Morris Minor Owners Club

Yes I’ve been careful to use only the original mounting points and my seats will tilt as the originals did. How well they tilt is yet to be seen. But I never carry more than one passenger so it’s sort of irrelevant in my case anyway. Fair enough. The lady I spoke to said even children couldn't easi...

I have seen many, many posts about non-original seats over the years but I have never really bothered to look at them fitted in cars at car shows or meets. This is because I don't seen anything wrong with the originals. Recently I did have a discussion with the owner of a car with more modern seats ...

Great. Sounds like that is sorted then!

Stephen

Berni, I don't know if its worth trying but when I first bought mine I used to top up to max and was a bit alarmed how it dropped. I read a tip about running it half way between min and max and it uses far less oil imho. I don’t measure how much per mile but topping up is now very little. I think r...

150 psi is what I got with my absolutely standard and rather worn out 1098cc. Since rebuild, 170 psi. Although a useful test, a compression test only tells you what happens at the relatively low cranking speed. I found that although it gave good, completely consistent compression readings, in use es...

Berni, I don't know if its worth trying but when I first bought mine I used to top up to max and was a bit alarmed how it dropped. I read a tip about running it half way between min and max and it uses far less oil imho. I don’t measure how much per mile but topping up is now very little. I think r...

I use the washers very very rarely. I would rather stop (if possible) and clean the screen manually. If absolutely necessary, I squirt first then operate the wipers and repeat.

Stephen

Nice write up Berni and a great photo of your car. Glad you had that 4% phone battery left! I should think the loose distributor cap was indeed the cause of the rough running but I'd check carefully that nothing was damaged e.g rotor making physical contact when it isn't supposed to. That was a lot ...

Thanks for that Stephen, I was surprised when I saw the apparent best before date on the pack, it was 2022 ! My main concern was leaving it in the block for a couple of weeks to find it had lost its strength, requiring starting again. It should be absolutely fine but one thing to consider is that a...

The crystals last almost indefinitely if kept dry so I wouldn't worry about the date just for cleaning engine blocks. Food grade is purer but cleaning grade is fine for descaling a block. The made up citric acid solution does go off (microbes break it down). I used to use citric acid as a stop bath ...

I carry a lot of tools and spares. This is because I do trips in mainland Europe and I cannot expect to be able to find parts during the trips.

Stephen

Is the replacement motor a Lucas DR3a like the original?

The copper self park contact makes contact with an electrical track in the cap. That track in the cap is not continuous; there is a gap. The motor runs on until the contact runs up to the gap and it then stops (parks).

Stephen

There are two types of these. An earlier type that fits on the manifold side of the engine and a later type that goes on the other side. Which one are you looking for?

Stephen

Here you can see the self-parking contact. This enables the motor to run on after the dashboard switch has been switched off until the wipers reach the parked position.

Stephen

I am out at the moment. You should see a copper contact inside the wiper motor gearbox area. This should contact the domed lid on the inside. It may be broken, absent, dirty. Also, assuming all intact, the motor requires 3 functioning electrical connections. Earth, switched earth, permanent live. St...

Yes. As Bill says, you can't fix something catastrophic at the side of the road but a few examples of things that are commonly fixed (not by any means an exhaustive list): 1) Flat tyre 2) Failed condenser 3) Points (contact breaker issues) 4) Failed ignition coil 5) Fuel pump problems (blocked built...

Yes Autosparks sell all of the correct BS-AU7 colour coded wires as do Auto Electric Supplies. It is a pet hate of mine to see cars with awful bodged electrics using an old bit of wire in any colour. Then the owner will post a picture of a rats nest of all black or all red wires or whatever and say...

Yes Autosparks sell all of the correct BS-AU7 colour coded wires as do Auto Electric Supplies. It is a pet hate of mine to see cars with awful bodged electrics using an old bit of wire in any colour. Then the owner will post a picture of a rats nest of all black or all red wires or whatever and say ...

The blue interior and the paint that you have found on the body strongly suggests the original colour was Smoke Grey BU15. It is an odd choice of name because as you say, it is a light grey-blue somewhat similar to duck egg blue. My car is Smoke Grey and I do get a lot of comments from people saying...

Fair enough. I did get the boots for mine and in an idle moment I fitted them to the parts but as yet not fitted to the car. I have some maintenance planned for the end of the "season" so to speak. I try to stack jobs so that they are all done when access is already provided. For instance,...