Morris Minor Owners Club

Hello ,

Recently I bought an old Smiths 1960's electric clock at a BL auto-jumble (damn great places for bargins) however this quaint little accessory for my green beast doesn't seem to work! Does anyone know any good UK websites which offer fixing these clock/gauges? I tried Gower Oaks about four times (via email) but I have had no respose!

Before I got this clock I tried to bid on eBay for a similar clock and helpfully the seller gave out a website which fixes Smiths gauges for a flat rate of £20. Could this ring any bells? Please, please, please shed some light!

You may already have thought of this, but what about a watch/clock repairer, a jewellers for example, you never know.

Actually, I hadn't thought of that! Talk about me going around the houses!

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious but many old Smiths clocks used an electromechanical movement which required the user to 'start' it. This is usually done by pressing in and releasing the time adjusting pin.

It's working now after forking out £25 but it's worth the dosh because it looks rather spiffing I advise anyone who wants the personal touch to thier minor to do this. If anyone is going to the London-Brighton see you there! (it's a long way off I know)

I advise anyone who wants the personal touch to thier minor to do this.

I would like one, too! But I have found all the Smiths Clockes has some sort of screw (bolt) underneath... Where would you put it in? Where is the best place to screw in??? Or have you got any other clocks it does fit nicely in my MM?

I advise anyone who wants the personal touch to thier minor to do this.

I would like one, too! But I have found all the Smiths Clockes has some sort of screw (bolt) underneath... Where would you put it in? Where is the best place to screw in??? Or have you got any other clocks it does fit nicely in my MM?

I have the series that has the open-glove box in font of the steering wheel. I painted and fitted a sheet of Aluminium over this and mounted it though as any mod gauge. I'm trying to get a piccy to put it on so everyone can see. Also I have recently fitted speakers which i must show...but i will get a pc once again soon.

Yes, I know what you mean, like this?:

Thats Looks Neat Cam
But one thing which of the guages is the fake one with the air bag in it

The air-bag is cunningly hidden under the M of the horn push!

Am I being dumb here or do you really get airbags for Moggies?

Am I being dumb here or do you really get airbags for Moggies?

NO to both questions

You can get aftermarket generic air bags, but I cannot imagine where to put one in a Moggy. People used to manage without them, so I guess we can!

Blimey - was that an aircraft cockpit? But it's great seeing the little arms on the gauges jerk and move when driving, especially at night. I've only got three at the moment but the good thing is that you can add more later on. I think it looks lush Cam - I'll try and dig up a pic! Do you have a vacuum (econometer) gauge? I'm having trouble setting mine up (I still have a piece of fish-pump pipe dangling in my engine bay!) How did you set it up? Is it a case of cutting the vaccum advance pipe and slapping on a T-piece?

an avenger,

Yep, I have a vac gauge, I am using the separate take-off on the MG Metro manifold, but a T-pieced would do just as well.

A note of caution: use a hard plastic vacuum take off tube from the T-piece away from the engine and then connect it to the fish tank type pipe otherwise the fish tank pipe will collapse with the heat of the engine and it won't work!!!

Look forward to seeing your dash!!

Yes i have the T-pieces off a Maestro (automatic choke fixings) which seem to work well. I've connected it up but the car now seems to chug-chug-chug, rather than purrrr. Also it give a poor reading on the display and seems to make no change when i rev the engine and it gives the same chug-chug-chug noise. Will i need a new vacuum advance pipe, or can it be rectified?

chug-chug-chug sounds like you are running a bit rich (hunting).

Did you block the hole off before, or was it left open?

If it was left open then it was running lean, so if you adjusted your mixture then, it will run rich when you plug it.

Hole? Help Which hole ?

When you detach the vac pipe, the hole that it was connected to.