Morris Minor Owners Club

ah thank you for that bmc! will do just that tomorrow.

Hmm just thinking out aloud here, this is a bit of an idea, I could run some speaker wire from the back sides of the car to the front under the matting and then fix the wire into an amp somewhere discreet, hmm but where i wonder? under the steering wheel?

i like the before 1984 exemption, mr orwell would have liked that too no doubt lol. also the 800 pounds of work before scrappage of the xjs is crazy, esp because i like the xjs too!

strap them to your boot!

I would say radials would be much safer but then again I doubt most owners would be throwing their morris minors above the 70 mph mark!

A rolling back rack (aka a skateboard on wheels) for sliding under the car with .. I can't get under a car without one!

ok is that going too far for an emergency tool kit?

I love the "from another era" look to the standard morris, along with various tweaks that modernise the car without changing its classic appeal too much.

That said, I have a set of wolfrace alloys sitting around and I am tempted to see what they look like on the morris ..

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Thank you Mick I have chiselled my name with a love heart onto a passing tree .. :) I see what you are saying about engineers chisels! Well the filler cap seems to be not too easy to get, I am going to carry on as advised and replace this wheel cylinder and probably do the other rear one shortly aft...

i prefer axle stands because i am not very confident with shunting the car up on ramps but i am sure that would change if i use my ramps more often.

I was a bit embarrassed because I have put a flathead hole in the cap the width of my little fingernail, I didn't really understand that the filler cap was this big round disc with the nut on the top of it! As Homer says, "Doh!" I picked up these chisels with wodden ends that have been wac...

How big is the hole in yours bmc?

Lol, funny!

Can anyone explain to me why my filler cap didn't have a hole in it? Did the older ones not have a breather passage?

hiya bmcecosse! ok, i might just put some silver foil above the cap and then put the carpet back down and then a rubber mat on top! should my cap have had a hole in, was it later caps that had this implemented? what does the hole in everyone's filler cap serve if the system isn't pressurised above t...

I don't think this cap had a hole in, I couldn't see one anywhere before I started attacking it! Ah, not pressurised above the fluid! Would a smear of hammerite in there seal it up enough for me to order/find a new cap? Should I have a hole on that cap and how big should the hole be? I don't think m...

Just came back, you're right mick, have a gold star! I got a 1/4 inch chisel and got into the edge, the metal was so soft, it went right through, started on some metal inside of this and got a turn instantly! It was like magic! I tapped a few more times and backed it off, unscrewed it! Only problem ...

Ah ok Mick yes I see what you're saying about the edge, I am going to try and get a turn on it with a small chisel and wooden mallet again!

I tried again to pull the filler nut around a bit first starting with a chisel, then a blunt old flathead screwdriver, the metal is just too soft. Considering the dewalt flathead spin out filler nut approach again. Is there a socket attachment that you can buy with a flathead attachment on the other...

I might try a power drill like a cordless dewalt in that flathead that I made and try to get some torque on it!

Tried to chisel into it and turn it out with a wooden mallet and a screwdriver hitting it here ..

I can't use a blow torch or heat because it's brake fluid!



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There's a red gasket between this filler cap and the master cylinder face but still it won't turn! Previously, I tried a strong pair of adjustable pliers and nearly shook the car trying to turn it out but to no effect, I tried some releasing fluid and still won't turn!