Morris Minor Owners Club

EUREKA ! There was a minute leak under the inlet manifold flange. Spotted it with the WD40 test and a little juggling with washers sorted the running out totally. Engine now finished - now I just need to pop the wings back on, fit an interior, put the doors back together and pop them on, and refit a...

Thanks BMC Daft of me not to say - sorry the engine is 1098.. I'll have another look at the manifolds tomorrow - I had thought the flanges looked a bit thick on the new 3:1 exhaust manifold but had thought I'd got away with it by filing down the thick washers where they impinged on the welds around ...

Hi BMC, Thanks for the reply The engines basically standard capacity - Geoff at Autosprint in Birmingham built it several years ago and it's sat under my workbench ever since ?.i think he used + 30 Pistons after the rebore. The engine isn't just rough ( prior to the rebuild it ran with a 286 and was...

Hello all, This is my first post although been with mmoc on and off since 1997.. Our 1969 4 door is nearing the end of a diy nut and bolt rebuild which has taken 10 years !,,, Finally fired up the engine yesterday and he starts but runs very erratically, tends to rev up and down and hunt, each up an...