Morris Minor Owners Club

Sorry. I think these dark nights are affecting the old grey matter.
In future I will remember to put the brain in gear before the fingers begin to move on the keyboard.

Finally sorted.
bmcecosse - you were right about taking the fuse out (OK, I admit I seem to have done something rather stupid).
And there is no prize for guessing what I did!

Thank you very much for the help. I will try that out tomorrow once I've done enough of the pre Christmas chores to satisfy my lovely wife.

Thank you for your kindness and a very merry Christmas to you bmcecosse

Thanks bmcecosse, I've tried a new ignition switch already. The guy my son got the car from seems to have had all sorts of fun with the wiring and has used just about any wire he could find in any colour. Behind the speedo there is the brown and blue wire which goes on terminal 3, a red wire which h...

Thanks for your patience BMCEcosse. As it is now dark I will see what happens when I remove the fuses tomorrow. When I stall it the ignition and oil lights are on as normal but they do go off when I start the engine.
Thanks again for your help and patience.

If by "runs on" you mean that you turn the ignition off and then the engine runs for a short while and then stops, then that is different from just continuing to run until, for example, you stall it. If it is just running on then you could have the ignition timing too far advanced or a to...

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I mean the engine runs on. The starter is fine. I've tried a new ignition switch as well. There is a previous post with the same problem but the solution was removed as (I think) it may be useful for those of the criminal fraternity to steal our cars. If anyone could send me a message with what the ...

Just acquired 1957 minor. Previous owner seems to have changed the wiring after fitting later 1098 engine. Car starts with key but then won't stop. I read a post where someone had the same problem but realised where they had gone wrong. Unfortunately the cause of the problem was deleted. Could someo...