Morris Minor Owners Club

chickenjohn wrote:As long as the pump works well enough (car runs ok) and there are no leaks, I don't see a problem!

BTW, I had one of these go loose on me on the A1 heading north last summer! Strong smell of petrol.....

I will make sure it is tightened firmly then. =) Thanks for the reply.

I recently bought a new SU fuel pump to replace an old broken one. However, the new pump has a push-on type outlet while the old fuel pipe that goes between the pump and carb has screw nuts on both ends. I found out I could easily replace the outlet on the new pipe with that of the old pump, making ...

8009STEVE wrote:Where are you in the world?

Located in the middle of Norway. It gets cold and wet around here, especially during winter, but the car has been standing dry.

As far as I can tell the points look ok, and it seems they aren't sticking or anything (opens and closes nicely as the distributor shaft rotates). When I held the ht output lead from the coil close to the block and flicked open the points with a wooden stick I did hear some cracks, but it was defini...

Thanks for all tips regardig the fuel problem! There's no fuel reaching the fuel pump so I'm quite certain the fuel pipe between the pump and tank is clogged up because of rust and slug in the tank like some of you have mentioned. However, I've been wanting to try the direct fuel approach before dea...

Thanks for the quick replies. bmcecosse: I've recently added 5L of new petrol to the tank, so there should be something there for the pump to pump.

I have a '51 Morris Minor / Tourer that's been standing around for almost 7 years and (naturally) I'm having troubles getting the engine running after these years. When I turn the ignition, the fuel pump starts making this fairly loud ticking noise, which you can hear for yourselves here: http://www...