Morris Minor Owners Club

Aha, Willie that is so simple that it is genious!! You are dead right about how good a deal these are available at. This may well make a good job of it.
Thanks to you all for your input.
Cheers now,
Ben

Thanks Kevin, will check these out. Gareth, what I meant by too modern was the Firestone type looking like a modern tyre, the tread pattern etc. looking like it would be happy at home on a modern car, as opposed to some of the classic pattern tryes (eg the Michelin which is an old fashioned pattern,...

Hi, don't know if anyone can help, but I am searching for some new tyres for our Traveller and am having a real battle trying to find any period style 165 R 14's for it (wide rims). The only ones that seem to be commonly available are Firestone F500 series (very reasonable price, but look too modern...

someone else before has suggested that as you can leave the car with sidelights switched on as parking lights, that switching off the dashlights for this would reduce battery drain

that is a colour I know the name of but cannot picture. A BL beauty, no doubt!

Jack; the colour is Limeflower. It IS a standard Britsh Leyland colour used on very late Trav's. It is one of a range of colours that were really designed with the early 1970s model range in mind, so may seem to be at odds with the age of the Minors. I guess it has interior trim either in the same c...

Thanks Willie
That gives us some ideas of the way forward (in hope that to find a properly recon'd exch diff will be possible). If I can find one then I'm happy enough to fit it (or at least attempt to).
Cheers for your help again
Best Regards
Ben

Thanks for the replies chaps. Look like getting hold of one might not be so much of a problem then. What is a the job like to do? The straight replacement doesn't seem too bad, but is there any setting up to do (backlash / shimming, etc.?) I just hope I can attribute the noise (more of a din) to the...

Hi all I suspect that at sometime in the near future we're going to need a new diff. Noticable most when the car has warmed up, quite a harsh rubbing-grating type noise from the rear, mostly on overun (throttle backed off after running constant speed). Anyone think off any other likely cause? (Have ...

You can get a lot of this info through DVLA (names, addresses, dates) but it'll cost ya! (£5). I think it is thru their enquiries section. The original build info can be obtained on a Heritage certificate from the Heritage Motor Centre (they are on the net) but the latter will cost you around £20 (e...

Re:the removal of plugs to spin the engine / build up pressure. Everything said is true, but please can I reiterate 57traveller's advice to disconnect low tension terminal before doing so. I once was trying to get an old Sierra started (severely flooded), having removed plugs but NOT disconnecting i...

aye to Robin's comments on Bath Minor Centre. I found them very helpful and efficient.

As it sounds like it is still possible to buy brand new Maestro engines, it'd be great to see this made to work

Sounds like you've got a stuck brake light switch. It is a (fairly simple) replacement job as I remember. Not too onerous if you've got the suitable spanners. Unless anyone can say to the contrary, the brakes will require a bleed too as replacement necessitates opening the brake lines.

I have 165's (Mich MX) on my trav (slightly wider rims). Do you think I'm best off sticking with the standard pressures ?
Thanks
Ben

Thanks v much Guys, shall investigate further at the next opportunity. I'd have liked to put a picture here to try to illustrate, but I'm not sure my IT skills stretch to this.... Cam, speaking of the distributor, this does not seem to have a vacuum advance unit....should I presume this is the origi...

Cheers Cam It does indeed have a pinch bolt arrangement for the distributor. What I'm a bit puzzled by though is if it is a Cooper head (I understand these have an extra stud hole, this one between the rocker cover and the rear edge of the head, which from memory a standard head does not have), how ...

Hi Calling you number gurus; A challenge for you. Our traveller is fitted with a (presumably) 1275 engine (bought as it is). The engine has plainly been worked on, has a stage (1?) cam and the previous owner told us a cooper head. So it is a bit of an unknown quantity and is quite rapid (surprises a...

Grainger glad you found this worthwhile. I have carried out replacement in past with poly bushes with excellent results. Unfortunately this was on my last Trav and my/our new one would benefit from same; another job to do. I agree is very worthwhile and will be carried out high on the list of priori...

Amanda, upon previous recomendation I have used motorbike fork oil in the past; a suitable application and is readily obtainable

Thanks for that. Shall be attending to it this weekend (and if the weather improves, include a good wash and polish). From your suggestions the cable currently seems undertightened (is slack) which probably won't help clutch judder
Cheers all.
Ben