Morris Minor Owners Club

Ok, thanks for letting me know what I need, i'll contact a few suppliers.
Cheers.

Thanks a lot, I shall do both.

Hello all, my 1970 1098 is running rich, and I had a mechanic look at it the other day. He told me that the carb is worn and there is 'no further adjustment available'.

Any advice ? Do I need a complete new carb ? Or what ?

Any help would be very gratefully received.

Cheers,

Napper.

Cracked it ! It turned out to be a faulty rotor arm. Hellfrauds had one in stock (£3.00), and she fired up straight away. Had a great cruise around the Bucks. countryside yesterday evening, no other problems at all. I will now be joining the owners club and ordering a service kit though, seems it wo...

Hello gents, thanks for your info regarding the wing mirrors. Bmcecosse, yes, you described exactly what I did when testing for a spark; no.1 lead lying on the head and turn the engine over. No spark at all. I think i'm going to have to wait until later in the week and buy a service kit, and go thro...

Packedup,

Thanks for that. Er, what's a 25d and a 45d ? If you're talking about the distributor cap, then I have push-fit type leads.
That's good advice about the mini / herald / spitfire spares being the same, cheers.

Many thanks,

Napper.

Thanks for all your help gents. I had no joy when I rang Halfords, the person I spoke to was about 12, so, you know, marvellous. Anyway, my local motor factors is open on Sunday mornings, so i'll have a chat with them. I really had no idea these parts were available in the high street. This message ...

I'm learning fast here.
A week before I picked up the car, I saw a complete service kit for the Moggy on ebay for £18.00.
I did'nt buy it, as I was buying a car that was fully sorted.
Guess that was lesson no.1.

Cheers,

Napper

Hello bmc, thanks for that.
I've proved the fuel pump by disconnecting one end and turning the ignition on, the petrol pumped out fine.
I did'nt realise Halfords would do a rotor arm for the Moggy, i'm shooting over to my local one now.

Many thanks,

Napper.

Thanks for your interest Minor hickup. The vendor told me that the HT leads have done 1800 miles since new. They certainly look like new. I have no spark on any of them, so, well I don't really know. I think i'll leave them for now and go down the rotor arm / condensor / distributor cap route, as so...

Hello gents, thanks for your help. I'll get a service kit asap. Andrew, yes, I did mean that there is a spark at the points when I pulled the points apart with a driver. It's only a small spark, suggesting as you say that the condensor is ok. Thanks for that. In which case, do you (or does anyone el...

Hello everyone, I bought my first ever Morris Minor (Fanny) last night. She's a 1970 2 door saloon, with the original 1098 engine. She broke down on the way home, in that she was running beautifully, and then started to run rough and then cut out. After this, she would start up ok, but as soon as I ...