Morris Minor Owners Club

The vacuum advance is connected but it may be at fault. gave it a suck and not a lot happened, didn't get any suction. I maybe wrong but doesn't the vacuum advance the timing slightly at higher rpm? With the pinking Being an issue only at low rpm and that I think the vacuum advances the timing I tho...

do you have a strobe to see what the timing is at tick over? Should be getting hold of a strobe tomoro if my mate remembers to bring it into work. I've only adjusted it back to what it was when it was going its best but may not necessarily be right. Retarding the timing did nothing to the pinking s...

No it doesn't run on when turned off. The only thing I have done is try to adjust the timing I retarded it until the car had no puff and the sound was unchanged. I'm wondering if adjusting the fuel mixture could make any difference at all, I've read pinking can occur on a too lean mix but all these ...

try getting it warm and turn the dizzy till you get the best tickover,(slowly both ways ) this is a good indication that the timing is near spot on ,then go for a drive to see if it pinks It ticks over nicely but no matter what i do regarding adjusting the dizzy i still get the pinking, if i retard...

Lambretta lad: ive not twisted the dizzy but with the knob turned all the way to retard performance is affected drastically with no improvement to the pinking sound, am i right I thinking that retarding it further would decreases performance further? When I say it alters performance it is very down ...

Hello all. I believe my engine is pinking (fast metalic vibrating, rattle at low revs in 3rd and 4th under load) I have tried retarding the distributor and even with the knob turned all the way to retard but im still getting the pinking (well what I believe is pinking) but the more I retard the timi...

Matt wrote:Its not where I live...

Its just where my cars are ;)

On average I spend 1 night a week in haywards heath, 2 nights a week in Southampton and 4 Nights a week in North Wales

1 night a week with your cars, you must miss them man!

I havnt trawled through the paperwork (a big box of folders full of certificates, reciepts etc) but I know its had at least 2 engines so far as my dad has said he replaced the original back when he had it. It may have had another since and there are a couple of mods under the hood that werent there ...

Ah Matt, you may be a very good person for me to know! Im no more than a mile away from scaynes hill (near Haywards heath hospital) would love to take a look at your cars and maybe you could show me the ins and outs of my little Morris some time. Im very technically minded being an engineer but im a...

I know, I saw it and though it looked the same but low and behold it had the same numberplate and everything, all his old paper work too! Its quite nice really as my dad has recently lost most of his eyesight and is unable to drive, now I can drive him around in his old Morris that he loved to bits!...

My Morris. I have recently acquired a lovely black 4 door 1968 morris minor. This is my first car but it turns out this exact car was my dads first car. I have such fond memories of this morris from my early childhood, the noise it makes, the unmistakable smell inside. it all made such an impression...