Morris Minor Owners Club

Actually,
Your MK2 Cavalier looks really nice! They are very rare now and I bet the CD, like yours, is even rarer.
Why not make your Cavalier a minter??

I would say not. Strip it of any useful bits and get a better one.

I had the same problem.I must admit that I didn't have time to do a proper job so I used a couple of self tappers and a large dollop of filler. I had already decided to sell the car on so I wasn't really all that bothered about it.You can hide some bodges very well :D Once you start working on a Mog...

I have adjusted my tickover so that the red light doesn't show at all.It's a personal preference though.I also run mine slightly rich with the timing marginally advanced.
It starts first time every time and pulls like a train,especially after a 300 mile motorway run yesterday

Cheers,
Ian

Don't bother.It will distort the shell.Have it etch primed electrostatically if you can.
Ian

The best descaler I have ever found,is Stop Bath which is used in photography to neutralise the developer. Go to Jessops and buy a couple of bottles of their own stuff.Add it to boiling water from your kettle or mix it 75% water 25% stop bath and boil it up.It will almost instantly descale your kett...

thanks for you replies as far as i know the choke is not sticking the float chamber is fine , how do i check a sticking inlet valve? fuel pump is ticking now and again if it is a sticking needle or jet what can i do take the carb offand take it to a carb man or can i do it my self thanks phil Hi, Y...

Your best bet would be to find out the frequency range that's going to be used in your country.A 1/4 wave or 1/2 wave would be your best option.A 1/4 wave on FM broadcast would be about 80cm long.anything any longer would not be beneficial.

Ian

TerryG wrote:If you take the feed from the voltage regulator on the back of your speedo that powers the fuel gague then it reads accuratly without any extra kit or soldering.

I thought about this.The sender is positive and the stabiliser is positive too.I just assumed it wouldn't work?

Hi all, I recently bought a Smiths reproduction temperature gauge from ESM. It's a superb bit of kit and it looks just right in my Minor,as you'd expect it to. I fitted the sender to the head after removing the 3/4 inch bolt that sits just beneath the thermostat housing. My car is still positive ear...

I've just had look behind the speedo. There is a black wire not going to anything. The wiper switch switches the negative "live" side of the wiper motor. I am totally confused by this.I'll check the earth connections this evening. Thanks for your help. Ian :oops: It turns out that the bla...

I've just had look behind the speedo. There is a black wire not going to anything. The wiper switch switches the negative "live" side of the wiper motor. I am totally confused by this.I'll check the earth connections this evening.
Thanks for your help.

Ian

Well I don't know what happened there!Here we go again. I am totally vexed by the fault my Moggy has decided to "test" me with today.I have no wipers or heater blower,everything else is fine.All 3 fuses are fine but I cleaned them up as a part of my fault finding process.After a lot of mes...

Hi,
It's always done it.I've only owned it for 2 months though.

Thanks for your replies.
Ian

I generally use leaded 4* but if I'm away from home,I use Castrol Valvemaster plus and any brand of 95 RON petrol. The only thing I've noticed is thet the engine runs a tad hotter and isn't quite as smooth as normal.I would think that a small timing adjustment would take care of that though :) Cheer...

My heater was pants until I flushed the entire cooling system. It's now very good! You really do need an 88 degree thermostat to obtain maximum efficiency though.

Ian

Hi all, I have noticed that the first time I use my brakes,after my Moggy has stood for a few hours, the pedal almost goes down to the floor but the brakes work. The brakes are then fine with the usual amount of pedal travel. I can only assume that it's something related to expansion and contraction...

Just had a look.

Thanks Chris.

Regards,
Ian

I agree with Cam that brake fade can be a problem. I tend to do most driving around town or on the A500 where I tend to pootle along at 55mph anyway as I like to show my car a degree of mechanical sympathy. My worst problem is the dodgy Korean crossplies fitted by a previous owner which skate around...

Hi Angie, From my limited experience they are always a bit on the short side but your window should not rattle. I always fit them from the top of the channel which leaves a small gap at the bottom. If you ever find that one is missing, check inside the bottom of the door before you order a new one. ...