Morris Minor Owners Club

I think Chris has spent too much time thinking about this problem or he's experienced it 3 times !!! :lol: These misfire problems can take forever to trace but are nearly always something simple. Of course, it's only the intermittent ones that are difficult. When it stops altogether, it's easy to fi...

Hi Geoff,
Have you joined the Victorian Morris Minor club?
If not see:
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mmccv/
Not that these aren't bad blokes here , just might be handy for assistance .

Normally the spring doesn't break but simply comes out of its location. the 'leg' of the spring fits into a groove which then is peened over to hold the 'leg' in place. In my experience it is a case of removing the handle, cleaning out this groove of 40 years of dust/grime, levering and pushing the ...

Keith, I had been putting off repairing my floppy O/S/R door handle for ages now but your question has prompted me into action. It doesn't matter if the latch is locked or unlocked as the 'hook' is operated directly by the handle. Remove door trim Remove door handle escutcheon (chrome finisher) Remo...

Keith,
Haven't done one of these for a while, but I think the latch needs to be in the unlocked position. This way the hook moves when you move the handle.
As I said, it's been a while but give it a try.

I thought the Traveller restoration book was a separate book. I have been after it myself for a few years now.
I'm sure it was listed separately when PC had it listed years ago. Anyone know different?

You can swap the extension housing from an 803cc gearbox onto a 948cc gearbox. The only difference being that you won't need to lift the gear lever to select reverse. If you fit the 803 reverse gear selector rod to the 948 box, then you will have the original reverse gear operation (lifting gear lev...

DJ This might indicate a very bad earth problem at the headlights. I can only think that the high beam warning light has some sort of backfeed for it to light all the time as this earths seperatly at the speedo. Are the headlights not working at all or is there some sort of glow ? It might be worth ...

Clutch drag: Do 1098 cars still use the carbon thrust bearing as in early cars ? The engine will slow slightly due to this design but not enough to stall. Is the clutch over adjusted ? Too much travel can also cause the clutch to bind resulting in the engine slowing. You can check the thrust washers...

I would suggest that you clean the area thoroughly first to try & trace the leak. As Ray says, oil leaks can spread & cover the whole area. Try & soak degreaser/kerosene over the area & use a brush to loosen the residue. Access to a pressure washer is even better for cleaning this of...

We don't usually need this fix down here as it hardly ever rains. I can't even remember the last time I used my wipers. The problem we have here is the wiper blade sticking itself to the glass from lack of use. :o It doesn't sound like a wear issue if it happens even when stationary. Normally if the...

mof, This is usually down to wheel box/cable wear. Do the wipers only travel too far while driving at speed ? If so then this is wear & wind pressure blowing them off the screen edge. Wear can be cured by rotating the inner cable 180degrees to use the unworn section & also rotating the wheel...

The problem might also be related to where the pump is mounted. The original Minor pump is designed as a 'pulling' pump: to pull fuel up from the fuel tank. Although I'm not familiar with the Metro pump location, I assume it's in the same spot as a Mini which would make it a 'pushing' pump: pushing ...

Chris, What are you doing reading this as this time. It's midday here but 4.00am where you are isn't it !!! :o I can look at the "Morries" from this end but I don't know what the problem is if you can't access them. By the way, no one here calls Morris Minors "Moggies". Must be t...

"washer-bottle", Don't even start about modern cars being safer than older cars. I have seen modern cars torn apart due to the metal being so thin. Sure, there might be some types of accidents where the modern car is better off, ie head on crash, but in any car a head on is nearly always s...

Cam, The internals of the USHM1 (Morris 8 ) engine are the same as the USHM2 (early MM) & the USHM3 (later MM). USHM2 has no water pump provision while USHM3 has the plate at the front of the block for the pump. The block, head & flywheel are different. The Morris 8 cylinder head has the wat...

Which plastic insert? If you mean the one the distributor cam operates, then this is probably due to lack of lubrication. A small amount of grease should be smeared on the cam to lubricate this plastic piece. If you mean the insulating collar for the points spring, then the only reason I can think o...

These clips holding the plywood in place can be real #%@#$*& to release. I hope you have kept your old plywood from the project car as this is the best way to locate these clips in the donor car. It is possible to use a loose hacksaw blade (the 10mm x 300mm approx size) to release these clips. I...