Morris Minor Owners Club

Hello all. Thanks for all your help and tips :) I was able to find that the issue isn't the manifold (phew!), but much more straightforwardly the exhaust pipe to manifold seal had come loose and was liberally gouting fumes directly into my lungs. I jacked the pipe, took the old stuff off, cleaned th...

Hello all, I found another explanation of why this goes on - my car has trafficators and a straightforward loose wire on the trafficator switch causes a variety of electrical weirdness if jogged, including wiper action. Could also be an earth problem, too, so I will update further as I diagnose!

The wipers need the ignition on to self park, if you have the wipers on and switch the ignition off they will not self park properly...only doing so when you switch the ignition on ?? John ;-) Yes she only has wiper incontinence when ignition is on! It waved at me this morning as I pulled up to som...

Hmm interesting, thanks all I'll have a look for rogue earths and self park issues on the weekend.

Thanks all, very helpful. It could be the join between the pipe and the manifold so I'll have a look at that - and will jack up or get help to hold the exhaust pipe. Good to know the carb may not need to be removed as well if done properly but we will see what happens on the weekend...

Hello all. I'm a new owner of a 59 Moggie and new to classic car ownership. I've done mechanical work on things in my time - but I'm young (the car is more than twice my senior :o 8) ) and I'm getting my bearings on this lovely 1959 lady, so general advice is appreciated! The car has unfortunately b...

Hello all! My 1959 Minor (acquired only a couple of months ago) has an odd tendency to start its own wipers upon engine ignition. They then run on for one or two sweeps (sometimes longer) before giving up and resting again. The wipers work perfectly aside from this. Since the motor and switch work f...