Morris Minor Owners Club

It's about 109cm at the highest point.

Surely the mixture nut adjusts across the whole range as it alters the relationship between needle and jet? You're right but what I meant is it's difficult to adjust the carb under load without a rolling road, so you normally adjust the mixture nut to get the right mix at a (fast) idle. If you then...

You probably need to change the needle, as the mixture nut only adjusts the mix at idle. There's a program called WinSU that might help you find a starting point.

It's approximately 5 1/2" long, 1 1/4" inside diameter, and isn't perpendicular to the mounting face (see photo). The end is flared out a little.[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1296637758_5110 [/frame] It looks like mine is just starting to develop a crack - time to break out th...

Fast forward to 22:10.

Early 1098 Minor (1963). Plastic tube with about 30mm sticking out. Not sure what you mean by engine block flange, but measuring down from the bottom face of the rubber washer on the dipstick: 195mm to max, 216mm to min, 238mm to the end.

Yes, it can do. I would just brush off any loose stuff. Once the vehicle is in regular use the petrol fumes should offer some protection.

davidmiles wrote:while the springs dry, the petrol pipe has come out of the electro dip, the outside has a coat of acid etch primer, can anyone suggest how I treat the inside of the pipe?

Is it not galvanised? You don't normally need to paint them.

davidmiles wrote:the rear nearside hub looks to be in good condition, the surfaces of the bearings look nice and smooth. They'll be getting some fresh grease before they go back on.

The rear hub bearings aren't supposed to be greased - they are lubricated by the oil sloshing around inside the axle.

Yes I've heard several positive reviews regarding the halogen headlight conversion - apparently the improvement is really noticeable. I haven't got around to replacing my sealed beams yet, probably a good thing for me to do if (as I've been told) they demand less power as well - the early sunsets o...

I have used grease in the past, but I changed my mind after doing a lot of reading into the subject. Head gasket manufacturers recommend you use nothing - no grease, no sealant - just get everything spotlessly clean. The idea of grease is to make it easier to dismantle again later, I believe, not to...

Hi Marigold, nice looking van. I think that's a 1098 Minor gearbox, in which case it takes regular 20:50 engine oil.

Are you sure it's a Marina box? Perhaps you could post a photo of it from underneath. It if it's actually a Minor box EP90 will damage it.

The way you use a level plug is to park on a level surface with a drip tray underneath and then pour in as much oil as you can (it will overflow when it's full).

Where does one get this dum-dum? :cry: :cry: In the UK it's commonly available from good motor factors, ESM, Frosts, eBay, etc. I imagine if the exact stuff isn't available where you are there will be something similar. It's a stiff non-setting black sealing compound that comes in a tin. You apply ...

It happened to me too.

Ian46 wrote:Can anyone tell me if there are firms out there who can alter the fronts of the later wings to look like these earlier ones

Try sending IaininTenbury a PM. I think it's the kind of thing he can do.

i opted for 3rd party F&T as it was cheaper, and I don't plan on crashing into anything, and if i do crash, i wouldn't claim as it'd put my premiums up, so i'd end up doing the work myself anyway. I used to think that way, until I was involved in an accident that wrote my car off (not a Minor) ...

yours might not have that problem, but mine are attached to the glass on the quaterlight! i detest them. i do, however not share the same problem as a poster above who reckoned he had poor rear visibility looking out the back, i get a good sense of space and proportion looking through the rear wind...

pyebibby wrote:Mine has just cut out and wont start now, the clicking noise has only just appearred and is very loud... This is the only diffrence i can find for why shes not starting? Help?!

If it's clicking constantly you've probably run out of petrol.

It doesn't really tell you much because if the thermostat is working properly it only lets enough hot water through to the radiator to maintain the engine at the correct temperature. In very cold conditions with the heater running it might not open at all.