Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks for responding, with the engine running the brake lights work when I push the pedal, if I switch off the engine they do not work ( ignition off ), OK, so that is normal, the Brakes are an Ign Switched supply. You wouldn't notice if the side lights came on at the same time. If I switch the si...

Hi Stephen Welcome, and lets clarify what you've said, because at the moment it's contradictory. When I turn on the light switch on my 63 minor, the brake lights come on, but I cannot get brake lights by pushing the brake pedal, nor do they work without the ignition switched on. So as the car is sup...

Bill_qaz wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 6:39 pm Them fiberglass wings don't earth very well no matter how many screws hold the light on

Some people just glaze over when trying to understand how the whole metal body shell is the earth return path to the electrical system.

:lol: 50 years in electronics - retired Senior Engineer - I did mean to edit that post, within seconds - but was distracted by Mrs H, and forgot :-? and it was getting late after a very busy day. But no harm done :D Dave H. :lol: These things happen. :tu1: I find silly mistakes are more often made ...

I would expect you have compared new to old, but for reference, I have measured the tapered section on a droplink that was removed from my car - metric measurements. Length of taper 12mm, large diameter 12.2mm, small diameter 10.6mm. Their recent replacements are the same size. Unless Armstrong cha...

Well, just for reference, as I've no idea how long it's been since you took the car apart, I just found this in my image library of random photos I've taken of my car. But of course this link is going to be at least 20 years old when it was taken (going from when my car was major rebuilt), not a mod...

Are you saying the fixing doesn't go into the hole on the lever arm?. :-? Is the Drop Link lining up correctly? Have you tried the link in the fitting, before fitting the top to where it hangs? Is it the same problem both sides? It seems very odd, it should be similar to fitting a Track Rod End; a l...

The wiring diagram Geoberni shows is not for the later lights being discussed though. It is for the earlier cars with the clear glass front lights and small red rear lights which operate as flashers using the Lucas DB10 cut-out unit shown in the diagram :wink: Indeed, that is so. But it hardly make...

Jeezzze! I only posted to highlight that, having no personal experience of post -63 cars, based on ManyMinors feedback, the diagrams are incorrect as they illustrate cable connection. However...... I would guess 'B' stands for Body e.g. as stated above, connection to 0V occurs when the lamp is screw...

Exactly so. The base is metal, so should earth when screwed to the metal wing. They were never fitted with a seperate earth from the factory but if you feel you need one....it can be added of course. That's interesting (never having seen one myself), the W/S manual diagrams for those latter cars st...

Sorry, shiny stuff seems to make my mind default to 'Chrome' as a description...

The choices of finish supplied do seem a bit random don't they....

Your question was about Stainless window frames, but then broadened to frames in general Other's have already mentioned relative dimensions, LCV used same as 4dr, as it doesn't need to provide access to a rear seat. 2dr, Traveller and Tourer all use a wider door for rear access. As to Chrome Surroun...

Does anyone know what type of horn mechanism was fitted in 1966 minors? See photo. Thanks If you're looking for accuracy of equipment for a particular year, I suggest your best bet is to find a copy of AKD3541 online and then you can readily cross check part numbers to Car numbers. I don't think St...

Hi there folks. I had minor problem with fuel pump (sticky points) and have considered that at Monty's age (56) I might just change the fuel pump complete and have looked at SU vs Hardi on the ESM website (I trust ESM and am sure they will be selling the correct Hardi pump to suit the pressure need...

The simplest explanation is that while fitting the wiring for the Electronic Ign you've disturbed the field (thin wire) connection to the Dynamo/Alternator.

Look at what you've done in fitting the Electronic Kit. You've connected something wrongly somewhere.....

Hi Be wary of that braided fuel line, When I got my car (2017), it had ordinary rubber hose, but the PO had a new braided one, same end as that one, in the boot ready to fit. To the best of my memory, I fitted it in 2019 sometime. Around this time last year, after several months of sitting in the ga...

I don't think 3-star fuel is the same as E10 is it? The old star rating would have contained lead for a start. I'm not sure whether they also contained ethanol back then though. A lot of petrol contained ethanol. There's loads about it online. But nobody got uptight about it like now, possibly beca...

Certainly getting back to normal speeds, a great improvement over this morning.

Tapping the fuel pump did the trick, hoping it might continue to work ok now. Thanks very much for the input :tu1: Geoberni - The car has only done around 100 miles or so in that four years. I've spent a lot of my spare time fixing things done incorrectly or not well enough, by the previous owner's...

I thought it was just me at first, but until the weekend this used to be the fasted site to respond, now this morning it's by far the slowest.........
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