Morris Minor Owners Club

stuffedpike20 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:13 am
This forum is lacking a lot...

Really? 'Promoting the preservation and use of the postwar Morris Minor' is the mission statement at the head of this board and, in my experience at least, it achieves those aims admirably. Or am I merely the victim of another conspiracy?

Ah, yes, conspiracy theories; just what this forum's been lacking.

"...when the knob is pulled out fully the butterfly closes properly so the mechanic says we’ll actually get full choke where as before he said we were probably only getting 3/4 when pulled out fully , he also said it was that frayed at the carb end from adjustment after adjustment he was surpri...

Sounds like game, set and match to me.

The Yank one with the 'bugeye'; (I fear the Northern Irish lady in t'other one is also somewhat confused about how it all works).

Yes, 'butterfly' is correct. You may find this video explanation helpful in understanding how it's all supposed to work:- https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=morris+minor+carburettor+choke&sca_esv=596546401&sxsrf=AM9HkKmNA2BaR2QMqDJqBPjSKGGd5bXyow%3A1704808759570&ei=N1GdZee1Ipu-hbIP-aWxkAU...

"...no movement on this thing in the carb until I’d got the knob out approximately 3/8”..."

That's normal for a correctly set up carburettor; it provides the fast tickover facility that I told you about much earlier in this saga.

Yes - too much toe-in; check the tracking.

Yeh, zackly!

" The smallest Billy Goat Gruff was
the first to get to the bridge. Trip-trap, trip-trap went his hooves
as he walked across the bridge..."

P.S. The Sparkrite SX4000 is rubbish. John ;-) Is it? Pray tell.... -) The sixth post down should tell you all you need to know. It also explains why the one I bought proved to be a waste of money too, but if you still want to give it a go you can have mine for postage cost alone :-? https://autosh...

Certainly, I think so. I discovered the Badger Lodge Garage YouTube stuff early this year and can thoroughly recommend it to anyone, such as the denizens of this board, with an interest in cheap(ish) old cars in general and Morris Minors in particular. I really enjoy the guy's dry yet knowledgeable ...

"So I tried bleeding just the wheel where the cylinders had been replaced, and lo and behold, bubbles. LOTS of bubbles. In fact, a never-ending stream of bubbles!" Sounds to me like you've probably got air finding its way in past the bleed-screw threads. Are you loosening the nipple by jus...

panky wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:48 pm I recently insured a 1885 Citroen BX 19 GT...

Crikey! The world's first-ever car and it must be worth an absolute mint too!

Hello Mike - as far as the car's history is concerned, I imagine you've already had a look at this:-

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/re ... calls=true

You could always ask Mathewsons where they collected it from then go and knock on a few doors in the neighbourhood to see what recollections the locals have of the car and its owner/restorer. Just a thought.

[quote= ...was wondering if maybe she had been imported at any point...
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The fact that it's never had an MoT test might well be explained by this possibility.

Elainesminor wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:42 am ... just a question, if she’s stood 3 hrs she’ll start but probably stall, will the fast idol stop her stalling once started after 3 hrs ?

Probably, but there's one sure way to find out...

philthehill wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:33 am Did any Minors end up in Cuba?

If they did, it's a fair bet that this one's got something like a 1940's Buick V8 in it!

In the sort of starting situations that you describe, are you using the fast-tickover choke position or just pushing the choke fully home? Any time you do overuse the choke and end up with a flooded, non-starting engine, the usual remedy is to push the choke right in, press the accelerator to the fl...