Morris Minor Owners Club

No risk? So long as it does not fall into the bell housing!

With respect using an old big end shell in untrained hands to lock the flywheel is just inviting disaster!

I live not too far from Middle Wallop air field and when there is an air show the participating aircraft usually form up over the village where I live before being called in to carry out their display. A couple of years back a Spitfire and a ME109 circled round and round over the village just as I w...

The starting handle would deform before you got anywhere near the corrct torque

I would never reccomend using a screw driver (or similar) to lock the flywheel when setting the torque (or undoing) the crankshaft pulley nut/starter dog). Scraped knuckles spring to mind. Unless you have help it is extremely difficult to hold the screw driver and torque up/undo the pulley nut/start...

I would suggest those minors in Cyprus are like the Strategic Reserve of Steam engines sitting somewhere in the UK.

I have read that two Spitfire poachers have been shot dead trying to raid the Burma site.

Glad to hear that your head and block are OK. As regards running on after switching the ignition you are right in that the cylinder mixture is self combusting indicating a hot spot somewhere in the combustion chamber. To stop it running on all I can suggest is that you make sure the timing and mixtu...

After cleaning off the gasket residue put a straight edge across the head/block where the gasket blows and see what feeler gauge thickness you can get between them at that point.

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See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/castle_bromwich_aerodrome
for details

bmcecosse is right in that the balance pipe is not there to carry a fuel charge it is there to help equalise the depressions/pulsations generated in the inlet manifold tracts. I run a 1380 A+ with two 45 Webers using all 4 chokes and there is NO balance tube between the inlet manifolds and for my en...

Unless you have an early minor with proper top pivot pins (screwed or plain, see Minor wksp man sect K4) there is no need to ensure that there is 0.002 end float . I totally agree with bmcecosse do not remove the top pivot pin unless it has to be replaced because of damage or wear; just replace the ...

If you are passing Castle Bromwich on the M6 it is well worth coming off at junction 5 then heading north you are immediatly presented with a most remarkable Spitfire sculpture recalling the association between the Spitfire and Castle Bromwich factory/airfield called 'Sentinel' and which was designe...

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and all the best for the new year.

Les My Morris is not road registered (though it still sports its original number plates WDF 714)) and is only used for speed hillclimbing (and the occassional sprint) I am therefore constantly braking hard before corners when I cannot take the speed off by use of the tyres. Bmceccosse Thank you for ...

MarkyB You can get thrusts of different thickness. If you only have to remove a thou or two you can take it off the back of the thrust washer (non crank side) by using a surface plate and fine wet/dry paper (well lubricated) making sure that you do not take more off one end than the other. Measure t...

bmcecosse Many thanks for the link. I will add it to my supplier data base. On my Morris I have used very hard nylon bushes (supplied by Minor Mania some years ago) in the eye bolts and fitted grease nipples to the eye bolts for lubrication. I have also done away with the original tie bar and tie ba...

Rotational tightness or what may become tight can be identified before reaching that stage of assembly by use of the following basic procedures which may seem to be teaching granny to suck eggs but is most important when assembling a engine:- Check you have the right main bearings for the crank - me...

Mike
Do you know of a supplier of suitable metalastic bushes? The ones previously used and I believe sourced from the suspension of the BMC J4 comercial vehicle are no longer available.
regards
Phil

The above comments refer to the tuning of 948cc blocks. Also it is not impractical to fit white metal camshaft bearings to a 948cc block. Any machine shop worth its salt should be able to carry out the procedure relativly easily. Admittedly it is horses for courses but any good engine tuner would no...

As Chesney states the 948cc block in standard form only has the white metal bearing at the front. It is most important that if you are putting extra load on the camshaft/valve gear that all camshaft bearings are fitted with white metal bearings (& line bored) or there is good possibility of dama...