Morris Minor Owners Club

Panky, Jim, thanks. Some people seem to assume this was a major project. It was not. Time taken: Remove cable and guide - 5 minutes Make cup of tea - 5 minutes Measure parts and decide on a plan of action whilst drinking tea - 15 minutes Turn ferrule to fit guide - 3 minutes Refit on vehicle - 5 min...

But it is the original cable - I preferred to possibly ruin that, rather than a brand new one.

@stuffedpike : Absolutely, many a decades old vehicle must have become a parts-bin special to some extent. There's also the possibility that replacement parts may not be made to the same tolerances as the original... so... I took the cable and guide out again and examined them closely. I found that...

This is what it looks like with the guide bolted in place, the first photo with the throttle closed: MMThrottle_05.JPG and with the throttle part open: MMThrottle_04.JPG Unfortunately, it's very hard to take a photo from an angle that accurately shows the true relationship of the parts, but, the cab...

Thanks for your replies - evidently not a commonplace situation then. There's no adjustment in the pedal mountings, so I think I might cut the rod leading from the pedal and insert a small section to make everything line up - certainly a case of measure twice (and test fit twice), weld once, I don't...

Yes, the bolts are removed in one of the photos to show the alignment that the cable naturally assumes

Hi, I've noticed that the accelerator pedal action on my Traveller is not as smooth as it might be, and having needed to dis- and reconnect the cable this weekend, investigated this and found that the end of the pedal linkage where the cable is attached does not align with the aluminium casting bolt...

The Sealey ones a good for a couple of years - currently cheap too:
https://workshopping.co.uk/products/sto ... 0-x-1190mm

Ideally, strip the paint off and then etch primer, etc. Otherwise, definitely rub down before painting - this black paint often doesn't adhere very well, and it's awfully annoying to find in a year or two that your new panels are covered in rust bubbles (voice of experience here...)

One suggestion, further to the above two posts - there must be a reliable electrical supply to the alternator to properly energise it. If this isn't the case a)The alternator won't cut in b)The rectifier diodes will fail sooner or later (which is why you shouldn't run an alternator equipped engine w...

I've used one of these on my Traveller for the last year or so - I reckon it'll last another season and it does a pretty good job - it does hang rather close to the ground though, so if you're parking on a muddy surface a lot of mud gets splashed onto the lower edge of it during heavy rain https://w...