Morris Minor Owners Club

TBH, fuels have changed so much since these engines were made that original specs can easily be a few degrees out. The best timing is likely by a rolling road or by experiment.

Just a rambling reply from me - I’m not an expert on these engines. The valve cover does not appear, to me, to be original. The engine appears to be ventilated via the valve chest cover, so any other is a bit of an excess and a waste of space. Oil bath air filters are generally regarded as less effi...

Am I right in thinking at least two bolts still have locking tabs in place. An interesting way to try to remove, if that is the case?

A few more tests this morning. Voltage at the coil is exactly the same as the voltage across the battery terminals, in this case 12.5 volts. An ammeter in series with the coil ignition live feed to live terminal and the coil connected to earth (I say it this way to avoid earth polarity confusion) g...

A few more tests this morning. Voltage at the coil is exactly the same as the voltage across the battery terminals, in this case 12.5 volts. An ammeter in series with the coil ignition live feed to live terminal and the coil connected to earth (I say it this way to avoid earth polarity confusion) g...

I cannot remember re-torquing any manifold bolts/nuts on anything. No high pressures (and only 14psi maximum for the induction side on naturally aspirated engines) involved, no water leakage involved and no oil leakage possible. Torqued correctly in the first place should be sufficient, IMO.

Headlamps generally operate separately to the ignition (not why it is called that) switch. They generally have a separate switch. Therefore……

I would not expect a 3 Ohm coil to reach 60 degrees with a Kettering system. With inductance and dwell angle, the average coil current would be far less than 4A while running at a decent engine speed. I expect all that goes out of the window where some of the electronic ignitions with Hall Effect tr...

I am guessing it is the AVC that is at fault. A simple and cheap job to change it. I had a diesel Corsa, back in the 2010s, that stopped charging if the revs fell even to somewhat above idle. A PITA as the lights always noticeably dimmed at any, and (almost) every, slow speed junction as well as whe...

Maybe time for a carburettor overhaul/adjustment?

I just bimble :-), if a journey is >30 miles i've got very lost! So think i'll just put the blinkers back on and bimble until it goes bang :-) "Bimble until it goes bang" is a good philosophy for may aspects of life. :tu1: I always think of the following comment and outcome to someone wit...

Injection or die moulding vs deep drawing? Maybe the aluminum was drawn as well. The aluminum can is very light. Any credence to the story that aluminum panels were used in post war English cars because it was more available than steel? Yes that is true. There was a great deal of aluminium sheet av...

Besides the push for electric there is also the current, virtually standard usage of high pressure fuel injection of gasoline in vehicles. ernment that change the rules. ``````` The number amongst us who drive Minors is insignificant in the real world. If everyone was driving an antiquated design s...

I fitted a 2.0 Zetec, Type9 G/box and Escort back axle...Was the best car I've owned , sadly long gone. John :-( Would have been even better with a 3.78 ford diff if the engine and gearbox had been in an Escort.🙂 I only had a hotted 1500 cross-flow with a 200E box and that was pretty good in its da...

The dynamo can produce higher voltage than required, depending on speed. As it can make 17V, it is OK. However, your battery will not last long if charged at 17V! That is why a regulator is required between the dynamo and battery. It might appear that something is wrong with the regulator. Either th...

Anyone fitting a neodymium magnet should be aware of its temperature rating. Operating above 80 C can irreversibly reduce the magnetic power, for the N series, in double-quick time. Not many people know this. That's interesting. I fitted my "gold plug" sump plug 3 or 4 years ago and it se...

Anyone fitting a neodymium magnet should be aware of its temperature rating. Operating above 80 C can irreversibly reduce the magnetic power, for the N series, in double-quick time. Not many people know this.

Question now arises as to why the carb had been assembled incorrectly. Back to float level?

My initial thought, after the usual oil in the carb dash pot, was float level setting. Leaking manifold gaskets are a possibility - the inlet and outlet ports may not be flat, but a check on the plugs ought to give an indication if there is a leak? Before now, I have used an extra gasket under a non...

I was aware that he wrote he was going to use another assembly. Maybe my point was too subtle that it was missed? The alternative may be worn just as much as the one in present use - if the problem is that of setting the clearances. KISS Principle in operation. If it ain’t broke (or the fix may be n...