Morris Minor Owners Club

Thank you for your input.
I had a problem removing the bearing cap nuts.
None of my SAE spanners worked.
The nuts had a split on the top which I guess formed a lock nut when pinched??
I may replace all with metric nuts/nyloc nuts.

I did not know that, thank you.

Thank you all for the input. Finding a replacement block (sans cracks) is going to be a bit of a mission. There are 3 options open to me: Welding: been there before with a Mini Cooper S head, has to be pre heated and unless the crack is ground out it could propagate again. Metal stitching with "...

I have a 1950 side valve MM. When it arrived the engine was locked up. On dismantling it I found water in the #1 cylinder, but no obvious cracks or leaks, other than evidence of gasket cement on the head gasket. The head was seriously warped, no cracks. After cleaning the top of the block, I found a...

I have a 1950 side valve MM. When it arrived the engine was locked up. On dismantling it I found water in the #1 cylinder, but no obvious cracks or leaks, other than evidence of gasket cement on the head gasket. The head was seriously warped, no cracks. After cleaning the top of the block, I found a...

Thank you for that info.

In the 1970's I converted a Mini to negative earth, as I remember it was a simple procedure.
Changing the direction of the starter motor and changing the residual magnetism of the generator field windings?

Would really appreciate a detailed procedure please.

Hi, I have just acquired a 1950 Morris Minor with a side valve engine. It was owned by a young lady who had it for 6 years, apparently it ran when she got it. It does not have a battery. It looks like it is still positive to ground. I am guessing it is a 6 Volt system? Can anyone advise me of the ba...