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- Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Can’t get my daughters car to start
- Replies: 163
- Views: 16777215
Re: Can’t get my daughters car to start
Presumably he was trying to make himself look a complete [insert your choice of term here] and he succeeded. If he wanted to learn and Chloe told him, then he should have listened. To then say he had to go and leave Chloe with the problem is just adding insult. If his daughter is really that thick, ...
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: UK National rally 2024 location?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 35398
Re: UK National rally 2024 location?
June Sat 29th & Sun 30th, campsite opens Fri 28th plus some evening entertainment. Campsite must be vacated by midday Monday.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:28 pm
- Forum: Do you know....?
- Topic: SBY600F
- Replies: 3
- Views: 23193
Re: SBY600F
Contact the MMOC Office in Derby and ask if they have a record of it. If yes, then they can forward your details to the current owner.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: sudden engine failure 1098
- Replies: 9
- Views: 21347
Re: sudden engine failure 1098
Copper every time. Hopefully you did not run the engine after the problem appeared. If stopped straight away, then likely the only damage is the gasket. Prolonged running can result in damage to the surfaces of the head and/or block - make sure that you check both with a straight edge.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: mini heater and heated rear window
- Replies: 8
- Views: 32626
Re: mini heater and heated rear window
Picking up on whether you already have a mini heater... The standard minor heater has a single speed fan and a vertically operating flap lever. The mini heater has two speed fan and horizontal flap l;ever, but it is possible to convert that to the standard Minor front plate. The Minor heater uses 1/...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas Minor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10684
Re: Christmas Minor
Brilliant
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:51 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Damaged radiator
- Replies: 25
- Views: 115560
Re: Damaged radiator
I wonder whether the original blade broke as a result of hitting the radiator or hit the radiator as a result of breaking? I have seen fan blades suffer from metal fatigue and crack at the base of the blade. The act of trying to draw air in would then force the blade out and it could strike the radi...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:43 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 146559
Re: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
Ah well, everything resolved, no harm done. It takes a a lot to admit making a mistake. All's well that ends well
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:33 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 146559
Re: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
I'm glad that you got it fixed, but do not understand why you need thick cable and a fuse for a voltmeter, or why you would wire it so that everything flowed through the voltmeter. Do you really mean a voltmeter, or is it perhaps an ammeter (amp meter)? Whichever, if you had provided that informatio...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:20 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 146559
Re: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
If the DCB is not in use, then there must be another form of junction box, perhaps a "chocolate block" connector? If you can post photos of a) Your multimeter b) The bulkhead of the car showing the area between the battery and the right hand side of the car c) The Dynanator back to the are...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:18 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 146559
Re: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
I believe that you should have a heavy duty cable from the battery to one terminal on the starter switch. From the same terminal should be a thinner, but still relatively thick, brown wire to the dynamo control box terminal A, assuming that the DCB has been left in place as a junction box. If that b...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 6:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Lifetime withMorris Minors
- Replies: 0
- Views: 52782
A Lifetime withMorris Minors
75 years of the Morris Minor. 47 years of the Morris Minor Owners Club. The publication of a new book covering the restoration the Morris Minor. The upcoming retirement of Ray Newell from his 40 years as Secretary. A 48 minute podcast by our own Becca. A great look at the history of how we got to wh...
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Third brake light
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16147
Re: Third brake light
Presumably the third lamp is an LED unit, and your original lights still use the standard tungsten filament bulbs? If so, it is possible that the brake light switch is still making a very slight contact but the current being passed is not sufficient to illuminate the normal bulbs, but is just enough...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:49 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Can’t get my daughters car to start
- Replies: 163
- Views: 16777215
Re: Can’t get my daughters car to start
YES, there is a winter/summer setting: The air filter casing can be rotated so that in the summer the intake tube is pointing away from the exhaust whilst in the winter it is rotated so that it draw warm air from immediately above the exhaust. To make the rotation, simply loosen the wing nut on top ...
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Heater
- Replies: 18
- Views: 179453
Re: Heater
Sorry, I can;t remember what year your car is, but the earlier cars with a round heater were not very effective. The later rectangular heater boxes for 1098cc engines were better, and can be easily upgraded with a mini based matrix. However, before that, thoroughly flush the heater core using a gard...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pink antifreeze
- Replies: 23
- Views: 37755
Re: Pink antifreeze
The standard answer to your question is yes, drain, flush and refill with Bluecol. Plenty of discussions about this on this forum and loads of anecdotal evidence that modern antifreeze will seep and leak leading to the deposits that you have found.
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 3:56 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Brakes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1172
Re: Brakes
In case it's not clear from the diagram: Flexible hose to top of front cylinder. Solid bridge pipe between two bottom connections. Bleed screw at top of rear cylinder.
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:10 pm
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: What oil filter
- Replies: 25
- Views: 70401
Re: What oil filter
I agree with Phil. I purchased a car with EP90 in it and , although the oil was clean when drained, the box was far smoother when refilled with the correct engine oil. Every Morris and Castrol lubrication guide can't be wrong.
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:04 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: wire going to a sender unit that I should not have ?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19123
Re: wire going to a sender unit that I should not have ?
Mike, There is an oil pressure warning light. It should come on when you turn on the ignition and then go out as soon as the engine starts. The switch is located just behind the distributor. The filter warning light appears to be connected to a temperature sender. When cold, there is no earth return...
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:59 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: What oil filter
- Replies: 25
- Views: 70401
Re: What oil filter
Good points. At times we all expect things to be standard unless the poster specified otherwise, but Mike is a new owner, so yes, we need to confirm the engine and box fitted to the car.
Mike, could you post a photo of your engine and confirm if the gearbox is 4 or 5 speed; just to be certain.
Mike, could you post a photo of your engine and confirm if the gearbox is 4 or 5 speed; just to be certain.