Morris Minor Owners Club

Thank you - very helpful! I'll let you know how I get on...

ok..have ordered the various parts including two hardened half shafts from Charles Ware so should receive in a week. Any thoughts as to how long this might take using two people (one experienced and one willing..?) Two hours, four hours?

I need to budget time and space (will be done in my garage!)

Great - thank you. Beginning the slow slog to get parts in place for the repair...!

Thanks for all this - I'm thinking of getting a set of hardened shafts from Charles Ware assuming I can't source here in the US. This may be a spring job as I'm here in just the fall and spring and I could bring the shafts back with me on a flight (brought a new petrol tank that way before....!) if ...

Wow - that is a scary trophy! But impressed everything was sourced at an autojumble. Do any of the recommendations change if I mention that my car is a 1970 MM - a former Panda Car? Thought I had a new diff at some point - but clearly not the half-shafts. I guess a pair makes sense. I'll do a search...

Wow - that is a scary trophy! But impressed everything was sourced at an autojumble. Do any of the recommendations change if I mention that my car is a 1970 MM - a former Panda Car? Thought I had a new diff at some point - but clearly not the half-shafts. I guess a pair makes sense. I'll do a search...

Well - you guys win! Yes the prop shaft turns but the car goes nowhere and there is a swishing noise. I seem to be stuck; in the USA and the car in my garage here so may have to try this myself. Any first step suggestions? What parts do I need and what should I also be replacing at the same time? Al...

thanks - will have someone check and report back soon!

I pulled out of a parking lot and when I went to shift it into the next gear (depressing the clutch) there was... no second gear. In fact, I could put the car into all gears and all the engine would do is rev without any traction. I drifted to the side of the road. I tried to reverse - same thing - ...

I will try to clean the points, and, eventually, top up with new fuel. I bought a kit in London for storage which included moisture absorbing plugs for the value chambers. Maybe just makes me feel better. The fuel stabilizer is POR.

I have a Morris that has been laid up for the winter....I left a full tank with fuel preservative, and took out the plugs and sprayed some gear oil in and sealed the holes with a moisture absorbing set of plugs. I got it started again but only with a great deal of trouble. it runs VERY rough (chugs ...

Are these available for the Morris - anyone had experience with them on the car? Or is it overkill (and I am too lazy to crank it!)

As a follow-up, they are out of these "for the foreseeable future" as the manufacturer has ended his original run and is moving premises. I did, however, source one on ebay for a modest premium over the listed cost. Not original but a repro.

Many thanks - I was told there were no new repros, but obviously wrong!

Mine is pitted and has little color - I've seen a couple on ebay, including one that claims to be from a 56 Morris. Will an early model ornament fit a late model (69-70) car? Does anyone sell any NOS, or quality repros?

choke works quite well - so luckily no problems there....

Thanks, I haven't been on to the distributor yet, but that's next on the list. It's been out for a nice run, with a new tank of petrol, but the starting problem (when cold) still bugs me.

I started my car last weekend after a six month sleep. It took a while, but finally caught, chugged, and ran very rough until warm--then it ran like a top. I thought I was burning off some of the fuel preservative I had in for the winter. The following day -same thing - very difficult to start (tho ...

Good idea. As I can't run out to look at the engine (it's over the pond), I assume I have a HS2 1.25" type carb - is this standard for a late model 1098?

Does anyone know where I can get a chrome cover for the single SU carb in my 1098 Morris? Most of the ones I have seen online are too large. (Yes I know it's silly, but I'm putting on an aluminum valve cover too, so I can be silly twice)