Morris Minor Owners Club

I have just bought myself a 1950 Morris Minor MM 2 door lowlight (first time Morrie owner here). Any tips for a newbie owner / driver would be much appreciated. Paperwork I received with the car shows it was shipped as a CKD (completely knocked down) kit car in June 1950, Chassis number SMM/50467, Engine number 31076. Other paperwork I have shows it was restored in the 90's. Original side valve engine. Have one silly question already, where and how do I check transmission fluid? I plan to use this car as my daily driver, would like some opinions there too Any other Aussie Lowlight owners out there?







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Hi Knitty,
One seriously lovely car there.
ENJOY

Thank you Dave...was definately love at first sight!!!!

Wow Beautiful !!!
Are you on the down under message board?

That looks in fabulous condition. There can't be many lowlights still being used as daily drivers! Of course that's exactly what they were designed to do.

Welcome, that's one seriously great car.

To check transmission fluid, lift passenger side carpet, and there is a rubber bung in the floor. Remove that and there will be a gearbox dipstick visible.

MoggyTech wrote:Top up with engine oil, NOT Hypoid.

I think that's wrong for cars with the sidevalve gearbox. The workshop manual says:

The following is a list of recommended lubricants for the Morris Minor (Series MM)
...
GEARBOX, STEERING GEARBOX, AND REAR AXLE (HYPOID GEARS)
All conditions down to -12C (10F): Esso Gear Oil G.P. 90, Mobilube G.X. 90, Shell Spirax 90 E.P., Energol S.A.E. 90 E.P., Filtrate Hypoid Gear 90, Ambroleum E.P. 90, Duckam's Hypoid 90, Castrol Hypoy
Arctic consistently below -12C (10F): Esso Gear Oil G.P. 80, Mobilube G.X. 80, Shell Spirax 80 E.P., Energol S.A.E. 80 E.P., Filtrate Hypoid Gear 80, Ambroleum E.P. 80, Duckam's Hypoid 80, Castrol Hypoy Light

think that's wrong for cars with the sidevalve gearbox. The workshop manual says:

Thanks Alex, something else I forgot in my old age

your lucky with side valve, just in front of the gear lever under the carpet there is a wee kidney shaped panel with nut in it. remove the panel and you get a filler and a dip stick!!!!! Side valve gear boxes use hp90 oil not engine oil. really nice car by the way.

All that sunshine - it makes me really down in the mouth - its raining here! What a lovely car - Happy Minoring Knitty - where abouts are you in OZ?

yep i really miss the homeland during the winter months too. Nice looking car. A friend of mine was telling me on the phone a few weeks ago about one of his friends thathas just bought the oldest moggy in oz. Apparently it was in a state but he is restoring it.
I do like the lowlights front ends too, nice loo to them.

Hi and welcome, If you are looking for more aussie owners,Theres a few on www.minormania.com

Many thanks
John

Here too:

http://www.morrisdownunder.com/forum/index.php

stevey wrote:your lucky with side valve, just in front of the gear lever under the carpet there is a wee kidney shaped panel with nut in it. remove the panel and you get a filler and a dip stick!!!!! Side valve gear boxes use hp90 oil not engine oil. really nice car by the way.

Thanks for all the useful info Really quite hard to find anything much on the internet for the basic stuff.

regaliaqueen wrote:All that sunshine - it makes me really down in the mouth - its raining here! What a lovely car - Happy Minoring Knitty - where abouts are you in OZ?

Am in Adelaide, South Australia ...still enjoying summer weather here!

Shawn wrote:Here too:

http://www.morrisdownunder.com/forum/index.php

Thanks Shawn, have joined that forum too!! And a big thank you to everyone for such a great welcome!!

Summer, Summer weather - whats that? its dull overcast and cold here - my Sister lives in Mt Martha (Melbourne) and complains it's a bit hot! Chance would be a fine thing. Enjoy it that's what I say!

Has been pretty mild here the last few days...not lookin forward to the wet weather with the slow windscreen wipers on the Morrie!!

you could always use the force!!!!!

Welcome aboard Knitty your new car looks great