Morris Minor Owners Club

As the heading says, the outside door handle has stopped working on my 1968 van. The spring has been gone for some time but now it won't open the door at all. Is there anything I should look for once I've removed it? The inside handle works correctly. Is it likely to be fixable or should I try and g...

Both were silicon. Probably a bad batch breaking down when hot.

Holy resurrected threads! I've just posted another topic and noticed I was ignorant enough not to finish off this one (I hate it when people do that! My excuse is I was up to my eyes in building work). I finally solved the misfire. It was..... (drum roll) the plugs leads! They were nearly new and ye...

I have the same problem, rear brake shoes with a liberal coating of hypoy on my '68 van. Looking at the diagram I assume I just pull the half shaft out, replace the O ring and gasket and replace. Is it that easy? I'll clear out the drain holes too and check the breather.

I had my '68 van rear axle off a while back to have new spring locating brackets welded on. The elderly chap who did the work was an ex-Morris mechanic and he pointed out two small breather holes at either end of the axle casing somewhere near the spring brackets. He recommended keeping them clear w...

Ok folks, here's an update. Utilising a spares car, I changed the short wire in the distributor, the points and condensor (again) and the van started first go again, ran until hot and cut out. There's no spark at the plugs, but a healthy spark from the coil to distributor lead if held against the bl...

Thanks for the replies. It's piddling down at the moment and the garage is full of conservatory so I'll have to wait for sunshine before I have another go. So much for Lincolnshire being one of the driest counties!
I'll post again when I have any more info.
Cheers
Nick

Any ideas out there for this problem please? '68 van. Driving along merrily, a few misifes, then stops. Won't start. No spark. Mate tows me home, new points and condensor. All ok again. Until the next journey. Same thing again. Same mate tows me home. I curse the new condensor and refit the old one....