Morris Minor Owners Club

Found this interesting idea, whilst looking for something else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qp5CPUIenM

Phil P

Most of the range figures quoted for electric cars will be a best case scenario and unlikely to happen in the real world I suspect. I wonder if the quoted figures include running such things as headlights, heater, heated seats, window wipers, stereo system etc etc. I bet the range drops substantiall...

Time Traveller

I see from your original post you are a Yorkshireman.......Likewise.

What part of Yorkshire are you in ?
I am in Silsden, West Yorks

Phil

I cannot advise you to fit disc brakes in preference to drum brakes as I have never driven a Minor with drum brakes. All I will say is that my Traveller is fitted with the Ford vented disc and servo setup and it feels just the same as my Skoda Yeti as far as stopping is concerned, it is very progres...

Your compression readings might not be fantastic, but that alone should not cause the engine to just stop running. So you need to check things in a logical manner and determine if it is a spark problem, or a fuel problem. Then once you know which it is you can logically eliminate components one at a...

Stumbled across an old clip earlier this evening
Watch from 2min 20secs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ILhVI7zUAE

The car is showing as being taxed and MOT'd still as well, wonder where it is now.
Phil P

Cheers Phil

I was not aware of the sealed type until I started looking today, I will stick with the grease nipple type.

Phil P

Should I go for this one......
https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/universal ... soc=136346

Or this one......
https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/universal ... soc=136348

Any one got an opinion, or first hand experience please.

Phil P

The filler neck on the rocker cover seems to vary in height a bit depending on which one you have, I found that my new vented cap from ESM would not seal down properly, but another one from my spares box fits perfectly.

Phil

It just goes to show that strange noises are not always easy to identify.
Your mechanic with 55 years experience diagnosed a fault at the wrong end of the engine

Glad it turned out to be something simple and cheap to fix.

Phil P

Check out his original ebay link.

Phil

Is it possible to obtain a different head gasket with smaller main holes for the 803cc ? There is a lot of wasted area where a gasket could fit and not have the very thin sections between the bores. It will also reduce the compression ratio having that annular space between the head and block. I thi...

It is difficult to say looking at your photo in isolation, it will also depend on the mating 1st gear ring being in good nick as well. Have a look at how the two parts mesh together as a pair. Also the amount of end float of the gears on the shaft will have a bearing on how well it works. Now you ha...

Hi The jumping out of gear will have nothing to do with your syncro ring being worn or not, the syncro ring is to help it go into gear. The problem will be the dog teeth on the 2nd gear wheel being worn, once they lose their shape and have sloping sides, then it tends to push the 1st gear ring away ...

I contacted him earlier about the delay and he refunded me no problem, also told me to keep it if it actually turns up.

That's fair enough in my book.

Phil P

I ordered mine nine days ago, so far it is a No Show.

Phil P

Yes

What Les said, it helps to warm the aluminium casing a bit as well.

Phil

I agree, but I just meant it should be easy to identify if the noise changes when the pedal is moved.

Phil P

If it was the release bearing catching on the 1st motion shaft, I would have expected the noise to change or disappear as the clutch pedal was operated. There would be a position mid stroke where it was not touching. Oddly enough I have a ticking noise that has recently started, it is only there whe...

Dermot

I have just been using one of those plates on my engine stand, they actually work very well indeed.
I had to make up a few spacers, but otherwise it bolts straight on and the engine will rotate easily.

Phil