Morris Minor Owners Club

Make sure to clean the oil galleries very carefully with all that rubber floating around.

Phil P

Just in case there are still any doubters, here is the latest breather canister one of our members sent me for the modification. It looked fine from the outside and there was no clue as to how bad it had got. Air was still passing through it, but crucially it was not being filtered in any way, so al...

That earth connection circled in red, looks to be connected to the battery hold down hook, not exactly the best point for a good earth.

Phil P

It should be pretty foolproof for you as the two sprockets are both keyed to the shafts. So as long as the two timing marks on the sprockets are lined up when you slide them onto the shafts complete with your new chain that is all you need to do. Prior to final assembly, I would test fit each sprock...

I have converted mine to duplex using some Cooper timing chain sprockets that I got from Phil the Hill. The main thing that needs modifying is the front engine mounting plate, in that there are two fixing screws behind the crank sprocket that will need countersinking to clear the duplex sprocket, I ...

Silsden in West Yorkshire.

Woke up to a light covering over everything maybe 1/2" deep, but roads are clear so far, it just keeps doing very light snow showers and then sunny intervals.

Phil P

Sounds like a job for "Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure".........No I am not joking

https://captaintolleyshop.com/products/ ... ml-8-fl-oz

I have used it on my Traveller and it really does work.

Phil P

Agreed When I was a schoolboy my dad would never lend me his tools, he said I had to save up and buy my own if I wanted any. I thought at the time he was just being mean, but I soon realised what a valuable lesson that was. So in my school holidays he got me a pocket money job cleaning machines down...

Surprisingly good results can be obtained with powder coating. Don Don I wonder if the powder technology has moved on since I had some motorcycle rims done years ago. They looked good for a year or so, but eventually just turned grey, admittedly they have never rusted again but dont look very nice....

According to the Traction Talk website it is unlikely that the coking coal will not be any good for preserved road and rail steam.

https://tractiontalkforum.com/showthread.php?t=47093

Phil

Job done I made the bobbin a bit longer than normal so I could get the O ring below the rust hole that had gone through the side. https://lister-engine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10026/Breather_Canister_002_29-01-21_28229.JPG The visible band of the aluminium bobbin is a bit thinner than normal ...

What Phil said, with the added advantage of getting a higher crankcase depression and thus less oil escaping from the rear scroll seal.

Phil P

Phil

Do those have any material inside to stop the oil passing through ?

Phil P

Unfortunately the steam preservation world is having great problems obtaining coal now, I know it will never be used commercially again but it seems that some preserved railway lines may disappear due to the high running costs of using imported coal. The traction engine owners are also affected as t...

I for one just don't get why you would want to convert a Minor to electric power.
The whole charm of the car would be lost, you may as well just buy a modern car.

Phil P

Your 10 minute charge is not far off being a reality according to this. https://www.whatcar.com/news/new-super-fast-electric-car-batteries-will-charge-up-in-five-minutes/n22584 Your 500 mile range is also on the horizon. https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/cybertruck And if you need a bit more load capacity...

This happened a week after I drove my Traveller home and before I managed to get the car port built back in 2018.





Phil

Les

I have replied via PM.

Phil

This one was surprisingly good in the bottom, it had a layer of oily sludge which had kept the steel clean and shiny, the upper part was a different story though.

Phil P

Does anyone believe our Minors are going to continue to appreciate in value ? I can see them starting to decline with all the talk of electric cars and the demise of petrol, we may all be left with a museum piece that nobody wants in a few (not many) years time. It alright being told that there will...