Morris Minor Owners Club

Stephen, you might need to wipe the oil away and from then on keep an eye on where it appears again, after gentle motoring. As I suspect it has blown all over the place when on the move at higher speeds. Weather looks to be getting better, good luck. Thank you Les. Since I got back from my trip the...

I recommend the red rotor arms that are only available directly from Distributor Doctor. These are made in England by a small business and they are excellent quality. Be aware that other red rotors are on sale that are not of good quality. The poor quality parts manufacturers have cottoned on to the...

I was ever so pleased with myself that I didn’t have any oil leaks but I took the car to the Isle of Wight at the weekend and the car is definitely leaking oil. I used a pint of oil per hundred miles! Investigating where the leak is coming from is my next job. The weather was awful whilst I was away...

That is definitely not normal

My car is “G” actually and has a PCV. Does your car have the original engine? If it does the parts did get swapped around. I do not know the dates when breathing systems changed.

Stephen

That’s an open breather or draft tube and was the factory system on earlier cars. Rocker cover with breather tube to air cleaner and tappet chest draft tube. With clean air concerns the car makers moved to closed breather systems because the open type is venting crankcase fumes to atmosphere. It was...

So your current set up is a pipe from oil separator to carburettor breather inlet? If so, that was the arrangement for the very last Minors as I understand. The earlier arrangement was a PCV valve which is what I have on a 1969 car. Basically I think the PCV was dropped as the breather carburettor i...

Basically your friendly local machine shop but not quite. Experience with the A-series and particular the later and better little modifications I would argue are essential.


Stephen

When replacing the leaf springs the normal procedure is to jack up the car on the body and then with the body supported on axle stands and suitable blocks of wood to then jack up and support the axle on stands. Some people use the spring hanging bracket to support the body because it should be stron...

I would suggest that one stainless steel pan scrub is enough. The crankcase fumes need to have easy passage through the pan scrub. Too much pan scrub could restrict the flow of fumes and then you are back to as if the breather was blocked. The pan scrub is there to catch the oil carried in the fume...

Looks good. Well done on the dreaded beehive springs!

Stephen

Good, you've worked through things.

Have you checked there is oil in the carburettor dashpot? You can use engine oil if you have nothing else.

Also check for any leaks at the manifold and gasket.

Stephen

Nice work. I would like a can with a screw thread and o-ring seals for ease of cleaning.

Stehen

Thank you Simon and Phil. There is no substitute for asking around. I am just fed up with feeling ashamed of my car and something must be done or it will simply rust away. I managed to have a very minor prang on "Drive it Day". Somebody totally boxed me in and cars had also parked in front...

Agree to check fuel system. Remove spark plugs and examine colour to get an idea of the fuel mixture. 1) Fuel flow test from pump as already suggested 2) Remove float chamber lid (have a new gasket to hand just in case). Look for rubbish in the bottom of the float chamber, check the fuel level, chec...

If anybody has any other suggestions do please either post on this thread or PM me.

Stephen

There is a company called Jentree in Uckfield that do body work, they are good but doubtful any more affordable than ESM. Les, I rang Jentree earlier and I have agreed I will drive down to see them in the next few weeks so that they can give an estimate. Thank you for the recommendation. Stephen

I have two. A cheap digital and this slightly more expensive analogue meter. For the reasons Berni mentions, I prefer the analogue meter. I carry the analogue meter in the boot with other tools and emergency spares. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07B7PSYM7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=...

Thank you. The ESM quote was more than just bodywork so it is not directly comparable. It was for a bare metal re-spray, 4 new wings, 2x door skins, a new hood, most of the interior, new bright work, a new wiring loom and painting the engine bay. It was 5x the figure you quoted. In other words more ...

Thank you Les. At the very minimum I need to get some more quotes so I will follow up on your suggestion. I think the ESM quote is so high because it is aiming for perfection and includes bright work, interior, a new hood etc. I would be happy to stop the rust and have good bodywork and original sha...