Morris Minor Owners Club

We have just bought our first moggy 1000 and she idles not to bad but when we press the throttle nothing happeneds, any ideas to the problem will be appreciated

Throttle cable missing.

Welcome!

Oil level low in the dash pot? Has the car been off the road a long time, possibly seized linkages on the carb

If it's only '100' then not surprising - it should be 1000. Take it back to the seller! Did you not test drive it before buying ??? Could be many many things - from the simple - to a ruined engine. We need a lot more information...

Yes its been stood for 18 years so I will check thank you, throttle cable is there lol and no I didn't test drive it as its off the road at the minute

My bad it was ment to say 1000, what other information do you need?

Just about everything! Does it run on 'all four' or is the idling very rough? Could be - oiled plug/HT leads wrong order/stuck valve/carb piston stuck - or even a blown head gasket. When did it last run ?

A video would help a lot.
Take the air cleaner off and try lifting the piston you will see in the carb with your finger, I suspect it's stuck.

You could get someone to look under the bonnet to see if the linkage to the carb is turning when you press the accelerator pedal, if it's moving then, as others have said check the carb piston is not stuck.

Sorted it now thanks, the carb was stuck