Morris Minor Owners Club

Engine back in and vibration has gone! To recap: nothing wrong found but after reassembling and refitting I tested compressions. All now at 160 psi. No idea what caused cylinders 3 & 4 to read at 180 previously. Just as a final twist after refitting I could not get the car to idle properly, it w...

The gearbox and engine mounts are the same ones fitted to previous engine. The flywheel is the same and just to be on the safe side it is fitted with the 1/4 mark at ther top on TDC. The complete clutch was changed but the original cover is back on because it was one thing I did suspect. But it wasn...

Thanks for the suggestions so far. What I should mention is that the engine runs fairly well. It accelerates as quickly as can be hoped for and cruises at 55. Much more than that and the vibration becomes a distraction. I'm going to put it back together and refit it and see what happens. The only th...

I've come back to this post after almost two years. I've done almost a 1000 miles now and still haven't solved the problem. A recap and update. Recon engine. Same mounts as previous engine. A harshness/vibration can be felt at tick-over and whilst driving. (Since day one with this engine). Ian Allen...

Sorry, meant retarded. It's now about 6 btdc and seems to have smoothed out a bit. Only a drive will confirm it fully but run out of time again. I've checked tappets twice, using rule of 9 process, set at 12 thou. Checked compressions not exactly matched, but not much more than 10 psi between them. ...

Thanks for the input so far. I have now advanced the ignition timing a little, but this has not altered the vibration. The vacuum pipe appears okay, it doesn't leak. The colour of the plugs suggest the mixture is okay and it did as it should on the lift test. I have talked to Tim Brennan at Charles ...

I've just fitted a rebuilt engine from Charles Ware's. The engine is going well but at tickover I have a vibration that wasn't there with the old, knackered engine. I also fitted a new clutch. I have an electronic distributor. The vibration was really harsh to start with but Ian Allen at Witchford s...

I have been given an SU petrol pump. It looks identical to the one on my Minor, but I understand that some pumps need to be situated near the tank and others, like the Minor, under the bonnet. I'm told that these pumps do look the same but aren't inter-changeable. Can anybody tell me how to work out...

I overhauled my elecric fuel pump recently. Now there is a fast clicking coming from it which I presume is the points opening and closing quickly. It doesn't do it all the time and it rarely did it before the pump packed in. My question is, do I need to adjust the diaphragm? If so, do I screw it mor...