Morris Minor Owners Club

My truck has no spark i have an electronic ignition which seems to have been reliable till now ,could it be the coil

Sounds likely. Mine recently failed on me up on Dartmoor.

Luckily I had two spares in the boot (one original and one brand new) I replaced with the original spare which got me as far as princetown however that then failed too. After fitting the modern replacement I've had no problems.

I'd recommend you always carry a couple of spares. Points are probably worth carrying too, although fitting them is a usually a garage job (mine cost £120 including new bearings and shims).

Tom

Tom and Maria wrote: Points are probably worth carrying too, although fitting them is a usually a garage job (mine cost £120 including new bearings and shims).Tom

????????? Are you sure they were points? No bearings and shims that I know of.
Fitting new points is a half hour job max, provided that you do not drop the little screw inside the distributor[frame][/frame]
This was definately the coil, it blew itself apart.

Where did you get that done , the last time my coil went it cost me £150 inc vat + parts

I ended up using a place in Bovey Tracey that specialises in Kia cars. The managers mum had a Morris when he was at school.

I'll PM you the number.

Good luck with yours, did it damage the radiator as it went?

Tom

No but my friend thinks I should get the head skimmed as a precausion

I'd have a feel around the old scroggle box too, they have a habit of dropping a few inches when it erupts.

Erm wheres that ?

It's generally bolted to the bulk head and has a HT lead going to the distributor cap.

Yup, almost definitely the coil. I've never heard of a more coiley case in all my extensive experience of Morris Minors. Like Dean says, check the scrogglebox too.

Was there any rough running before the coil exploded? If so, I'd be sure and reset the valve clearances -- remember, they must all be set the same! Never ever set the exhaust and inlet valves differently!

I've told you, he will be watching

Hello Lowride Stepside,

"No but my friend thinks I should get the head skimmed as a precausion"

Why would you do that? Cast iron heads in general rarely need skimming and unless there is a head gasket problem, all I would do is use a straight edge and check for flatness. Having it skimmed 'just in case' is extravagant and very rarely needed?

Al;ec

mike.perry wrote:

Tom and Maria wrote: Points are probably worth carrying too, although fitting them is a usually a garage job (mine cost £120 including new bearings and shims).Tom

????????? Are you sure they were points? No bearings and shims that I know of.
Fitting new points is a half hour job max, provided that you do not drop the little screw inside the distributor[frame][/frame]
This was definately the coil, it blew itself apart.

I'll bet if you filled it with oil and put it back together again it'd work.

A few years back, my daughter's 2nd series Nissan Micra had an ignition fault and it really was the coil.
Peugeot's "coil pack" on 206's is also known to give problems (and the petrol injectors). I still have the duff coil as I find it very hard to actually throw things away.

Stranger things happen at sea

It seems obvious that the solution to your problem is to fit a 5-speed transmission,185/14 tires,alternator and disc brakes on the front with a booster! (Wherever Roy is, he is sure to feel a great disturbance in the Force!)

lowride stepside wrote:Stranger things happen at sea

They do indeed. You've heard of the infamous "mutiny on the bounty"? Legend has it while the ship was stationary off Tahiti, leader of the mutineers was all for it being the coil that was preventing the ship from sailing on. William Bligh was all for it being lack of wind and the fact some lazy get hadn't raised the anchor. Obviously William Bligh lost the argument, then one quick smack with a chisel and the boat was off... and as we say the rest is history.

ALMOST .............did it have 8 inch brakes from a WOLSELEY holding it back ?

lambrettalad wrote:ALMOST .............did it have 8 inch brakes from a WOLSELEY holding it back ?

Perhaps it was the smoking brakes trying to hold it back that eventually caused the bounty to catch fire... The plot thickens!

no it was'nt the coil,wooooooooollllllsssselllly brakes or servo it was the snake oil in the water barrel that didn't stop the sailors valves from receeding because .No stop it ,stop it.He'll only get us when he comes back