Morris Minor Owners Club

Les raises an interesting point .....has the oil pump been changed? Any chance a 1275 'long shaft' pump has been fitted in error - and is pushing the cam forward HARD against the triangular plate? I'm pretty sure the pump couldn't be tightened up flush if this is the case......... Surely if that wa...

I'll be happy with the assembly if the engine works afterwards! I didn't actually stop the check the old sprockets' alignment before removing, so it is possible that a washer/spacer came off and 'disappeared', but I think that's unlikely as I was quite careful and had a good look around afterwards. ...

Not too sure on this car's history - I do have a pile of paperwork that came with it, but it had quite a bit of work done not too long before I bought it - mostly bodywork though. It had a respray and whoever reassembled the trim and panels seemed to use a random assortment of nuts and bolts! God he...

I know tolerances were a bit looser back in the 'good old days', but even so over 1mm is a bit excessive! I guess the reason will remain a mystery for now.

I'll try and find some suitable washers for the job then.

Thanks for your photo's dellerie - it all looks very familiar to me by now! Had another fiddle with it. I am sure that the cam sprocket is in the right position - when the cam is settled there is a very small (less than .5mm I think) gap, but the sprocket can be made to contact the triangular plate ...

Yes, it looks like the old sprocket was running against the trianglular plate, and from what les and alec are saying, that is correct. Although I would have thought that there should be a small gap when the camshaft settles in position, it seems like an odd idea that the face of the cam sprocket sho...

I've been looking at it again tonight, and I am confident that the cam sprocket is fully home. I'd guess there's about 0.5mm clearance between the back face of the sprocket and the triangular piece mentioned. Although at one point they were touching, but I think that might be due to a bit of end flo...

The longest side of the crank sprocket is facing the block - if I turned it round it would go on even further and probably foul the front plate. Both sprockets have their timing marks facing outwards, which I assume means they're on the right way. But I don't think either of them will fit the other ...

Thanks Chris for the info on the dished washer - that bit makes sense now! I think it had the incorrect washer on there previously. I am quite sure that both keys are square, and the sprockets are fully home. I've countersunk the bolts, not quite fully flush, but as you can see in the photo below, t...

pretty sure the cam gear is fully on - I've done up the nut as tight as I can without the cam turning, so I think that would have pushed the sprocket fully home? Is there an easy way to lock the camshaft whilst I torque up the nut on the end of it??

I'll get some photo's of the washers tomorrow.

I have the bull motif duplex chain kit, which I'm in the process of fitting. However, the gears don't line up - the cam gear sticks out about 1 - 1.5mm further than the crank gear. Both are the first item onto their respective shaft, no washers/shims or anything else - just like how the original gea...

Got stranded 10 miles from home today, with a suspected halfshaft failure. Lost all drive to the back wheels, but the propshaft is still spinning. Turning the R/H wheel makes the prop go round, but the L/H wheel doesn't. Is that a L/H drive shaft failure, or could it be the diff? If it's the half sh...

My RH lower door hinge has a significant amount of slop in it, which causes the door to sag well out of alignment (top of door bashes the b pillar when closing). Is the hinge servicable or is it time to replace? Any tips for removing the hinge? It looks like someone's had a go at it before - most of...

Thanks Alex. I'm used to the older heater with a variable (of sorts!) fan speed. The switch doesn't appear to do anything, so i'll have to look into that, and the cable attached to the heater knob goes through the bulkhead and, er, just dangles there. I'll have a look for a valve on the back of th c...

I have a slidey lever type thing on the front of the heater, but the labels are worn off. I assume this directs the air to different places? There is a switch on the lower front of the heater, this doesn't do appear to do anything. Should this activate the blower? What about different fan speeds? Th...

Anyone?

Is this the sort of information that the club might have records of?

Thanks, where are the drain holes?

Just bought a '68 traveller, and wondered the best way to treat the wood... The woodwork is in quite tidy condition, and I don't really want to go over the top trying to make it look concours, I just want to give it some new protection. It will be used regularly all year round, although will hopeful...

I need to find out the list price for a 1968 Traveller, does anyone have a copy of original price lists or some other "official" document that would prove what the list price was? I need it to calculate company car tax, so any official documentation to back up the price would be very usefu...

Hi, I've just joined up to the message board, been an MMOC member since I was 17 (now 29). I have a '63 4 door 1098 (on the road, but not very often), a '71 2 door (been on axle stands for 10 years :oops: ), and it looks like I've just bought a '69 traveller (need something practical to put my 2 dog...