Morris Minor Owners Club

I think the best and most cost effective method is buying ESM's remanufactured van rims. Plus you can sell your originals to offset the cost - not that standard minor rims are worth much! Alternatives are 'banding' which can cost over and around £300 for 4, and takes time and your old rims. Leaving ...

Plumbing it in will help with fuel economy, but at the expense of performance.

It won't make any difference to cold starts, as the water in there will be cold anyway!

I'd fit a longer piece of hose on the overflow, and run it down to exit below the engine bay (below the exhaust at the very least!)

I'm not sure about the two fuel lines. Mine's only got one. If you take the cap off the float chamber and hold the float up to close off the valve, blow into each fuel pipe in turn. One should be blocked when the float is up - that'll be your fuel in. 3rd from left 'crank case breather' as you say. ...

The bulb in the metal A/R line is supposed to be a 'flame trap'. Just in case a stray spark in the dizzy causes fuel vapour from the vacuum line to ignite. Very unlikely, hence it being omitted on later models. You can just use the push on later line. As for the alloy rocker covers, you could get a ...

Indeed, the question is... how do you want them to come on? Do you want them to be on with main beam, or do you want to have a separate switch so you can turn them on at your leisure?

Immobile doesn't make it safe though. There's still vandalism to consider.

I agree. Fit an alarm. You'll sleep much better

And as for the axle. The axle as a whole won't fit, but the diff can be removed and fitted into the minor casing

Not sure why it would be 1098 only. Unless it might not be manly enough for the heavier 1275 clutch. Other hydraulic kits I've seen on the market don't stipulate that it's 1098 only... You can go for an electric fan. That's what I've got. A proper Kenlowe one on a thermostat with a manual over-ride ...

I wonder if it's an attempted repair of the rear damper link pin.

Also, consider what to do with the fan. Some get away fine using the Minor metal blade on the midget engine, but others find it hits the breather canister on the timing chain cover. Using the plastic midget one clears that, but could be close to the radiator. The breather canister can be cut down to...

If you're planning on towing, I'd have suggested using the 3.9 diff out of the midget. But if you just hold onto it, you can always swap it later if you find you need to. No point changing the diff without knowing, and then changing back again at a later date. You use the minor prop-shaft. Yes, it d...

Hard to understand the question, but do you have the heritage certificate? Do you have the car?

Either way, the chassis number should start MAT for Tourer. If it starts MAS then it's a Saloon that's been converted.

The shocks on a lowered car won't be a problem. So long as all the bump stops are in place to save the shocks running out of travel. Lowering 1.5 inches is very common, so the kits on the market are designed to accommodate that. A tip for lowering the front is, once the torsion bar is unloaded, to m...

Welcome! As you're so local, why not pop along to the MMOC Birmingham Branch meeting? This coming monday (19th) at Hall Green Home Guards Club. Meeting starts around 7:30/8:00, but if you get there around 7:00, you can have your dinner there too. Cheapest meal you'll ever buy! Mostly £2.50 for mains...

philthehill wrote:Is a yoof a Wigan term for a young person? Never come across the term before and I have lived and have friends up north!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think 'yoof' is just an phonetic spelling of how 'youths' say 'youth'.

By the way, I'm enjoying being tarred with this massive brush...

Indeed, tyre places seem pretty ham-fisted. Recently had to get some new tyres on our modern car. Then came to take one off myself yesterday... using the piddly little wheel brace thing you get inside the spare wheel. With all of my weight jumping up and down on the end of it, I struggled to free of...

It's a joke website Plin. Take no notice!

Are you sure it's the stud that has stripped? Generally the nuts are softer, and more likely to strip first. You may not be able to see any thread on the stud, but could it just be full of the internal thread from the nut?

Oh, you're right. Still, I'm still running the AAA now I've gone back to a standard head. Possibly a little lean at high rpm though. Gets a bit warm above 70mph.