Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi, there was no indention in the plasticine so everything seems to be ok ,there was no resistance felt when turning the engine over, sorry it has taken so long to reply i had to take the cylinder head back to have the exhaust valves replaced. Terry

Hi , Philthehill i will see if i can find a used gasket and check it out like you say will let you know when i have done it my second post should have been before yours . Thanks Terry

Hi ,Thanks for your replies, in one book i have it says that a combustion chamber volume of 23.2cc used on a standard 1098 block would give a compression ratio of 10.5 to 1, i was thinking that having 30 thou skimmed of the block would make the compression to high for a every day car. The piston hei...

Hi Folks , I am rebuilding a 1098 engine, the block is standard bore and pistons and has been skimmed by 30 thou, the crank /flywheel/damper/clutch are NOS BMC/BL and have been balanced,cylinder head is a recon 12g295 with a combustion chamber of 23.5cc . The top of piston to the block face is only ...

Here we go i hope these photos turn out ok
it seems to have worked with help from my daughter Terry

Sorry not almond green but rose taupe, i will try to post some photos later but not sure how to at the moment ,i am not very good with computers it takes me a while to post anything. Thanks Terry

Hi, Terry h, here new to posting on here but joined over 12 months ago,but have been watching this forum for a few years have had a 1967 traveller as daily transport for the past 14years , bought my first minor the year after i passed my driving test 51years ago i have owned a few since then, i do a...