Morris Minor Owners Club

It's not the driving that bothers me: it's the salt attacking the bodywork!

Can't believe how many Minors I've seen out on these salty roads. Who uses theirs through the winter and how do you cope with the rust?!

Musician

I don't commute by car (London!) but do go on long trips for holidays (south of France, Austria, etc.). I think I'd get an unleaded engine, although my saloon has no trouble with Valvemaster and super unleaded since 2003. The biggest job is persuading my wife that she'd be better off with another mi...

I was once accosted by an elderly gentleman whilst reading Minor Matters on a train. He gave me a lecture about how a Minor wasn't a proper classic as it was too new...! Anyway, he gave me a good anti-theft tip: when you leave the car, take the rotor arm with you. If only my dizzy cap wasn't so filt...

Assuming mine arrives, I can send it to you when I've finished with it (couple of days). Haven't seen it yet, but if you PM me your details, I'll post it on to you when finished.

That's my reasoning too - I've had a couple of medium-sized jobs on all 3 of my cars this year, and the Minor was cheapest and easy to get parts for!

simmitc wrote:Just remember that plenty of us use standard Travellers for every day driving and long distance touring. Jonathan can advise on all sorts of goody upgrades, but the standard car is fine for most use; we don not have anything except Minors!

You're very brave!

I think to say that "there's lubrication or there's no lubrication" is ridiculously simplistic - some oils are thicker than others, you could lubricate with WD40 if you wanted but it wouldn't do your car any good. Only the best oil for my cars, I'm afraid. I use Magnatec 10W-40 in my Lagun...

Thanks for the reply, and good point about the £! It's not about cheap booze, I have a Renault Laguna which more than copes, I'm thinking about the genuine sustainability/usability of a Morris Minor. My saloon's great, ultra-reliable, economical easy to repair, etc. The only complaints are top speed...

Hello! I have a lovely 2-door 1970 saloon which is in good condition and original (or original spec). Took it on holiday at the weekend and it went to Le Touquet and back with no problems at all. It got me thinking about the possibility of using a Minor as a main car. It wouldn't be practical with &...

Sorry for the slow response - I've been out of the office a few days. Thanks for this advice - I'll have a look at the weekend in the rain

Thanks!

Neil

It's "on" when I first turn the ignition...

Hi all, I have a question. Yesterday, a mechanic was doing a job on Naomi, and noticed that the oil light was disconnected. He connected it for me, but now the light is on all the time. What I'm wondering is: has the mechanic made a mistake? or do I have a problem with the oil pressure? The car seem...

Hi, I'm looking for some help with the heater cable on my 1970 saloon. I just got it back after 2 years being restored, drove it for the first time, and the heater cable came off in my hand.

My question is: is it an easy job to reattach it, and if so, how do I do it?

Thanks in advance,

Neil

Can't do either of the April dates as I'm going away for 2 weeks. May please!

Well I think it would save me money, but I'm against it on principle. The thing is, they'll also then use the system for monitoring your speed, which'll lead to massive revenue from small speeding offenses to top it all up, so I'm 100% against it. It's just another bit of the Big Brother state we li...

Thanks!

Lou wrote:Well, as we all know, 'moggy' is actually the term for...

Call me naïve, but... what?

P.S. Morrie doesn't sound right. We call her the "little mog"

Can someone please tell me the places on a Minor which should be treated with waxoyl, as I'm going to do Naomi when she's back from the body shop...