Morris Minor Owners Club

Yes as OP I nearly got totally sidetracked!!

newagetraveller wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:35 pm Dirt in the float chamber?

Ignition coil breaking down in the hot weather?

Not the second option as I've tried replacing the coil with a new one I had. (Unless I'm supremely unlucky!)

So tomorrow I'll have a look at the float chamber, think there's a spare gasket in the spares box!!

noidea wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 9:57 pm does the pump run fast when it happens

To be honest I've not noticed any change in the ticking I can hear.. I think I need to take it out for another run and listen carefully. Are you thinking it's pushing too much fuel through to the carb?

Mm could be. I got the filter out of the pump today and it's very clean, although not cylindrical, a slightly twisted shape.

So no spiders in the air filter :) So far loosened the petrol cap replaced the jubilee clip on the petrol feed to the carb as it was loose and tightened it up. changed the coil to a new one I had. But still it goes well for a few miles, then while cruising at around 50 it stutters and loses power (c...

MattsGPOvan wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 5:04 pm Ditto.... Put super unleaded the octane rating will last longer.

Also 3 years .... shame on you .... enjoy your British icon and put a smile on your face and all around you..

Don’t worry, someone else had kept it safe for us in their garage until we bought it. It’s going to be used!!

There are some vent holes in the stainless filler cap, but none that obviously go outside, 2 inside the rubber seal, and 2 outside. I’m presuming they are connected. I can blow into the centre ones, but it’s quite hard to work out where the air is going to when your lips are in the middle bit!

It had very little fuel in, so it was filled with 20 litres before we drove it again.

Our car has not being used for 3 years or so. Started up ok this week, choke sticky, so have lubricated jet so it returns to position, when pushed in. For the three drives we have done, car starts up and goes well, warms up and then choke can be pushed in. After about 4 miles cruising about 50 mph i...

Thanks, spot on. Disconnect the choke cable, once I’d found small enough scanners, and it was the jet head not moving smoothly. A bit of engine oil, and was much better, then reconnected choke cable, bonnet closed. Just been for a 15 minute run and it was fabulous. Not bad for a car that’d been in a...

I’m wondering if I have a similar problem, with the jet head not retracting without the choke. What grade oil is best for the lubrication please?