Lots of questions - engine bay

[stuart_k]

Apologies in advance for all the questions. I am posting this here not because I have any intention of entering our car in concours but because the questions I want to ask will be pertinent to anyone who does. My winter/spring project is to tidy up the engine bay which is in a sorry state. The previous owner was happy to keep up the servicing but didn’t really care about appearances. I have decided if I am going to spruce things up I might as well try to keep to original spec where possible and practical. So I have a few questions. I have already invested in the Original Morris Minor book.

Questions refer to a 1966 Traveller Smoke Grey 1098 originally dynamo but converted to alternator

I’m going to repaint the inside of the engine bay, the engine and ancilliaries, and anything else I can get at. From what I can gather the paint scheme should be as below, please correct any errors:

Inner wings, bulkhead and just about everything else bodywise– smoke grey

Engine support brackets – black, engine green or body colour?

Radiator – black

Bonnet folding support – satin black

Engine including thermostat housing, sump, waterpump, oilfilter head, rocker cover – engine green

Rocker cover bolts – painted green or left unpainted?

Front pulley – engine green

Fan blades - yellow

Inlet manifold – engine green

Exhaust manifold – as cast, grey

Alternator – left unpainted

Airfilter – gloss black

Front shocks – body aluminium, arms black

Fuel pump body – black

Windscreen wiper motor – black body, aluminium legs and end facing.

Copper pipe between heater and radiator – black

Coil – as it comes?

Battery retaining bar – black

Engine steady bar brackets – black

Engine steady bar – aluminium

Heater valve on rear of cylinder head – unpainted?

Vacuum pipe to distributor – engine green??



Labels:

Lucas label on main harness as it exists bulkhead

Cooper label on airfilter

SU label on fuel pump

Caution label on plate attached to copper pipe running from heater to radiator

Rocker cover plates were riveted but on late models were glued on I believe. What glue is best? I can get a plate for the Morris motif but only a sticker for the Weslake patents bit. Should I use stickers or aluminium plates?
Stencilled warning on radiator in white

Water bottle – Tudor sticker?


Phew, that’s the first lot of questions. Details, it’s all in the details!

[Kevin]

Rocker cover plates were riveted but on late models were glued on I believe. What glue is best?

you will find that type are self adhesive.

Inlet manifold – engine green
Exhaust manifold – as cast, grey

Really as the are combined not seperate.

If you get stuck I can always get a picture of our branch chairmans concours Traveller.

[aupickup]

fan blade hub black

engine towers black


also when factory done the gaskets were also painted , they sprayed all the engine in green with head gaskets in

[stuart_k]

Inlet manifold – engine green
Exhaust manifold – as cast, grey

Really as they are combined not seperate.

I was going by a picture in Original Morris Minor which showed them painted differently

If you get stuck I can always get a picture of our branch chairmans concours Traveller.

That would be great if you could!

[IaininTenbury]

fan blade hub black

or yellow. Both versions are possible, though black seems more commonley found on later '60s cars in my experience.

[Kevin]

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If you get stuck I can always get a picture of our branch chairmans concours Traveller.

That would be great if you could!

Hi Stuart this is the only one I can find but it should help a bit.

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[stuart_k]

That's great thanks. I went to the NEC on Saturday and there was a Traveller on display with the bonnet up. I took loads of pics and had a chat with the owner - didn't get his name but if he reads this - thanks for the chat. I was the one with my daughter in tow and asking about the radiator. I should be able to have a good go at my own now. Thanks again.