Morris Minor Owners Club

I feel I'm being right royally ripped off by Scottish Power. I used to pay a regular £30 or so per month for electricity only on a 1-bedroom flat (no gas). This then mysteriously rocketeted by six times that to over £120/month following Putin's invasion! It was at this point I got them to install a ...

The dizzy advance should be 3 degrees at 400rpm, 7.5 degrees at 1,150rpm, 13 degrees at 2,800rpm, according to this chart: https://www.starchak.ca/tech/pdfs/lucas.pdf I have now fitted the correct Lucas 41270 MG Midget 25D4 distributor (with Lumenition Magnetronic) and it goes quite well, though not...

Do you have a photo of the steering wheel from above, please?

I struggled in a cold garage this weekend having to refit the front end of my brother's 2015 Ford Fiesta back together following front end repairs after a 'mate' of his borrowed it and managed to tear off the front bumper, dislodge the bonnet hinges, etc. What a PITA working on modern cars can be! S...

Would MGB GT V8 Metalastic Front Wishbone Bushes (BHH1123) be suitable for doing the rear springs on a 1970 Traveller?

I don't see why that would the case, since most of the VW Beetle engine itself is made of a magnesium alloy, which doesn't rust. However, the surrounding tinwork possibly would, but probably no worse than the infamous heater channels, etc.

The steering wheel looks similar to that fitted to the Austin 1300GT.

Also beware that the carbon thrust bearings come in various different sizes/throwout depths, depending on whether they are intended for 803/948/1098/1275cc.

I think it was own to several factors: a) America is a vast country, and most citizens wanted to buy their own country's cars, designed for their roads. b) VW had vastly superior marketing and servicing centres everywhere, which greatly helped sales of the Beetle. c) The Minor may have been consider...

This YouTube clip shows how it is assembled (from around 1:50 onwards).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SNKUz_E78g

Mine has the same problem (along with microblistering!) It was resprayed a few years ago in 2-pack. As said above, the only way to sort it properly is to rub it down and respray it, but you can always run some of the same colour paint into the cracks using either a fine paint brush or even rolled-to...

Bit of a thread revival I know, but I recently used a product called 'Elbow Grease' Xtra Tough to clean my 1970 Traveller's vynide interior, and it came up a treat.

Spray it on, leave to soak for a few minutes then wipe off with a damp cloth. Use a nail brush if necessary on deeply ingrained areas.

Very smart. Here's mine (with Maniflow LCB & system):

Good to hear you solved the problem. Your engine setup sounds very similar to my Traveller's - do you have any pics, out of interest?

Hehe, I remember using Decosol on my Traveller's interior years ago (back in the late 1980s). Orangey jelly-like gloop, that did actually work very well.
I've recently used Autosmart trim cleaner (cream liquid), which works quite nicely.

I had a car that used to do what you are describing when the Carb dashpot oil was just a bit low, it would happen without warning. A top up with engine oil always sorted it. Can of worms I know some prefer SAE20. Regards John It happened to a pal with a Morris Ital at University, one winter's eveni...

I would use a screwdriver/small wire bush to clean up the area and parts to be worked on, use penetrating fluid as mentioned above, and try turning the clevis pin with a pair of pliers/plumbers grips back and forth until you can clearly see the split pin if it is still there. Small modern LED torche...

Yes, those are similar to the instructions I have. I seem to remember ignoring the bit about cutting down the valve retaining bolt; I was probably too eager at the time to find out what the new (classic Mini) telescopic dampers were like! :lol: As I recall, they were great for smooth roads, but made...

My 1970 Minor Traveller also has a 1275cc MG Midget engine, and 165/70R14 tyres. I tried fitting a 3.9:1 diff, but also found it to be a bit too tall geared and ponderous going up the steep local hills, so I reverted back to the standard 4.22:1 diff, which gives a good overall responsive feel, if a ...

That pop rivet needs to be replaced with a piece of brass rod or the hole threaded and a screwed plug fitted. Stop the press! New information on the later heads has come to light, and some were fitted with pop rivets from the factory: https://minispares.com/article/Technical~Information/Cylinder~He...