Morris Minor Owners Club

thanks for the information , i will get on to Jawel then and order some paint !!! Wat about drying times and percentage of thinners ?
Regards Phil

The paint I want to use is by Jawel Paints Birmingham . I dont want to paint my Doris , I did that with cellulose quite successfully . I want to paint a motor bike that has been painted with enamel years ago . The right colour is supplied by a dealer . but not the primer or thinner . The tin is not ...

Does anyone have experience of using synthetic xylene based paint? What sort of thinner is needed . ?what percentage for spraying ? Is there supplier in Shropshire ?
Regards Phil Burley

How do I test a dynamo with only a wire and bulb . I cant remember if I test between the terminals for a light or join the terminals together and test beteen them and earth
Regards Phil

its flat at the heater take off end , it has the threaded holes but the central 3/4 inch ish hole is not drilled . that doesnt look much of a problem

What's the point of the bypass then ? and how does the mini and metro etc manage without it ?

I have aquired a 1275 unleaded Mini head to use on my Midget engine project . It has no bypass pipe at the front . Is this a problem ? Also it has no take off at the rear for the heater pipe , but it has the threaded holes for the fitting and I asume I can drill the hole in the middle to feed the he...

How is a 1275 Midget distributor different from a 1098 Minor one ? Can I use the Minor one in the 1275 engine ?
Regards Phil

yes it is different to a Minor one , it has a flange round the shaft and the drive tongues are wider

Will a Lucas 59D4 work well on a 1098 and a 1275 engine ? I have been offered a new one .
Regards Phil

How thick do these spacers need to be ? got some 1/8 alloy plate and got a lathe . I have been fitting up these disk brakes for a couple of months but got held up for a spell in hospital . Tried a wheel on for the first time today and it does bind a bit
Phil

Going back to the "wheel spacers" . What are they for ??
Phil Burley

Well there's a thing !! I never thought of that !!
Phil

after struggling to fit a new master cylinder , I extended the hole about an inch to the rear and hay presto the rear brake pipe fitting is easy to screw in . Just weld an extension to cover plate and job done !
Phil Burley

I just assumed that bigger would be better .seems not
Phil

I am just changing my master cylinder and I noticed that the new one ( that I have had for a couple of years) is marked 13/16 . I read that the earlier ones were that and the later is 7/8 . all the ones I have seen are 13/16 so why don't the spares suppliers have the later type .

I have been offered a a midget engine no 8G 180ERS55346
BuT is this a 1275 or a 1098?
Phil

Has anyone got a good system for derusting water passages in the engine block . The core plugs are out
Regards Phil

hello bmcecosse, would that be a 1300 Metro manifold ? from what sort of year ? Phil

I have a Midget 1275 engine but I dont want to use the 2 carbs . what manifold and carb could I use ?
Regards Phil