Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi hope this is ok?
A little utube vid by my bruv.

https://youtu.be/tMa70lAnt9Y
Tina.

Hi Tina
Interesting little video, I must admit I didn't watch the whole thing, skipping a bit in the middle due to time constraint, but I did think the comments about the starter handle being hard to use were a bit off.
Might have been more beneficial to you and others watching it, if your Bruv had actually shown you how to use it properly.
It's not hard to do with the right technique, but done wrongly it can also hurt your thumb.

Great little video, I do like watching these but I was disappointed not to see the car started by the handle. I have never seen it done before although I could probably find someone whose done it on youtube.

Hi,
I have tried to start my car with the handle but as I'm just a girly I can't even turn it once,lol.
My hubby can start it with the handle though.
Tina.

The style of starting handle shown in the video does not help when trying to start a Minor 'A' Series engine.
When I had the Ser 2 it had a much earlier and better version of the Minor starting handle. It was of a larger diameter and the handle had a loose sleeve which rotated.
The Minor was easy to start on the handle. I found it easier to pull the handle up for starting whilst keeping the thumb out of the way.

These engines are a doddle to start on the handle, but a useful feature is the ability to set valve clearances. There were cars with 6 cylinder engines of over 4 litres capacity - try starting one of those on the handle.