Morris Minor Owners Club

Thank you for additional hints - very usefull

I found the instruction

http://www.securon.co.uk/fitting/extras/500fitting.htm

What year and model is your car? The fittings vary slightly. It is a Minor 1000 from 1965. Charles Ware built a convertible, before that it was a two-door sedan. I guess they added the seat belts. AKD530 Manual is available to download from Internet for free and contains a section on fitting belts ...

The car was equipped with seat belts. I want to install them now, but I can't figure out which is which. Fasteners in the body are available. The front left and right are the same and not mirrored. Does anyone have instructions?

The radiator cap divided into two pieces. It is a 4 lbs cap. MOSS offers different items - short and long. My cap is stamp with " LBS. 4 G.280 W11" . Hope the pictures give informations.

Today I did the first ride (60mls) after the repair. The rattle is gone and the oil pressure is much better. A drop of oil after parking seems normal. Thanks for advice.

I'm still waiting for the tool.

In the meantime I tried the pan seal, got I from Angloparts- please have a look.

Will all protruding seal be proper compressed while turning bolt into?

Thank you for the hint. Then it resembles the MG TD. That engine has mostly metric nuts and bolts with finer threads. The bearings have been delivered. Compare the reality with the manual, there is a difference. On the WSM, the notches on the two halves of the bearing are diagonally opposite. In rea...

I ordered a tap set UNF 14-28 and I am confident that I can fix it.

Is UNF the most used thread type on MM?

I focused on the bearing shells. When cleaning the bolts for the oil pan, I saw that 3 threads were worn out. I've had success twice trying to fix the thread of the hole. So it seems I need thread cutters. But which thread is it? Living in Germany, I don't own many non-metric nuts and bolts. I tried...

Thank you Philthehill for you ongoing advice

Part will arrive on Tuesday. In the meantime I had a look at the WSM. Because I'm not a native speaker and I'm doing the work for the first time, I have a problem of understanding. It's about sealing the oil pan to the crankshaft. Chapter AA. 2 of the WSM, it is required that these strips protrude b...

philthehill wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 8:37 am I assume that you have measured the crank journals and they are serviceable and within the wear limit?

Yes - the crank has never been ground! I measured 41.28 mm with vernier calipers. To be on the safe side, I ordered a micrometer.

Thank you for the advice !

If I'm going to fit new bearings in place of worn parts - what is important regarding lubrication and starting engine first time?

Pics of the bearings

Now the pics of the crank after polish

With a little help from my friend, the culprit seems to have been isolated. When cylinder 4 was unplugged, the rattle went away. I'm going to remove the sump to inspect it and take a look inside the bore with an endoscope. I have done and find worn connecting rod bearings. I guess the crank itself ...

Thanks for that hint. It goes like the hint from philthehill on the to do list. In addition a pressure drop measurement will show more.

With a little help from my friend, the culprit seems to have been isolated. When cylinder 4 was unplugged, the rattle went away. I'm going to remove the sump to inspect it and take a look inside the bore with an endoscope.

.... You can still purchase one from ESM or other specialists.... I didn't see an engine or hull engine at ESM. Who are the specialists shipping to Germany? I would be making sure of the issue(s) before taking an unnecessary route for repair. Some rattles can be quite ‘minor’ issues that are relati...

I've been the owner since 2019 and we've had a lot of fun with our MM 1000. It just needed maintenance and a few minor touches. Over the weekend there was an engine rattle and I suspect it is the crankshaft. We towed the car home. In the past I have not worried about serious engine failures because ...