Morris Minor Owners Club

Ah, well - that's another wee job saved - no holes in the t/stat. By the way i found the very thin cork gaskets from ESM to be pretty useless as the water still seeps out - i didnt use any gasket sealant as i didnt think it would need both sealant and gasket. however the water still manged to find i...

Thanks bmcecosse(Roy?), Richard,Jaguar68(John) and JJ, There is no provision for a by-pass hose in the normal position on the head, Richard. No doubt they decided to get rid of it in the more modern 'A' series, given the grief it caused in trying to replace it when it burst. I'll try what you sugges...

Hi Richard and Bmcecosse, i have resized the photos so here goes again. Hopefully you will now be able to see what Mr. Heath Robinson has been up to under Maisie's bonnet? By the way the grey gunk under the t/stat housing is stuff called 'Dirko' sealant as the new cork gaskets failed to seal - a bit...

Yes, you are both right - there is very little flow. With taking off the T/stat elbow and the sandwich plate to try and cure the leak i ended up with an air lock to make matters worse - so i disconnected one of the pipes at the inlet manifold and drew the water through with a large syringe device an...

Thanks IslipMinor, sorry about the lack of photos as all would be revealed in the plumbing dept. I've not uploaded any photos before to the messageboard so i've obviously done something wrong - they were all fairly small JPEGS. Anyway to answer your question, yes there is the usual heater tap at the...

Thanks Richard and BMCecosse. after a bit more prodding around the carb needle fitted is a BEJ. i've attached a few photos which will show the water pipe layout - pipes everywhere! I've found a receipt from the previous owner who had a reconditioned 1275 engine fitted by Andrew Parfitt, Motor Engine...

I have a 1954 Series 2 split-screen convertible, who answers to 'Maisie'. She has a 1275cc Marina engine, disc brakes, servo and electronic ignition. She developed a leak from the thermostat housing so I ordered new cork gaskets - two are required as in addition to the t/stat housing there is anothe...

Thanks Tysonn I didn' t realise that the frames came separately - as i'd said, i mistakenly thought a quick fix was going to be the top stainless channel from the rear four door frame, which all unscrews. Perhaps, given that it seems to be the right length it could be carefully cut and bent to fit, ...

Thanks for all your replies, guys. I know the situation re the front frames (I think) and the car has come with stainless frames on the front doors, but it is stainless frames (or stainless covers) for the the rear window frames. If Tysonn is right and the frames were sourced from another car when t...

Hi and thanks for your reply As this is a replica convertible - i wonder what's left when they chop the roof off, i.e would these rear side screens be left from the original saloon or would they have been sourced from another car? That said, the hood is a perfect fit to the screen and I would imagin...

Hi i have a 1275cc Marina engine fitted to my Series II convertible, but it has the original downpipe and small bore exhaust system - albeit stainless which would have been appropriate for the original 803 or 948cc. I feel the exhaust is strangling the larger engine and not allowing it to perform as...

Hi. can anyone help? I have seen some convertibles - including 'Miriam' on Lovejoy which have a stainless top frame to the rear windows to match the front door frames. I assumed that this was gleaned from the rear door frame of a four-door saloon, but having acquired a pair i find they are a differe...