Morris Minor Owners Club

Fixed it !
As I had the glove box out and in bits I replaced the switch, recrimped the connectors, grazed my knuckles, and discovered a knew yoga position. And the lights work after I took time in realising that it should be connected to No7 and not No.3.
ain't life grand.

Well things didn't go to plan and I didn't get a chance to inspect the problem. But I'm hedging towards a new switch being required. In fact I might as well replace it any way.

bmcecosse you've open an interesting alternative, but how does that effect the MOT?

Thanks for the in puts.

George my 1966 Morris 1000 Has developed a slight problem. When I switch from sidelights toheadlights the sidelight switch off. I haven't yet gone behind the dashboard to check the connections but before I do should I check any other areas. The light switch is the only original item inthis part of t...

I've just looked on that site. Wow !!

My car was registered in Liverpool in 1966, Just imagine (no pun intended) what was happening there and what or who my car might have passed or saw.

Just an update. The reason for my thinking the motor was running backwards was due to poor terminal connections. Having cleaned the terminals when the switch was off the wipers returned to park and not left in mid sweep as was happening previously.

Thanks for the advice.

I actually purchased the reg plate about ten years ago direct from the DVLA. I've no idea of it's original local. But it just one of those whims (M1NE J ohn ) As for my wiper problem, the car's actually garaged at my mother in laws so unless I get a chance to escape over this weekend I'll have to wa...

Just got to renovating the wiper equipment. Not having actually removed the wiper motor or the wiper drive cable, at the flick of the switch, first try nothing. So I cleaned the terminals, result movement. I then put on a wiper arm,driver's side, pointing out. It ran backwards, from rest against the...