Morris Minor Owners Club

Is it one of the old cables where you can pull it out and then twist the knob to stop it slipping back again?

When the track rods are correctly adjusted, exactly the same length of thread should be exposed on each side.
Then I fit the steering wheel to roughly the right place, drive in a straight line, stop and centre the steering wheel.

I vote for tapered thread.

The lay shaft and needle bearings will invariably need replacing. I have never needed to replace the bearing that the third motion shaft runs in and the only problem I had with a first motion shaft was when the bearing cage disintegrated. I have reassembled that synchro ring with the springs and lit...

When you accidentally want second is what my previous post should have said. (Senior moment )

The lever is spring loaded to stop you accidentally selecting reverse when you really want first.

Have you checked the oil level in the gearbox?

If none of the above works it is not unknown for the contacts to wear/burn out due to the high current that it has to switch.

I would be inclined to use as small amount of ptfe tape, assume that when you tighten it up the sender will cut through it and make contact with the engine and then check that you have an electrical connection with a meter.

Gas torch and a mole wrench.

Retarded ignition can cause overheating.

Lacks power going up hills and sometimes runs on when the ignition is switched off.

Is the mixture too weak?

I use a suitable drill bit to clean them out as much as possible. The largest one that will fit in the hole.

As long as you unscrew the old one carefully and screw the new one in right away without pressing the brake pedal there shouldn't be a problem.

I used a big jubilee clip and three little screwdrivers to put this together.

The difficult part it that most of the nuts and bolts may be siezed solid and it is easier to cut them off with an angle grinder and replace with new.

Dirt in the float chamber?

Ignition coil breaking down in the hot weather?

When changing the points on a fuel pump it is best to count the number of turns it took to unscrew the old ones so that you can screw up the new ones by the same amount.

I would be interested to know:
a. How close are the timing marks on the timing chain cover to the rear of the front crossmember.
b. If the prop shaft is fitted, how much of the rear end of the gearbox is exposed.

Remove the petrol filler cap before you go for a drive. If the problem goes away then it may be the filler cap.