Morris Minor Owners Club

Can anyone advise on how to statically set so I can fine tune while running? Where should the rotor arm be in relation to the sparking points? In the middle of it, or should it be at either end?

I bought the new dizzy off eBay as recommended by bmcecosse (arrived really quickly too) slotted it in without a hitch and reconnected the vacuum advance with a new piece of rubber/plastic tubing rather than the screw-on metal one. I've buggered up the timing though, so it doesn't idle properly now ...

Though it certainly isn't a film. Dot Branning has a Traveller in Eastenders. It looks in very good knick too!

Thanks guys, it doesn't seem to control anything (maybe the reversing bulb is broken) the one on the right control the rear heated window. I might just remove them...

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Does anybody know what the white knob switch does? (assuming it was there when the car rolled off the production line in '66)

Thanks,
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Well I had a good look at the car today. Changed the HT leads and for good measure whipped off the rocker cover and checked all the valves were operating properly by turning the stating handle but they were all fine. Still running like a horse with one leg! Thoughwhen starting from cold with the cho...

That's good news, at least it's not something more serious under that rocker cover! Although I may have a look at setting the valve gaps tomorrow. Would the faulty ignition also count for the backfiring I'm getting?

Thanks for the advice. I did a compression reading on all 4 cylinders from cold and got 140 from each. I bought a colourtune device for setting the mixture and while checking the colour, the sparking was very irratic and wasn't in time i suppose it could be skipping a few sparks. I think next step i...

It did actually seem to run much better on the new ones. The old NGKs were very fouled though

I changed the spark plugs to new Champion ones as the NGK ones were really black/dark brown. Unsure if it was oily or just too rich. One thing I have noticed is that just after a few runs the tip of the spark plug in cylinder 1 (haven't checked the other ones yet) is all white while the threads have...

Hi everyone. Can someone give me some advice please? The engine seems to be shaking a lot when it's idling and I'm under the bonnet checking things out. I can't hear any knocking noises, although it is a tad on the loud side (sounds like a diesel!) The idling is also quite irregular and the exhaust ...

It's funny you should say that Mike, I put a tool box full of car tools (well just a compression tester, feeler gauges, screwdrivers and spanners) and it has been behaving a little better!
By the way, 140 compression from each cylinder. Not bad!

Thanks very much for your help! Fuel pump will be first on the agenda tonight!
Stephen

The most recent time it cut out was about 20-25 mins. Managed to get it going. Travelled a few 100 yards then did the same thing again. Some nice man happened by and said he used to have one (I get that from a lot of people!) he pulled off the fuel inlet to the carb from the pump and fuel was coming...

Thanks for the quick reply! I'll be driving along at 30mph then the car will hesitate, judder a bit and then I lose all control from the throttle pedal as it cuts out, pressing the pedal gives no response at all to help kick the engine back into play before it cuts out. Then won't start at all. With...

Hi there, I'm new to the forum after recently purchasing my first Morris Minor. It's a '66 2 door saloon in dove grey with red interior. Will need a full respray eventually but wanna make sure it's fully working first! I'm wondering if someone can help me... When I bought the car it drove back to my...