Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks for your help I will try this tomorrow. The heater unit does not have a switch so would this mean that it is on all the time the ignition is on?

Hello all, I noticed that the heater motor is not connected to anything in my 1960 Morris, there is two loose wires with connectors on the end but there doesn't seem to be any other cables to connect them too. Does anybody know where these should or how they should be connected? Its getting very ann...

Thanks I have a third broken speedo i salvaged from a mini i can practice on

Hi All, I recently had to replace my speedo as it had a 15mph discrepancy!! I need to set the miles to that on my original and i have tried to adjust by attaching a drill to the and of the cable that goes into the gearbox but my drill only does a top speed of 30mph so it would take a century to wind...

Thanks, I was planning on going to my local Morris Minor Centre in Sussex but i wanted the codes beforehand, I will look up that code! Thanks

Hi there could anyone tell me the codes for the following bolts and screws??


Bonnet hinge
Front grille surround (top and bottom)
Hockey stick chromes

I have missplaced these and i need to get hold of new ones

Thanks
Marc

Hello all thankyou for your responses! Belive it or not I am moving house tomorrow (2nd of Jan!) so i wont be able to work on my Morris until after the move! (i have to trailer it to my new house). I will save this page for future reference but by all means please add any extra info about the timing...

Hi, I have checked the obvious ect but still did not have much luck today, The engine sounded like it was trying to fire up but just wouldnt fire, pertol was making its way into the engine as i removed a plug to check. I think the timing is out even though I followed the guide for rebuilding with th...

Thankyou for your reply i will use your list off possibilites as a list and i will look into it tommorow as it has startded to tip it down with rain and its now starting to get Dark, I will keep you updated

Thanks,
Marc

Hello all as you are all now probably aware i have been rebuilding a 1098cc engine and now i have solved my carb problem the new problem is that it wont start!! The engne turns by hand beutifuly! all wires and everything are in place ect but she just wont fire up!! Any ideas?


Thanks

Marc

Thankyou all, I am going to make a trip to East Sussex Morris centre tomorrow and see what they have its only 12 mile drive for me. If i dont have any luck I will try that nightmare website! Thanks again for your help an next time i try to recon a carb i will make sure i dont misplace any pieces, I ...

Hi, Thanks do you know if or where i could get replacement one becuase i am moving to Battle on the 2nd of Jan and i need the car running by then! I took the carb to bits to give it a really really good clean and scrub and for the life of me i cannot find them!!

Hello all! I have been rebuilding a 1098cc morris and i am pretty much done but i was putting the carb back in today and notice that i have lost the following screw and bolt (cam lever pivot bolt and jet link securing screw) and i cannot get hold of them anywhere, i have tried online ect and had no ...

Thanks for all your help, somebody told me it would be a good idea to turn the engine on the starter without the fuel hose attached to help build the oil pressure does this like a good idea?

Hello, thanks for the reply, the work i did on the engine was fit a recon crankshaft, all new bearings and piston rings, new timing gear, new valve seals, thermostat and oil pump plus new teath on the flywheel. I spent alot of time on this i also replaced all the gaskets with brand new new ones and ...

Hello all, First off Merry Christmas to you all, I am currently restoring my lovley Moggie I have put a rebuilt gearbox back in and have now rebuilt the engine and turns by hand and looks lovley thanks to my girlfriend painting it with BMC green engine paint! I am going to put the engine back in thi...

Hi everyone, I am currently putting back to gether a 1968 1098cc engine, i am having problems puting the tappets back in (actually having problem with one of them) the one that is farthest to the rear of the engine wont go back in! I have treid to put other ones in and they wont budge. I have cleane...

i have just checked for this an all seems okay.........ish, is it possible that i could be over torqing?

hI! Thanks for your reply, I kept the pistons ect lined up in order that i took them off (i took photos). just a moment ago i just undid the main bearing caps an everything turned by hand nicley, i then torqued up the center cap and all was good then i torqued up the flywheel end one an then it was ...

Hi thanks for the reply, before the rebuild the big end bearings we worn causing low oil pressure and a horris rumbling sound. The crank i bought was a reground one from the morris minor centre in east sussex. I will check to see if i have fitted the bearings properly hopefully i can solve this issu...