Morris Minor Owners Club

I've had another look at the carb and fuel supply: The fuel pump is pumping fuel ok. With the ignition on I've sucked fuel through the jet in the carb through a hose and it comes out, the fuel pump ticks to supply more fuel, although there was a lot of air coming out as well. Having checked the fuel...

I've done the big nut under the carb up and undone it 12 flats and it is still not trying to start. It does seem there is some problem with the fuel getting through though. I can't smell petrol when turning the engine over, and have a spark plug tester connected that shows there is spark. It is also...

I've checked the choke operation and it's working ok.

Thanks Kennatt, I've taken the top off the float chamber this evening and it was half full of fuel which seems about right? I've tested the fuel pump and it is delivering fuel to the carburettor.

I have recently got my Traveller running after being off the road for many years. The ignition system is working ok, it has a new coil and a good spark. I had a plastic fuel can hooked up to the carburettor and it started fine every time. Once I flushed the fuel tank and fuel pump and connected the ...

So you meant the secondary resistance was kΩ, not Ω.🙂 That would be a sensible and acceptable value. The low tension reading was set to 200 and read 3.2, and the high tension reading set to 20K and read 5.9, not sure if this is kΩ or Ω as I've not worked with ohms before. The new coil readings are ...

Thanks myoldjalopy, I have just tried connecting the new coil up with negative to the distributor and the car started! It has a dynamo, not an alternator though.

"I've tried a 12v supply to the positive side of the coil, when holding the king lead near the engine and making and breaking the negative side of the coil....." So we assume your car is negative earth? But even if the coil is wired the wrong way round, I would not expect the spark to be ...

Thanks oliver90owner, the test results for the coil are 3.2 ohms between the positive and negative, and 5.9 ohms between the HT terminal and either positive or negative. I've tried a 12v supply to the positive side of the coil, when holding the king lead near the engine and making and breaking the n...

Thanks all for your comments. It sounds that there doesn't appear to be anything missing and the wires are probably not part of the original loom, so it's likely the wiring is something to do with an old alarm that seems to been partially removed. There is a siren still there but I can't find an ala...

I am trying to get my recently purchased Traveller running and there are 3 wires hanging down in the engine bay (low down left hand corner of the picture circled - blue connector and 2 uncovered connectors to the right, above the steering column) that look like they were connected to something. I'm ...

The disability controls were added by the previous owner and can just be removed. The standard pedals are still fitted and it could still be driven normally when it was working.

Thanks Ian46, my Traveller was registered April 60 and the chassis number is between the range you have listed, so that does make it even more likely it was Frilford Grey originally.

Shropshiremoggie wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:09 am Is that an additional ‘ lever / stick ‘ between the gear stick and hand brake ?

The car is currently fitted with hand controls, the additional stick on the floor operates the brakes, and the levers on the steering wheel operate the accelerator and clutch.

I have uploaded a clearer picture of the dash and also a picture of a some paint that has peeled off revealing some grey paint underneath. Many Minors, I think you might be right that Frilford grey may be the original colour. I hadn't realised turquoise wasn't an option on this car. Thanks for the i...

I have just bought my 1st Morris Minor, a 1960 Traveller. It's been off the road for 13 years and needs a complete restoration. It was restored by the previous owner some years ago but the weather has taken its toll and the sills are now rotten, as it the entire wooden frame. Would anyone know if th...