Morris Minor Owners Club

bmc - good tip about leaving the bottom bolt temporarily removed - the less crawling under the car the better! Phil - that's very inventive and looks perfect. You obviously have too much time on your hands in retirement! :) If I can beg, borrow, buy or loan it then perhaps let me know via PM - it ob...

bmc - my starter motor bolt is the same way round as in Phil's photo - it's the starter flange that also gets in the way. Good point Alex - but research is enjoyable! Anyway I think I might put your formula to the test ... but hang on, what about that Draper edge-driven socket I spotted yesterday .....

I have AF & Whitworth sockets but not those sizes! I'll try and measure the nut before buying but after some research on the net it seems 1" AF is the norm.

I have a 'bullet' type valve which I can use if necessary.

OK - I haven't bought the socket! I read on the mini spares site that the domed nuts are 15/16". I guess this is only for the Mini.

Many thanks Phil - that is helpful info. Yes I think a thin wall-socket is needed and I found a short Stahlwille 3/8" drive 15/16" thin wall socket on the net which might just fit in without having to move the starter motor. If not, then removing the two bolts is not difficult - just a bit...

I am puzzled & interested at the same time as you have clearly stated above that you want to remove the cap and shorten the spring WHY? FYI I recently had some work done on my A+ engine. The company that did the work installed a 9/16" ball bearing. My oil pressure is now a bit too high (70...

Many thanks and it's an interesting subject but this is going off topic. Oil pressure, spring lengths, strengths, bullets and ball bearings have been extensively covered in another thread and thanks to the information given there I have all the necessary bits & pieces and know what I want to do ...

You certainly don't have to remove the starter - or the dizzy! Why would you?? Because the top mount & bolt of the starter get in the way.I can't get a socket on it (even with a universal joint) and it's not accessible with a normal spanner from above or below. Perhaps I haven't got the right t...

Does anyone know if there is a way to remove/replace the oil pressure relief valve without removing the starter motor. The nut seems difficult to get at. I may need to do this several times and do not want to have to remove the starter motor each time.

I was with FJ for many years but last year changed to Adrian Flux. Never heard of RH - they sound very good, I'll check them out.

When I installed our T50 15+ year ago the Toyota spec at the time was a straight SAE80 'non-EP' oil. Castrol Syntrans 75W-90 Semi-Synthetic fits the bill perfectly. Interesting that Toyota oringinally recommended straight SAE80. Castrol Syntrans 75W/90 is a fully synthetic oil and is GL4 spec so wi...

Yes indeed, it is an excellent conversion - if only I knew what oil to put in it! There has been much debate over the correct oil to use - specifically about damage to bronze components caused by active sulphur EP additives. It seems that about 20 years ago most oil companies changed the chemistry t...

I likewise want to convert my clap hands wipers to 2-speed and want to wire it up according to the wiring diagram as given above ( http://www.vitessesteve.co.uk/LucasStuf ... tuff2.html ), using a Morris 3-position light switch with the W knob on, thus retaining the original appearance. But I am unc...

I may well buy some vertical turreted dampers if and when I can afford it - no doubt they are more efficient. In the meantime I'm going to make do with the mountings in their current positions and having just looked under the car, they are angled at less than 45 degrees - see attached image. They do...

With the Spax kit the shocks go from the axle plate upwards at an angle directly towards the rear of the car so there is no sideways / lateral pressure on the axle at all regardless of whether one wheel is in bump mode and the other in droop ...

You are right Islipminor - thank you for the info - in future I will just read the tables rather than try and work it out myself! Are your Koni dampers mounted on the bottom axle plate? I currently have the rear Spax kit mounted on that plate but they are at about 45 degrees. I also have 5-leaf spri...

I've read many times that mounting telescopic shocks at an angle reduces the overall dampening effect because the shock's mechanisms travel less of a distance than the suspension system. Or as bmecosse puts it: "If mounted at an angle - the damper internals doesn't move as much as the suspensio...

Here's my twuppence worth on how to set up the breathing on a 1275cc engine with HIF44 carb. No breathers open to atmosphere. Connect timing cover breather (and breather on side of engine if fitted) to the carb port designed for this purpose. Vented oil filler cap. Never connect inlet manifold port ...