Morris Minor Owners Club

Thanks for the info and help guys :) i will try and get a chain cover with a breather today .(should,nt the engine builder know this :-? ).will this go on without catching?also just noticed the advance/retard on the dizzy is not working ,so off to the nacker yard this morning to get hold of a metro ...

the welding was catching somewhere in the sump What welding? There is no welding involved in fitting a sump. Even if there was, why would you leave the crankshaft or what ever to grind its way through the bit that is causing the noise? It would be filling your engine with iron filings! not sure mar...

aupickup wrote:that carb is strangling the engine, also the breathing

do you have a brearger on the front timing cover

not sure wat should i b looking for

ah the carb is really to small for the 1275 u want a hif 44 with the breather on the carb, that will be better set up this will help with the breathing of the engine to is there a breather on the timing cover HI aupickup that is on the shopping list nxt ! :roll: but with the carb thats fitted would...

Hi It is not the chainy rattling noise now, its a tapping noise but it's not the tappits ![frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1278867978_9188 [/frame][frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1278867995_9188 [/frame][frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?src=1278868009_9188 [/frame][frame] h...

Hi all im just after some advive on what u good people think. I've put a 1275 recon engine in my van which was built by someone wo my dad knows. First time it went in there was a chainy rattling noise coming from what seemed to be the middle of the engine. Very confusing !! Phone the engine guy up a...

Hi guys does anybody on here use a moggy van for work if so were do u get commercial insurance im struggling at the minute.or do u just take a chance with normal insurance.any help would be appreciated
cheers

I'm just saying hello to everyone, I am new to the site. I am buying my first morris van pretty soon and I hope it's the right decission?? I don't think I will have to ask many questions on here, as my dad is a proper morris nut, no offense !! I'm sure a few people will know him, Tony Carroll [mcr]....