Morris Minor Owners Club

Untill you hit them they are not tight in the block. As far as I can see putting them in the wrong way round its just that goo holding them in. Hiting them with the socket will do nothing because of the lip. Just thought it a good idea to put it on here as a lot of people look to youtube to find out...

This was the only film I found of that type of core plug. This would give you real problems if you put them in that way

Hi all, Im changing my core plugs. These are the dish penny type not the flat type with a lip. I thought you put them in dish out and hit the high spot to expand them. While looking at stuff on youtube I came across this http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=FCAo250tF44&feature=fvwp is it me w...

Get someone to hold a rag over the tail pipe you will soon hear where it is blowing

Thank you very much. I am very impressed. Im gutted I couldn't keep it as, as you said it was in rearly good condition.
Well done. I think you have put plenty of us old'ns to shame.
ENJOY

Just reading through old posts and liked this one. Did anyone put an MX5 engine in a moggy ?

I have heated screens in my car and van. Worth every penny

I have the feeling that you are fighting the laws of physics to an extent, and the law of diminishing returns. Even if you can get more power out of the engine it will be used up trying to push an essentially flat surface though the air. I think you will actually be getting a low pressure area at t...

I fitted the 3.7 with 5 speed because I have that in my two door saloon and it drive very well. I will change the diff and report back. Thanks for the advice.

Well the engine is from an 82 Ital. standard head, cam and carb. I cleaned up the head as best I could. re seated all the valves. New rings shells timing chain and oil pump. 3.7 diff. type 9 gear box. Here's the thing. Pulls well in first ,second and third. In third I can see 50 MPH on the sat nave ...

My wife and I Drove it from Somerset to IOM for the TT. Spent two weeks living in it . Great fun and now I want to go touring with a trailer and two motorbikes. I dont want to go fast. Im happy doing 55 but not with my foot to the floor

Thanks for all the info. I must admit Im now a bit stumped. As I said, my van is heavy 1.2 tonne's and looks like a brick but would have hoped to get mor than 55 MPH out of it. 1275 new rings and shells. compression is 12 bar all four pots. HIF44, BDL needle. large LCB exhaust Timing and tappets spo...

Thanks, my van is heavy !!! I hav an HIF44 on it. I have read that 1.5" carb is the most efficient but a Hif 38 not much better on the van. Im interested in what twin carbs would run like but are expencive to just try. Love to hear from anyone who has gone from 1,3/4" single to twin 1.25&q...

Hi all Can anyone tell me the advantage or disadvantage to twin carbs. Once set up how much more power can be expected on a 1275.
Thanks

POMMReg wrote:The book quotes;

1.12,1.14 or 1.20 GVW for 6cwt & PO vans

1.24 GVW for Austin/Morris 8cwt vans

Thanks very much, The vans not over weight

So my calculation of 1.25 tonne with a passinger and drive would be about right ???

So the GVW of a late van is 15 cwt + 8cwt= 23cwt
1 cwt = 50.8 kg
23 x 50.8 = 1168.4 kg = 1.168 metric tonne

Thanks Taupe, this is what Im trying to find out. My van has a custom body on it. When I weighed it on a rolling road it was 1160 Kg. Im trying to work out if it over weight. A late van is 8 cwt and GVW or MAM is curb weight + load. I beleive an 8cwt van can cary that load ? Then there is this, http...

mike.perry wrote:Kerb weight, 6 cwt van = 1719 lbs (779 kg)

Thanks for your reply Mike I ask because there seems to be different translations of CWT.
wikipedia says 1 cwt is 112lbs or 50.802345 kg so 6 cwt would be 304.81 kg. rearly confused

Hi all, can anyone tell me the curb weight and the GVW of a 1970 moggy van please.