Morris Minor Owners Club

Any help would be appreciated...

My local garage are going to service the carb on my 67 saloon (had strong smell of petrol in car) and have just left a message for me to 'get hold of a carb kit'- ...any ideas on sourcing and what it should comprise of?

Various gaskets as I recall.

Any Minor specialist will have them - I got mine from East Sussex Minors (01580 200203).

There's a rebuild kit and a service kit. Don't know the full inventory of each but they both contain various other parts as well as the gaskets required, one more than the other. Rebuild is about £25+vat, service about £21+vat.
Minor parts specialists and Burlen. All should be able to advise what's needed.
Should be a later SU type HS2 I think.

thanks for the info...

week 2 of mm ownership 7 learning fast!

(had strong smell of petrol in car)

If it happens after you have filled with petrol its often caused by the flexible fuel filler pipe in the boot between the tank and the actual filler, its made up of a 2 section pipe with an inner reinforced section (similar to radiator hoses) and with age the outer section can split, its easy to check just run your hand round the pipe to feel for any splits/defects.
This can give some very strong smells in the car and rear seat passengers will notice even quicker.

Finn wrote:thanks for the info...

week 2 of mm ownership 7 learning fast!

Ah... I see you're expereincing the "anit-honeymoon" some mog owners get after purchasing a mog

I had one and it lasted a little while... but it's soon over... You spend a while going "oooooh! I didn't see that... ooooh! Is that MEANT to be like that?... Ooooh! I've never seen one of THOSE before!... Oh! That's new... Coool!.... " It's quite fun, but it's a bit daunting sometimes!

Glad you're enjoying it though

Sounds like your carb has a stuck/broken needle valve, or is just worn... A rebuild Kit sounds like an excellent idea!



Nikki

Oh, and a P.S

How "easy" is a Carb -rebuild? - Mine needs attention (It sometimes overfills in the float chamber) and I suspect it could do with a general clean (my lifting pin is stuck)

Bear in mind that I've done a few odds and sods with it before but I've never totally "dismantled it". Is it something I can cheaply do before the emigration???

How "easy" is a Carb -rebuild? - Mine needs attention (It sometimes overfills in the float chamber) and I suspect it could do with a general clean (my lifting pin is stuck)

Bear in mind that I've done a few odds and sods with it before but I've never totally "dismantled it". Is it something I can cheaply do before the emigration???

That all depends on your mechanical ability! Some think it's way above their ability and some can do it without batting an eyelid.

If you can get hold of a spare carb and take that apart to see how it works then that would help.

If you have a Haynes manual Nikki, it's quite well explained in there. But as Cam says, have a go on another old unit first. But it is fairly straight forward. In fact should be easier than changing road springs! Maybe worth trying with a service kit rather than a rebuild kit.

57traveller wrote:If you have a Haynes manual Nikki, it's quite well explained in there. But as Cam says, have a go on another old unit first. But it is fairly straight forward. In fact should be easier than changing road springs! Maybe worth trying with a service kit rather than a rebuild kit.

Cheers I had wondered how much more difficult it could be than replacing the springs

Ultimately, I'd really like to get the lifting pin moving, and also get the thing running nicely before I take Hebe Stateside - based on the view that it's easier to fix things here than stateside!

(especially when you have to wait for part to arrive from the UK!!!)

Parts can be ordered online from

www.burlen.co.uk

I've done this and been very impressed by Burlens quick response.