Morris Minor Owners Club

59Elva, you have it easy in the US. To park anywhere in the UK involves an exchange of vast amounts of money. The local government or parking firms have the situation pretty much sealed up. You are often identified by a camera as you enter a car park and there is no way of avoiding paying. Failure t...

The Asda/public car park in Trowbridge has a parking machine that you have to enter your reg. number in. I entered my 1969, G reg into the machine and it said that that number is not recognised. It then asked if I was sure that the number is correct. I answered YES and it provided me with a ticket. ...

It costs nothing to look. Do the cheep checks first. Depending what system you have, it varies over the years. Mine has a rubber pipe from the rocker cover to the air filter.Oil was dripping everywhere and when I checked this pipe it was clogged. A new pipe cleared all the oil leaks. Check with your...

Blocked engine breather tubes will give rise to higher engine pressure and oil will find its way out somewhere.

If you have not got a garage...

I have not had a decent set of wiper blades for years, both for my Traveller and for the Mrs's modern car. I think that they make them without proper rubber nowadays. In the past I used to buy one 20inch blade and cut it in half and rethread my old arms.

Yes, been there. I have found that springs on first is less stressful.

I used to test my cars ignition timing by coasting down the hill from Bath to Bradford on Avon. If she parped all the way down I knew everything was alright.However I did fit a stainless exhaust and the amount of parping has been drastically reduced. I love a good parp.

I have just re-fitted the weather strip around the door frame on my Traveller. The doors are old and warped. It is a pig of a job to get perfect, then the wood shrinks or swells and everything goes to pot. In 46 years of ownership, two replacement wood frames and lots of work, I can't remember havin...

Short answer is, no. The later ones are plastic. The early, banjo type are a sort of bakelite and bakelite is prone to cracking if abused.

They were all you could get in the old days. When they wear down the rivet heads gouge two slots in the drum. Ask me how I know???

The same thing happens to spanners. I'm working under the car, perhaps adjusting the clutch linkage, and `i'm using a 1/4 whitworth spanner. I put it by my side for a second to use a 5/16th spanner. When I reach down to pick up the 1/4 inch, it's gone! I then spent three quarters of an hour looking ...

I have not heard of these either. I fitted a set of CORD piston rings during a refurb of my Traveller's engine about 30 years age.

Second that. Duncan sorted mine out. He also pointed out that red bulbs shine brighter in a red lens than white ones do. And amber bulbs shine brighter in an amber lens than white ones do.

I know DUMDUM was used on the production line but there are better alternatives now. When I removed my old wood the DUM DUM had indeed dried out and was cracking. I now use black Gutter seal from a tube. That seals permanently and is easier to apply. I know it's not as original, but unless you are b...

I think that they should be stuck to the the window bump stop to prevent the glass from rattling. As for the membrane, I used double sided tape to stick down pieces cut from sheet of plastic. I know these door cards are expensive, I just bought new ones for my Traveller. It is always nice to find tr...

Hi Donna. I have left my Traveller on the street for most of her life with no cover. The best thing you can do is Waxoil or Lanogard the underside and internal box sections and use the car as much as you can.

When we lived in France classic cars had an MOT equivalent every 5 years which seemed right for the use I put my Traveller through, Newer cars had an MOT every two years. I intend to do the same now that we have returned to the UK. I have owned and maintained my Traveller for 47 years and I will kno...

I can't say that it is the same with you, but my Traveller horn would sometimes not sound. I checked the horn and the wiring and found nothing wrong. Then I took the horn push out from the steering wheel and cleaned the contacts. Not had a problem since.

" the fan belt btw, as previously suggested, as that is tight as a drum " I hope you are exaggerating. There should be a little slack on the belt so as not to strain the bearings. About 1/4 inch from memory. As to your problem, it may be fuel vapourisation. When the temperature under the b...