Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:29 pm
Sounds like your dynamo is u/s
okay here we go for stupid question of the day...
dynamo = ???
u/s = up the sh*t???
sorry!!
i warned you it was the stupid question of the day...
karen
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:40 pm
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:44 pm
dynamo = ???
Black or Green cylinder mounted half way down the side of the engine block (left side looking from front) which supplies electricity to charge the battery when engine is running.....
u/s = up the sh*t???
YES
It is easy to replace the brushes in these (LOOK IN THE MANUAL) However, they sometimes just stick through lack of use so may just need cleaning - again, its all explained in the manual. Could also be the fan belt that is missing of just too loose and needing adjustment.... Take the manual out with you then next time you breakdown you'll have something to read whilst waiting for a tow 
Black or Green cylinder mounted half way down the side of the engine block (left side looking from front) which supplies electricity to charge the battery when engine is running.....
u/s = up the sh*t???
YES
It is easy to replace the brushes in these (LOOK IN THE MANUAL
) However, they sometimes just stick through lack of use so may just need cleaning - again, its all explained in the manual. Could also be the fan belt that is missing of just too loose and needing adjustment.... Take the manual out with you then next time you breakdown you'll have something to read whilst waiting for a tow Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:45 pm
Karen
Don't let these teething problems get you down. Its a very old car that is going to need a bit of TLC to get it fit and well for its daily runs. As you will see on this forum and others, many rely on these cars for their daily transport and have mostly trouble-free service.
Your Morry will reward you for the TLC that you put in.
Soon, you will be able to do all the basic maintenance yourself (if you want to), because Morries are so simple compared with todays cars. This can be very satisfying and is part of the whole Morry experience.
Cheers
Don
Don't let these teething problems get you down. Its a very old car that is going to need a bit of TLC to get it fit and well for its daily runs. As you will see on this forum and others, many rely on these cars for their daily transport and have mostly trouble-free service.
Your Morry will reward you for the TLC that you put in.
Soon, you will be able to do all the basic maintenance yourself (if you want to), because Morries are so simple compared with todays cars. This can be very satisfying and is part of the whole Morry experience.
Cheers
Don
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:54 pm
The dynamo is the device which converts the mechanical energy of the engine into electircal energy for the spark plugs etc.
Since a picture speaks a thousand words
Its one of the three devices connected to the fanbelt and has a little fan on the front. Before assuming the dyno is up the creek make sure the fan belt is tight and not perished.
If you know a mechanic it should be a fairly simple thing for him to check the dyno with a multimeter
Since a picture speaks a thousand words
Its one of the three devices connected to the fanbelt and has a little fan on the front. Before assuming the dyno is up the creek make sure the fan belt is tight and not perished.
If you know a mechanic it should be a fairly simple thing for him to check the dyno with a multimeter
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:41 am
thanks heaps guys,
have called a mechanic who also said that maybe its not even reving enough to charge...
am hopefully going to get it looked at today some time...
i now know that the dynamo is the doovie bit under the cylinderie bit... nice!!
no i truly do appreciate all of this and would be out the front looking at these things had it not slept the night elsewhere!
infact my brother in law is going to give me a half days tutorial in looking after it!! bleeding the brakes and all!!
i think its happening this saturday so am quite chuffed about that...
thanks again
karen
have called a mechanic who also said that maybe its not even reving enough to charge...
am hopefully going to get it looked at today some time...
i now know that the dynamo is the doovie bit under the cylinderie bit... nice!!
no i truly do appreciate all of this and would be out the front looking at these things had it not slept the night elsewhere!
infact my brother in law is going to give me a half days tutorial in looking after it!! bleeding the brakes and all!!
i think its happening this saturday so am quite chuffed about that...
thanks again
karen
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:23 am
Karen,
The cylindery thing is the coil, it stores up the electricity generates enough voltage to make a spark.
The cylindery thing is the coil, it stores up the electricity generates enough voltage to make a spark.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:38 pm
I know the coil... i have to heat it up on the old nissan patrol before i start it up!!Dan_Harris wrote:Karen,
The cylindery thing is the coil, it stores up the electricity generates enough voltage to make a spark.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:42 pm
it does take a bit to get use to driving an older car... my current car is a 2005 toyota prado!! so just a little bit more reliable!!don58van wrote:Karen
Don't let these teething problems get you down. Its a very old car that is going to need a bit of TLC to get it fit and well for its daily runs. As you will see on this forum and others, many rely on these cars for their daily transport and have mostly trouble-free service.
Your Morry will reward you for the TLC that you put in.
Soon, you will be able to do all the basic maintenance yourself (if you want to), because Morries are so simple compared with todays cars. This can be very satisfying and is part of the whole Morry experience.
Cheers
Don
but i do realise that once all this is done that things will be alot easier... i suppose i am just impatient!!
i just cant wait... i drove the long way home from work just so i could drive past the mechanics and see her sitting in his yard!!
i am very smitten!!
she is just beautiful and i couldnt think of a better car for me!!
hopefully will have a super weekend taking her out on the town!!
thanks heaps guys...
karen
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:50 pm
Short for uselessbouncingoffthewalls wrote:okay here we go for stupid question of the day...
u/s = up the sh*t???
karen
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:13 pm
I always thought it was short for unservicable.Kevin wrote:Short for uselessbouncingoffthewalls wrote:okay here we go for stupid question of the day...
u/s = up the sh*t???
karen
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:47 pm
It is - came from RAF "Speak" when airplanes were struck off as being not air-worthy.
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:50 pm
RAF speak!!!! Navy and Army were using it well before they invented the Royal Air Farce!!!
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:13 pm
Ok ok Royal Flying Corps! but all forces use it.
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:38 pm
Well this is getting interesting
I always thought it was short for unservicable.
Well in engineering it was always referred to as unsuitable for purpose and the generally use term was useless or U/S but in reality Karen version is probably most commonly used.Ok ok Royal Flying Corps! but all forces use it.
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:37 pm
agree