Morris Minor Owners Club

I often wonder about the noise levels of music in cars. Perhaps its my age ,but If the thing is too loud ,I just can't concentrate on my driving.I do like rock music ,&with my son in a rock band ,I'm used to loud music at home ,&everywhere else , but not too loud in a vehicle.

Cam , Just had a look at your site .........Now thats wot I call a real "street sleeper "!........

Over to you Cam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

Thanks for that Willie . I'm getting closer dialing in to the correct model to look for now !

Apparently there are two different size main bearings(1.75"/2.0") on 1098's the prefix on the tag would show this,or you 'd have to strip the engine to check .

Scott......Didnt check it mate ! Spoke to lots of guys @rally they reckoned it shouldnt have happened ,&revs should be ok @5000 plus . All agreed that what with all the messing with guarantee arguments etc ,it was prob. worth paying the money to fix it myself ,also that it could have been just o...

A 70 mile run with new piston !all seems ok -keeping revs down to 3000 is a pain though!

I know it is frowned upon by the purists ,and 'real' mechanics ,but I use that Hermetite a lot ,it cleans off easily with petrol ,and a scraper ,and does the trick on rocker box covers !

BACK TO ORIGINAL 'ticking advice ' POSTING ...New piston now fitted ,all seems ok ,been for a short drive ,no ticking . Going to A35 nats tomorrow ,so will get some miles in to see wot happens .

Sorry Matt,aint got a clue how to send a pic! Have now received back my re-done speedo . JDO say to remove cable inner ,clean off oil/grease and replace it ,apparently this will help the 'waiver' .Quite how I don't know!

Yeah That wire to ground is very fine and easily damaged .What about a plug breaking down(crack in porcelain getting damp/wet?)I find sometimes just fitting new set of plugs helps to run smoother ,even though the originals seem /look fine .

blumming cars Youre right there Ray! A guy up the road commented on how nice it was to see cars like mine /ours on the road ,my reply was "it's a labour of love ,mate ,today I hate this car cos its running rough (ticking),when I find the fault and cure it ,I'll be happy&smiling all day lon...

Forgot to say...................The guy reckoned it was also due to heat build up ,considering it was close to the bulkhead ,with less airflow . I think he has a point. Ah well ,experience is a great thing!

Thanks for everyones comments ,I take on board all your points . The way I see it is,the eng. had a guarantee (which ran out about 3 months ago) plus I have done stuff -new cam etc ,which I consider to put the guarantee void . I'm not too happy about paying out any money ,obviously,but I'll just put...

Well Cam,where have you been ,when all this has been going on? YOU WERE BANG ON!!!! LOL Spoke to the firm who supplied eng. to B Motif -Kar Engine Servs . he straight away said no4 piston mishaped in bore ! At 3.30 this pm ,he cagoled me into removing the head ,by 4.30 I was 'phoning him with size o...

What about the possibility of a cam follower? (no,I don't mean following you cam!

Have now found that by removing the rear plug cap,the noise stops ! SO........... Generally speaking ,if the plug is'nt firing ,has the load on the piston/rockers/etc for that cylinder ,decreased or increased on that cylinder? Can't get me head round that one! .....Have also found that number 7 rock...

Hi Charles . If all else fails ,see the general discussion posting on getting your speedo re-calibrated.

Oh ,now I see! I fitted the duplex to avoid noise ,stretching etc. but it appears to have worn quickly (ie if the ticking is actually this) I wondered whether it was mis-aligned ,therefore worn on the inner edge of the links causing it to move around sideways on the sprockets?When you listen with a ...

Sorry Ray ,the a-plus what is better? I already have duplex t/chain .