Morris Minor Owners Club

Cheers guys. The local motor factor told me to use NGK instead of the Bosch plugs too, so I thought I'd see what your experiences were. Many people seem to use NGK and are happy with them judging from the replies, goes to show not to believe the hype. Personally I try to support the local motor fact...

Has anybody tried those Bosch Super 4 spark plugs?

If so would you buy them again?

They claim they are really good, are they worth the effort?

Hello, I've tried hard to find out what sort of engine it is and can't prove anything. 8G doesn't seem to be a very helpful engine number reference. Someone I spoke to said that it was printed on the block, anyone know where? The engine seems to idle very smoothly, and I think this might be evidence...

Be careful when flushing the radiator if you are losing a bit of water. I tried it on a car and it must have flushed out little bits which were plugging some leaks so the water loss got worse. The good thing is that I had to sort the cooling system out properly so now it's perfect, but if you need t...

It seems the last post I made didn't appear. I've checked the engine number against the examples Willie kindly offered, and it doesn't fit any of them! Any ideas? The format is: 8G9 R J 532** FD ** being the last two digits I won't reveal over the internet, and FD is stamped under the number. Which ...

Wow, thanks for all your responses! The car is a 1958 1000 so I would have thought it is 948cc but as it's a different engine it's not necessarily the same capacity. I tried to find out by looking at the engine no. and referring to a Minor hand-book but I'm still not sure. The breather is not the mu...

Thanks guys, I'll have a look at the plugs and the clutch housing this evening. The engine is gold, I've been told that means it is a goldseal replacement engine (is that right?), but it looks like it's got a few miles under it's belt. The odd thing is that it doesn't smoke under power, or when I fo...

Thanks guys, I'll have a look at the plugs and the clutch housing this evening. The engine is gold, I've been told that means it is a goldseal replacement engine (is that right?), but it looks like it's got a few miles under it's belt. The odd thing is that it doesn't smoke under power, or when I fo...

Cam is right. I think my tank is larger above the boot floor, and consequently the spare tyre doesn't fit in the gap easily. I was warned about this before I bought the tank.
All the best
Mechanix

What sort of oil consumption is normal for an A-Series engine? Mine uses about a pint every 500 miles, this seems quite a lot. It sometimes emits blue smoke when standing in traffic while warm. I've tried the engine braking down hills and accelerating advice but there was no smoke. Any ideas what co...

The fuel tank on my Morris was causing some problems about six months ago, I had patched it twice, so I wanted to fit a new tank. At the time the original pattern tanks were out of stock and it looked like I wouldn't get one for a while. :( I was offered a larger tank which was slightly cheaper and ...

Thanks for the advice, mabey staying original really is best. I might try cutting off all the bullets which cause problems and soldering on new steel ones. If the bullet receives a coating of solder all over, and the solder protects the bullet, I might solve the problem. I suppose if problems persis...

Sorry to have caused some confusion, I meant in the engine bay next to the wheelarches. I think I'll go with the waxoyle idea, and I'll also tape the connections up. The bullets are very stiff, (sometimes I need pliers to undo them) but I reckon this is due to the corrosion binding the contacts toge...

Thanks for the idea, my car lives outside and around where I have been driving, it's been partcularly damp. I think this might have given the electrics a soaking and then no chance to dry off. Problems are in the wires inside the front wheelarches. The Waxoyl idea sounds preferable to the screw conn...

The bullet electrical connectors in my Morris keep corroding and cause problems in the light circuits. It's very inconvenient because problems tend to occur when I need the car most, and it means that I have to repair the same things over again. Does anyone have any ideas about preventing this? Is i...