Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi all
Thanks for all your replies. The problem was the control box, fitted a new one and all readings are as described above and charging ok. Incidently can the old control boxes be reconditioned ? It seems a shame to bin the old one if it can be reused

Thanks for the reply the 40psi is usually around 45 to 50mph, I rarely go any faster the narrow roads around the village prevent getting up to 60. So considering the engines age and mileage its not in too bad condition.

Many thanks
Tony

Hi All Sorry if this topic has been covered elsewhere, but I've just fitted an oil pressure gauge to my Morris 1000. The gauge reads 60psi when starting, drops to around 40 when running at normal operating temperature and drops to around 25psi when idling. The engine has done about 130,000 miles and...

Message received and very useful. Once again many thanks. There's a little jobbing garage in the village who are friendly and helpful, so I think I'll run the car to them and ask them to check the control box, I'm not too confident with doing any adjustment of this nature myself. Thank you for your ...

The control box may be a possibility as its a replacement that was fitted recently when the original was found to be faulty and not allowing a charge at all (red ignition light permanently on and battery running flat). The replacement was supplied and fitted by a friend of a friend, it cured the ign...

Yes, thanks for that. The readings I have described are with a new fan belt fitted and I get the negative readings with the lights on and engine running, I haven't tried it with heater and wipers as well...... The dynamo was fitted new 8 or 9 months ago together with a new wiring loom and the car ha...

Hi all Wired in the ammeter as directed and alls well.....I think. With the engine running the meter reads ' 0' or just a tad in the plus side. when the side lights are on it shows -5 and with headlamps -10. I take it the ammeter is working, but are these readings ok or should there be more of a plu...

Great! So its brown cable from solenoid to ammeter, another cable from ammeter to 'A' connector on control box. Many thanks for your speedy reply and I'll be fitting it tomorrow weather permitting.

Cheers
Tony R

Hi all my 1st post on the message board. I've recently acquired an oil pressure gauge and an ammeter to fit to my 1968 1000 saloon, the oil pressure gauge I'm ok with but I have little idea of how to wire in the ammeter, I dont want to blow up the electrics. :-? I would appreciate a kind of idiots g...