Morris Minor Owners Club

Well just pulled "Lottie" off the road for jobs to be done (new wings leaking screen and AHHHH a new headlinning a nasty job so I hear) Lottie is a 56 split screen and the heater also blows warm most of the time.

I noticed that the heater hose comes directly from the rear of the block straight through the bulkhead to the heater now most books/spares pictures show a gate type valve from the block to the hose, to turn the water off in the summer, would I be right in saying that I should re fit this valve? the car was manufactured on 10th November 1955 .

Thanks

Keith

You have a choice of 2 tap types, the screw down tap which you have to turn off under the bonnet and the lever type which operates via a cable inside the car. The correct one for your car should be the tap type although either can be fitted. I have the tap type on my 63 and I leave it open all year round to stop the heater matrix clogging up, I just use the lever under the parcel shelf to stop the fresh air flow so I don't get to warm in the summer.

Lottie is a 56 split screen and the heater also blows warm most of the time

Hi Keith, pop along to one of our branch meetings in London Colney apart from advice we also have a reasonable library of books that is available to branch members

10th of november? That is nice! Mine was built just after the weekend, on the 14th!

What is your chassisnumber?

chassis number is 384695

thanks Kev may pop down on the 11th.

manufactured on 10th November 1955

totaly irrelivant but your car is 19 years and one day older than me

thanks Kev may pop down on the 11th

Great stuff Keith, unfortunatly I wont be at that one as I am away.