Morris Minor Owners Club

I have used a catalyst in my Triumph Spitfire 1500 for some years without any additive. I can only say that since I started, the engine no longer runs on, starts easier and seems to run more smoothly. Whether it stops recession of the valves I cannot say. I know that it is said that its all snake oi...

I notice that, in Declan-Burns photo, the tensioner appears to be attached to the block with two bolts. Do the holes for these bolts exist on the Minor engine or do they have to be drilled, and possibly tapped?

Many thanks for that. I will visit my local car dump as soon as it stops raining!

Since buying a new chain and kit for my 1958 1000, I have seen comments on the uselessness of the 'tensioning' rubber rings and the possibility of using a Mini cover which has a proper tensioner. I have read, somewhere, that this cover has only 10 holes in the cover compared with 11 in the Minor cov...