Morris Minor Owners Club

So far i have the following for my heater project; A] Mini Heater, but unfortunateley the matrix is a goner, a lump of rust really, trying to source a new one, any ideas ?? B] Copper pipe, to take water from bottom hose take off C] Demister units x2 D] " Tubing x2 E] Bottom hose with take off F...

Morris passes her mot, a new wheel cylinder had to be fitted, old one
was sticking and could not be freed satisfactory, also, my brakes,
gradually getting better the more i use the car.........

mike.perry wrote:

supercat 2001 wrote: the handbrake itself works well, and 3 or 4 notches, and the parking brake is fine, :

?????????
The hand brake is the parking brake

Double meaning obviously, all i ment to say,
was the handbrake is aok !!!!

The plot thickens.......... rear wheel cylinder[ brand new ] previous owner fit,
sticking....... on.......... then off..........on...........then off.........
and so on, so obviously U/S............ new one ordered........

Disconnect the handbrake cables at the hubs, set the adjustment of the shoes, then slacken off the handbrake cables on both sides (by the handbrake lever), reconnect the handbrake cables, put the wheels back on the hubs and then adjust up the handbrake cable at the lever. You are looking for it to ...

This seems to have been a BIG FALSE ALARM, have run "Sebastian" on and off for the last week
or so, and he is going fine, i,ve done around 100 miles or so, no mayonaise, and negliagble water
loss, just shows you these engines are very hardy...........

Fuel pump, as suggested is by the fuel tank, very unusual?
and does this mean it is a different sort from the "bulkhead"
version, incidently, i don,t hear a ticking noise, should i ?

Have adjusted all the brakes, but rear offside binds, even with the adjuster fully off???

Senario; previous owner did the following; around 2 months ago; Car 948cc 4 door, 1] new handbrake cable, 2] new shoes alround, 3] new brake cylinders alround, brake is not spongy, but leaves a lot to be desired, re-stopping ! she does stop, but one has to break in advance to ensure of safe stopping...

Who needs a Morris Minor, when you can have this ......... [frame][/frame]

How, does one fit it, and what will i need to complete the job?
ie; water pipes, wher do the go? electrical connectios/etc/etc

thats the lot..............

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Hi Guys, motorbike ashtray/chocolate teapot springs to mind regarding the DC Heater :D :lol: anyway, after a good old rummage in the garage, i have found this heater, i think it came from a 1969 Riley Elf and could it be fitted, and if so, what do i need to do ?[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php...

Hi, this is the website for the manufacturers [ and the sale of these units
http://www.dcthermal.com what do you think? a viable option to a "normal
heater" or a bit too futuristic ???

This is the Heater concerned........[frame][/frame]

took the switch out to examine the unit,
oil is flowing freely between the electrode,
where, obviously it should not, so a new
one is on order,

my oil pressure switch is working ok, ie; the light on the speedo fascia goes out when starting the engine, problem is, i noticed a little oil dripping from under the engine, and on further investigation the, oil is coming from the centre of the switch on the engine block, is there a quick fix? or i...