail by the steering rack appears to be badly bent and torn away from the shock mounting cross mem...

what a time warp, stunning

i think it's the earlier oil thrower that goes with the felt type seal

sounds like a prop joint

it's got a handle !!!!

have you got new replacement hinges if so make sure they are exactly the same as the old ones , we all know the fun of new parts

check the firing order

no it's must see tv

also it would have no cold morning starting problems

watching the avengers by any chance i saw it and ran the reg through dvla. registered 07/63 and un taxed since 01/07/85 so i guess it's long gone

i think the concourse judge would have a field day just under the bonnet alone , sound proofing panel , washer pot need i go on ,

my 1955 s2 car is all original and the flanges have been folded back

the tyre has a mark on it's side wall as it clearly hits the dust seal and the seal is worn away , if the tyre was this close on the last mot it should have been a fail due to the tyre fouling a suspension component , what size are your tyres and are they std rims

another case of workshop gremlin who pops out when you pack up for the day and hides odd things or swaps your carefully laid out parts around , every garage or workshop has one !!!

personally i can't fault the 8'' std morris set up which i fitted to my 55 S2 , i used new quality cylinders and an old stock set of unipart shoes , i have not even needed to re adjust any of the brakes in nearly 3000 miles and the 1st emergency stop i had to make from 40 mph supprised me in just ho...

drain the gear oil and see if any ' bits ' are in it

i agree , it sounds like a gearbox problem

why not i like it and at least the car has not been scrapped or just left to rot