Morris Minor Owners Club

My split screen moggy is undergoing major surgery at the moment, bare metal restoration etc.

It came with a carb fitted to the 803cc engine that used a pancake filter, I want to fit a carb that uses the original canister type filter.

1st photo is of carb fitted, 2nd photo of the filter I want to fit.

Can someone confirm exactly what SU carb it should have for the canister filter please.... thanks.

PS.. I will be posting some photos of the restoration process soon.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

It's been fitted with a much later HS2 1.25" carb and manifold..... You sure it's an 803 engine? Let's see some pictures.... Originally it would have an H1 1.125" carb.

Well - it's bigger, so more airflow.... The mounting flange is different - hence the later 1098 type manifold has been used with the larger carb. Is this wise with a feeble 803 engine........ ??? Hence I query the engine size...... !

Probably...but it may restrict the airflow. And it hardly looks 'original' with the later carb and manifold anyway !

I recall doing all the research when I first got car about 18 months ago and it is a 803 engine.

There is no way to fit the earlier canister filter to the carb fitted.

Ref performance this is not an issue, I just want it to be as original as possible.

My other run about is a bit different to this moggy, a 600bhp Nissan GT-R so I drive that if I need to go a bit faster

jagnut66 wrote:
Meantime the quickest way to confirm the engine size is its number, you'll find it located above the front (no 1) spark plug, if it's still there.............
Best wishes,
Mike.

Does the filter type distinguish between 803cc and the others please?
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Perhaps a small adapter plate between the HS2 and the canister filter?

Here is a manifold to suit

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-minor- ... 41908255f2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MORRIS-MINOR- ... 5b0c73727f

And part of the air cleaner

And I am sure that I have a Minor H1 or H2 carb, I will look in the morning.

Can we see some pictures of the engine please - to verify the capacity?

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Does the oil filter type distinguish between 803cc and the others please?
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Well, yes. The 803 uses a spin-on filter down near the distributor. The 948/1098/MG1275 (of course) has a 'remote' filter housing and a canister paper element type filter down by the sump. The Marina 1300 has the oil filter fitted on the block by the heater valve.

chesney wrote:Well, yes. The 803 uses a spin-on filter down near the distributor. The 948/1098/MG1275 (of course) has a 'remote' filter housing and a canister paper element type filter down by the sump. The Marina 1300 has the oil filter fitted on the block by the heater valve.

Thanks

So is it correct to say if Autobahn has a spin on filter he definitely has an 803 engine please?
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Not exactly, as per my post, the Marina also had a spin-on filter on the block. Not to mention the 'Mini' spin-on conversion to the 'remote' system, so simply asking if the engine has a screw-on filter may not be accurate. Hence the request for a photo, which would be indisputable.

chesney wrote:Not exactly, as per my post, the Marina also had a spin-on filter on the block. Not to mention the 'Mini' spin-on conversion to the 'remote' system, so simply asking if the engine has a screw-on filter may not be accurate. Hence the request for a photo, which would be indisputable.

Oh dear things can be made so complicated can't they

Chesney defined two types of filter.
Spin on and canister.

Within that context the Marina has a canister filter.
Should Chesney have said "The 803 has this type of filter http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-A30-Mo ... 2eddb595e9 and the others don't to help Autobahn decide if he has an 803 or not?
Or is that gobbledegookable too please?
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Within the context, the Marina 1300 still has a spin-on filter attached to the block, like an 803.
A photo is much more useful, if we can see the filter by the dizzy, it's an 803 block.
Simply supplying a link is not specific enough, theoretically all engines can have spin-on filters with little modification (though not all in the same location on the engine). It is the location of the filter that is important in differentiating between them.
Hence a photo is indesputable...

chesney wrote:Within the context, the Marina 1300 still has a spin-on filter attached to the block, like an 803.
A photo is much more useful, if we can see the filter by the dizzy, it's an 803 block.
Simply supplying a link is not specific enough, theoretically all engines can have spin-on filters with little modification (though not all in the same location on the engine). It is the location of the filter that is important in differentiating between them.
Hence a photo is indesputable...

Harumph!
Within the context of Chesney's post
Chesney's post being the sole text connected with my question.
within that sole context
Chesney defined 2 types of filter.
The "Spin on" fitted to the 803
The "Canister" fitted to the others, including the Marina 1300.

Photos take time, energy, skills, patience and equipment.
The answer to the simple question have you got this type of filter http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-A30-Mo ... 2eddb595e9 is definitive and indisputable.
A simple yes or no.

Lets KISS.
As in Keep it Sweet and Simple :=)
Rather than find unnecessary work for Autobahn's not so idle hands.
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