Morris Minor Owners Club

Your best bet is to replace the pump either from the likes of ESM or even club spares.

The Magic Roundabout with the Animal Jack Band.
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Les Do you mean the toe plate additional strengthening plate which is part of the kit in the link below:- https://www.jlhmorrisminors.co.uk/chassis-kit/strengthening-kit.html I have never seen the need for the additional strengthening in this area especially as BMC recognised some short comings in t...

Les International Yacht paints enamel and the colour is Baltic Blue - code No: 163. All the suspension components will be finished in Baltic Blue once I have finished all the modifications. The new S/H rear axle casing has already been done and hardened off ready for re-assembly. I have used Interna...

In the process of revising my front suspension I found that there was insufficient clearance between the damper and top trunnion. The lack of clearance was compounded by the suspension being lowered by 2". To get over the problem and restrict the amount of downwards movement a early lower bump ...

Your 1098cc cylinder head (Pt No: 12G202) should have a temp gauge take off just below the thermostat housing on the spark plug side of the head. The take off is suitable for both capillary or electrical senders. The classic Mini had a thermostat housing with temp gauge take off but they are few and...

There is absolutely no need for washers (hard or not) under the flanged nuts. The flange acts as the washer. The nuts with flange are of a much better quality/standard than the old Minor head nuts and that is why with the uprated studs the torque can be raised to 50lbf ft. The nuts must be fitted an...

The engine revs will normally reduce when the clutch pedal is pressed as you are pressing an immovable object i.e. the carbon thrust against a moving object the i.e. clutch. Something has to give and what gives is the engine revs.

The biggest problem with the Minor clutch release arm/clutch is that the release carbon thrust moves in an arc which is not concentric to the clutch cover release pad i.e. when you push the pedal down the thrust bearing moves off centre relative to the clutch cover release pad - the more you press t...

Pre owned 3/8" UNC plug taps and die nuts can be found on 'e' bay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/187181681057?_skw=pre+owned+3%2F8%22+UNC+die+nut&itmmeta=01JZE5D00TZEQKC47GWMEFKBM2&hash=item2b94e5c9a1:g:YsoAAeSwndtoELeJ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dkztPKIbiXdFZaC6pzJfTNR...

Loctite - Lock and Seal. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235974601069?_skw=Loctite+loc+and+seal&itmmeta=01JZE53S59K8DM0ZDJC70CW9Q9&hash=item36f12ea96d:g:cpQAAeSw8FhoNBpj&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dgL8DoIgEktggXLgH5Um%2Bz8gyr9EPJfOMvl4CTmvJbZ9T2gtxqfIJS7t3FGYB3NeOhy%2FFiX%2BY%...

Did you clean up the threads in the block with a (used) tap and on the studs with a die nut?
If you did then they should easily screw in by hand.

Les
The problem is that the blocks are now so old that I suspect that many of the studs were fitted in the past as you describe. In fact that is how I used to fit them until I learnt better.
Phil

Les Some of those threads that have pulled up go right through to the water jacket i.e. do not have a bottom. Also if the stud is tightened by hand and it will not go in sufficiently far enough then that is a good indication that there is something wrong with either the stud or threads in the block....

The studs should be tightened no more than hand tight when being screwed into the block. The threads in the block should be run through & cleaned with a used plug tap before fitting the studs. Using a new plug tap may result in thread metal being removed so weakening the thread. A good way of cl...

The pulling up of the block threads is a natural progression as the block gets older and many blocks are nearly as old as me. Basically no different to both of my knees getting older and wearing out at the ripe old age of 75 (I am now 77) and having to have them replaced - I would not call them dama...

There is absolutely no need to be scared about countersinking the stud holes in the block. We are not talking about serious countersinking just countersinking enough to remove any existing pull up of the stud threads in the block. The pull up of threads can cause the cylinder head gasket not to seat...

My advice is to throw away the standard Minor ex factory cylinder head studs and fit the better 'A' Plus head studs with flanged nuts. The 'A' Plus studs can be torqued to 50lb f ft dry. I would advise that the revised stud tightening sequence is used. That can be found using the search facility or ...

There is little point in applying grease to a Minor rear bub bearing unless the bearing is going into long term storage. The bearing is lubricated by GL4 EP80/90 oil. The bearing on initial assembly could be filled with grease but there is little point in doing so as once turning the EP80/90 oil wil...