Morris Minor Owners Club

I must take issue with ManyMinors over his claim against Camacs. I've run my set for years and found them save and durable; "nasty" seems quite the wrong adjective to use against them.
Regards from MikeN.

Above, Svenedin states "The 88 C thermostat is too hot for warm summer use". May I say that I've successfully used 88C thermostats (and even one of 91C) for all seasons over some years. Currently I've been using for a few years a 85C thermostat and will in due course raise it back to the 8...

Don't forget, Phil, the British Standard Pipe Thread for the drain plugs holes and the British Standard Pipe Tapered thread for the plugs themselves. They're fun (especially the latter)!
Regards from MikeN.

Mr Spigot, Some thoughts: just measured the gap between the rubber bump stop and the chassis on my 1963 Trav and its 1 & 3/4 inches clearance, and I can see the mark where the rubber occasionally hits the chassis, so now and again all the clearance is used. The angle of my rear spring hangers ar...

What ho, chums!
Re drilling the rubbers on the engine mounts, thought you might like to read viewtopic.php?p=606467&hilit=engine+mount+MikeN#p606467
Regards from MikeN.

If a 1098 engine has good compression on all cylinders and the ignition and carb are adjusted to the manual specs then (if there's nothing odd like binding brakes) it'll do 70mph without trouble. (I'm talking of GPS figures here.) And it'll cruise all day at 60-65 and with foot to the floor when pun...

" . . BUT it is very disappointing when it turn out that a long time contributor, sadly deceased, has not been entirely honest." Hmmm. My dealings with him were both on this site and more directly, meeting him once to buy an engine. I found him very knowledgeable, direct, and forthright in...

My point is that if the resistance is high then little current will flow and so it wouldn't get hot. But I take your point that a multimeter will solve the issue.
MikeN.

I hesitate to cross swords with m'Learned Friend Sven, but don't you think that Mr Nut17 has a coil that is of low resistance (hence the the high current flow that's heating it up) and it should be fitted with a ballast resistor? For Mr Nut17, I have in front of me a Lucas "DLB102 high energy p...

Michael4, This topic (like everything else) has been covered before so I'll point you to this https://board.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=42135&hilit=radiator+muff If you scroll down you'll see some hardboard blanks with circles cut out aligned with the fan that I'm still using. Like you, a good d...

Well, I think the LED tail lights are very good advance on the old fashioned incandescent type. On the 11th of November I was driving south after dusk on the A34 just north of the M4 junction and saw a Minor well ahead of me. Its rear lights were clearly visible at a much greater distance than norma...

Thank you for that, Mr Simmitc. I've had the same problem.
MikeN.

Most cars have sills across the outer edge of the boot to lift over, and they tend to be higher in small cars. Getting an engine in (and especially out) puts you into slipped disc and hernia country. Take care! A flat floor like you have in a van or trailer (or a Traveller!) makes it much easier and...

Olanas,
Yours' is the path I'll follow next time I fit them and, like you, use LEDs. Can you give the firm who supplied your LEDs and (if you're satisfied with them) their part number? I'd much prefer a recommendation from a Minor satisfied customer than any other recommendation.
MikeN.

Swampy, While I defer to m'Learned Friends regarding relays, it is possible to drive your spotlights directly off your current switches, at least it is on my 1963 Trav which uses the "pull" type switches. My Trav has the bullet type connectors with a joint for the headlamps inboard either ...

Rocco, I see no reference to oil consumption. It's an obvious point, but you won't forget to carry a top-up can will you? If driven enthusiastically, say cruising at 60-65mph, a good, sweet running but elderly and worn 1098 engine might only do 150 miles to the pint (I know about these things!), so ...

Phil says "The metal brackets must be fitted to their respective sides otherwise the gearbox will sit too far back." Well, I'm loath to cross swords with m'Learned Friend but I think if you get the gearbox supports the wrong way round you'll find the fan v close to the radiator. At least t...

Andy, Have you checked the clearance between the exhaust pipe and the body work? Modern replacement pipes can get rather close and if the engine mounts are old and sag a bit the pipe can touch the body work when running under load and give a rattle as the engine leans over slightly from the torque i...

Ah yes, I forgot the tourer so "Ignore the tourer". (Takes a good one to get passed you, Sven.)
Regards from MikeN.

Dear all, Please can you tell me the maximum speeds of the Minors powered by the 918cc sidevalve engine and that of the 803cc engine and your info's source? (And if they're your vehicle are the speeds you have speedo read or GPS?) And also the revs at which the 948cc engine develops its 37HP? The id...