Morris Minor Owners Club

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/302032241570 I now use this Millers product. In addition to being a Lead replacement, it claims to protect classic cars' fuel systems from Ethanol damage. It also claims an enhancement of up to 2 Octane points. After a few hundred miles usage my Minor seems to pull more stro...

...……………………. I should use something akin to https://www.millersoils-shop.co.uk/vspe-power-plus-multishot , simply to offset the effects of ethanol. It just happens to have lead replacement into the bargain. :wink: . Having worried myself by reading about the dire effects on classic cars of ethanol ...

One solution I've heard (on this forum maybe?) is to build up the slot in the shoe with a dab of weld and file to shape.

Thanks for keeping us posted - I thought it was going to be a simple ignition fault, how wrong I was! Many years ago my 1954 Austin Somerset blew head gaskets twice within 500 miles. Same place, the narrowest bit between 2 cylinders. Couldn't afford the "correct" solution of checking & skimming the ...

Hi, For the last few months my engine has been starting up and initially not running on all cylinders (at least that's what it feels like). After about 10-20 seconds, it sort of 'kicks in' and runs fine. The fact that until recently it "got better" after running briefly suggests either a sticking v...

Very nice LHD Belgian registered Traveller, Isle of Wight last week.

......but my concern was the system being under pressure for long periods of time. Understandable concern about clutch springs being left in permanently compressed state for long periods, but they can cope. Think of engine valve springs, some of which randomly suffer unrelieved compression when the...

Used to be a common fault with Landrovers which weren't in regular use. Standard solution was to rig a piece of wood between the depressed pedal and steering wheel to keep flywheel & plate separated.

The flat drive-over gauge works well on a smooth surface. The aim here is to achieve a reading of zero as the suspension is alredy under load as you drive forwards. to-in is required at reast so that as the car moves forwards, the wheels are forced backwads into a parallel track. I bought one of th...

Triangulated top suspension links. Interesting comment. On paper this does look like a design weakness, but I've always been impressed at how the single arm from the Armstrong damper seems to cope OK with fore & aft stresses. Also, it's very unusual to come across significant wear in the lever arm ...

And fuel pump.

It's interesting that many of your objections are with post Issigonis changes. Fair point. Having owned a 1950 Lowlight many years ago ( ie as near to an unmolested Issigonis as it gets) I reckon it had the best interior of all, and the best mechanical refinement (if that's a word you can use about...

What would you ask for if you could have had a word in Issigonis's ear in the 1940s? My input: Dear Alec, 1. Make it simple to drop gearbox for clutch overhaul, as in most conventional RWD cars. 2. Better access to master cylinder please. 3. To alleviate the catastrophic consequence of worn bottom t...

Now to the ballast resistor being in circuit during starting and out of circuit when running. Totally out of the question, I would suggest, because the coil would burn out in a very short time, if that were the case! Or at least the points would not last long as they would be switching a far too he...

a very weak spark which suddenly gets much stronger when the engine bursts into life. Any ideas anyone? I'm no electrical expert, and this is a (very) long shot....it could be that your car has been fitted with a ballast resistor in the past. If the wiring has been transposed so that the ballast re...

Is your car negative earth? Positive, as per original spec. I don’t think this could have any relevance (unless I got my polarities crossed :o ). My concern is whether the massive initial demand of a starter motor in a car with an exhausted battery (which must be more than even an alternator can pr...

Is there any technical objection to this? My Minor is in original specification. Could the dynamo/control box be adversely affected?

I asked on this forum whether I needed to remove the track rod ends with a ball joint splitter in order to change the steering gaiters, I never really got an answer, but got some good advice on how to remove the track rod ends. Well today I did it, so I can give the definitive answer. NO. It is tot...

My Traveller has developed a horrible screech when the engine is underload and upon investigation today, I have play in my pump pulley. I did notice lately that My radiator was hot at the top and cold at the bottom so I wonder if this was not helping the situation? I've ordered a water pump,thermos...

My ancient telescopic-action Tecalemit gun struggles to achieve sufficient pressure, and when it does the grease usually leaks out at the nipple-connector joint, failing to enter the component. Any experiences and advice on buying a new gun would be very much appreciated.