Morris Minor Owners Club

One problem with electronic ignition, you break down you wont fix it, with a coil and distibutor you have a chance. Basic iginition circuits you will most times fix, Electronic it may be a transistor you wont fix that in the outback. If you want a simple life stick to contact breaker and coil, carry...

Ok my problem is fixed, it caused me stress, do we not all get stressed at times , but it was not the compression or the valve gaps it was a build up of factors.

Col

Dimantled distributor and cleaned and oiled, bob weights are ok, One thought is i dont use it much in winter so the petrol is probably 6 months old, just seen some threads that say fuel can go off, so i suppose I should get some fresh petrol.

Yes checked it out with a meter, wobling it looking for breaks, all ok

Yes, Done that in the dark, touched lead against lead and no shorts.
Col

Ok I am back again to apologise, i was out of order, stress got to me, my apology goes to bmcecosse, I have calmed down now and followed your thoughts, followed your comments (bmcecosse) , checked my valve clearances all ok, bought a compression gauge, cylinders read no 1 158 psi, no 2 145 psi, no3 ...

Ok I upset you all, its life.
Once i fix the moggy she is for sale, cost me 3 grand
I will put her on Ebay at 2 grand starting when i fix her, give me a grand and half and its yours. £1500 I am just fed up.
Good luck to you all
Watch out for her she will get 3 grand
Col

You hadn't mentioned that the valve gaps had been recently set - I can't read minds.......... The idea was to set them correctly - AND THEN do a compression check....... :roll: Think before you speak You have really [Don't swear or you will be banned - Admin] me off, I want technical answers not cr...

So - you aren't going to bother checking the valve clearances -and then running a compression check ? :o Up to you - it's a very basic health check for the engine. The problem with 'stuck' vacuum advance is that it fools you into setting a false static ignition setting, and could very well lead to ...

Hi Yes rotor arm changed, I have worked on engines DIY all my life, to be honest valve clearances too big and engine is noisy, sounds like a bag of nails, runs crap but dosen't misfire, too small and it dosent misfire but ticks over bad, a small valve clearance lets in less air, eratic tick over, lo...

Hi All I am pulling my hair out over a misfire, I searched all the misfire questions but still no answer. So 1098 traveller, ticks over like a fine woman, stars on 1st turn of starter even after the misfire trouble, goes 1/2 mile and then a little misfire but hit a hill or get up to 50 and the misfi...

Had a similar problem, turned out to be brake master cylinder bolts in wrong way, they caught the torsion bar on potholes and it transmitted the sound such that it seemed to come from the front suspension.

I only bought my moggy this March, she sailed through her MOT 3 weeks ago but so far I have had a half shaft break, and now the woes of changing bearings, but she is such fun to drive and dare I say it fun to work on. I must say this forum is fantastic, tons of information, there is always somebody ...

Hi All Well low oil pressure so I decided its time to check out bearings. Sump off and center main bearing is copper. Big ends though ok. So check out forum and it seems I can detach block and swing it sideways over front grill. Would it swing sideways to clear everything, no way. Front grill off wh...

Well my half shaft broke, could I pull it out, much swearing, but a message and some searching on the site gave me confidence, but it still would not move. Bloody moggies I thought, I have only had her 6 months, you can go, but I found the solution on the site, so a fantastic site if you have a prob...

Got the shaft out, knocked out the wheel studs and put 4 nuts and bolts in the holes, managed to then slowly force it out. It had snapped in the middle of the planetary gear, ie right on the edge of the planetary gear splines and was jamming in the smooth part of the planetary gear, at which point i...

Hi Molly stopped with a loud crack, no drive, broken half shalf I thought. However one side out and is ok, the other will move 1/4 inch out and then it will turn propshaft, no amount of levering will move it any more. So push it all the way back in no drive to propshaft. When its a 1/4 inch out driv...

You all have just solved a problem, a knocking or rattle over bumps coming from the front offside, I had a crow bar on all the joints, no movement, nothing loose anywhere, thought well they will find it on the MOT and get a MOT failure. Checked out the master cylinder and sure enough bolts in wrong ...

Thanks, the seal is in, I did think on those lines but thought it is going scratch the base of the door I have just painted. A screwdriver was needed to push it in then a paint scraper to fully seat it. But a hot sunny day laid on my back, shorts on, no different to laying on a beach in spain, well ...

Hi All Trying to fit bottom door seal (EXC122) into the grooved rail under the door. Tried vaseline and brake oil but will it go more than 2" into the rail. Any tips or should I just leave it off. As for window side strips they would only slide in half way and jam but found by putting a small h...