Morris Minor Owners Club

Nice to hear from you again Edd.How about getting a tow bar and box trailer?

If the float chamber is full the engine should PULL fuel into its cylinders.When was this car last used/run? It could be any number of causes,stale fuel, low compression(do a compression test)if the compression is low,check the valve clearances and repeat test.Inlet manifold/carb gaskets failed/inco...

Glad you are all sorted now.I even replaced my twin carbs for a HIF44 while i was going through the same problems as you.The fuel in the vac is prob due to the backfires (caused by the dizzy)forcing fuel down the advance/retard pipe.Now the Moggie is running well this should not happen again.The ear...

check the fuel pump is delivering fuel!

I had a faulty acuspark elctronic dizzy,the engine would run well whilst stationary,could give it plenty of revs no probs,would run ok while just driving slowly,but try to go up hill or accelerate the car would miss fire,back fire judder etc.I messed about for weeks,fuel pump,carb,manifold gaskets,p...

Come on guys,help this girls special day be even more special!Too far away for me to go.

I have heard they are not any good,too tight etc.so prob best to fit the old ones.

new manifold/carb gaskets fitted corectly?ie letting in air causing a weak mixture.did you top up the carb damper oil?

What a strange problem!Hmm..inlet/carb gasket/s maybe.i assume the points,condenser,cap,plugs(correct type?)valve clearances etc are all good and set correctly? Its worth doing a compression test and a fuel flow rate test too.Good luck.

I have KA seats fitted to my 2 door.(sorry no photos)they are an easy fit,but the frame securing holes do not lineup with the originals,so new holes have to be drilled into the floor.I used large washers underneath to re enforce .Dont bother with the KA rear seats,they are a nightmare to fit and don...

good idea to flush the coolant system out with a hose pipe first,flush,flush and flush!until the system is clean.check the condition of the hoses while you are at it.its not advisable to drain the radiator via the drain plug,as they are often seized and can distort or even split the radiator,just un...

A series engines use a 25d or 45d distributor.45d is thought to be the better option.Maybe fit an electronic 45d(cost aprox £60)

So how are you getting on?..If you find the problem is with the regulator and/or the dynamo it maybe worth considering fitting an alternator.

Mine did that too,so wired to ignition live,job done!

some have used "super glue"to hold top hat seals i believe.I would change the inlet guides for the grooved type and fit top hats. 900 dollars seems quite expensive for unleaded conversion,Just had my head skimmed and unleaded conversion for £140 and £24 for the guides(fitted them myself be...

I would avoid well water as it could contain some undesirable minerals? rain water is best.

Dayco 10A0813C belt on mine,1275cc but think all the pulleys are the same size?

Tempted to fit a lock on mine as its driving me mad dropping open all the time!

leaking wheel cylinder/s?

Start with a decent tool kit,Moggies use imperial af for most things "mechanical" under the bonnet and Whitworth for body etc and prob a fair amount of metric thrown into the mix over the last 56 years! spanners and sockets, socket set,screw drivers ,feeler gauges.trolly jack,axel stands,c...