Morris Minor Owners Club

My 1967 Morris Minor Traveller had a working stalk indicator light until I had some electrical work done on it. The little green light no longer works. All of the turn signal lights work. I have attached some photos of the mechanism. The space is very thight and good photos are not easy. All of the ...

I too have has lots of squeaks and rattles. The most annoying was the passenger side (my 67 Traveller is RHD) window rattled. It turned out to be the "felt" channel on the side post slips down about an inch or more into the door. Needle-nose pliers were used to pull it back up to the prope...

Thanks Martin but the powdered form is fairly cheap and less work. It did a good job for me.

I think I have found the culprit...mildew. The article at the url shows wood with surface mildew and it looks like my problem (page 8, figure 9) . The sanding and bleaching is working well. The solution per the article is a good Water Repellent Preservative (WRP). I guess the teak oil I was using is...

It has been stored in a large heated garage with plenty of air movement. This is the way it looked when I put it away. It did not develop over the winter. I am currently sanding and bleaching it now.

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I have gotten back to the wood staining problem. The lemon juice did not work at all. I tried bronze wool (medium grade) to get it lightened. It would take several generations at the rate it was working to get any staining off. I tried Bar Keepers Friend which has a small amount of oxalic acid but t...

My "67' Traveler had a roof rack on it when I bought it. I have never used and don't plan on using it. It is screwed into the roof and I have never seen any leaks on the inside.[frame][/frame]

Thank you all. This great advice...especially about getting Mazie out on the road when I can. Last year i went in once per week and started her and let her run for 15 minutes or so. My local mechanic said not to do that as it gums up the works because of low rev etc. I will use the hand crank to tur...

I have put my 67 Traveller away for the winter. She will be in a friends heated garage. What should I do to help insure she is in good condition for next spring? I plan on doing some work on her over the winter such as sanding the wood in places where it is dark (the lemon juice didn't work very wel...

This post is a good example of identifying the poster's location (country) so responses can be proper for the region. I could not tell if Boomlander was UK, USA or elsewhere. Another board I check often has the country flag and name next to the poster's name. Failing that, it would do well to put yo...

I tried lemon juice and thought it did an OK job but on later inspection, did not seem to do much of anything. Not wanting to jump into the acid bleach yet, I purchased some bronze wool and it did a very nice job on some of the dark wood. I demure from using the oxylic acid because of the warnings a...

My 67 Traveller has the same heater. When switched on the blower makes a standard fan noise. The switch may be defective or the connection to the electrical system has come loose. The first snow has hit here in Maine and the defroster is not very robust. The drivers side works somewhat but the passe...

Hello Alan. Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I did not have any usable wood left over as only a small area was replaces. The rest was sanded and treated.

I too have the same problem and have purchased a tube of black acrylic latex exterior caulk. It will cure and remain flexible and should not shrink away from the glass. I also plan to use it on the gaps in the wood on my Traveller as they are 1/8" in some places and the area where the corner po...

Thank you. I will report my findings and results from the lemon juice application.

Thanks gents. I am tempted to try lemon juice first as it is handy, safe and I love the smell. If it does not work I will use oxalic acid. The link below is for a product called wood bleach and states it contains oxalic acid. http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2005535/16728/Wood-Bleach-14-Pint.aspx?ke...

The wood on my Traveller is in pretty good shape but there are a few small blackened areas such as near hinges etc. Can a little bleach and water help reduce the staining without harming the wood. The wood is hard and no sign of water softening it.

Oh puuuuleeez! We are talking about a photo of a classic car being posted on a classic car website. Cars don't have rights of privacy. It is legal, it is good and it is what I do. Live with it.

For those in the US, APS Tower Paint has paint for our Morris Minors. The tell me they have Almond Green for my 67 Traveller and I have ordered some touch-up paint. I will update with what i find.


http://www.apstowerpaint.com/