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goneps
Joined: 18 Jun 2013 Posts: 601 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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Modern cars with power-assisted everything have just made us lazy. A Minor certainly doesn't need servo-assisted brakes, just a firm push on the pedal that no-one gave any thought to back in the day.
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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I disconnected and blocked off the vacuum pipe to the servo, and the (static, not driven yet) signs are that the brakes are now working correctly - with the engine running, and not running. So as suspected there must be something up with the servo. I'll leave it in place for now as it's plumbed into the hydraulic line, but long term I'll remove it and free up some space under the bonnet.
The rest of the afternoon was spent slopping a mixture of Waxoyl/EP90/greasy gloop mix over the underside to hopefully preserve the metalwork. The structure underneath is quite a complicated affair, I doth my cap to anyone who replaces it all in the course of a restoration.
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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Dynamo removed today to investigate a lack of charging, plus the bottom adjustment bracket was seized up (a little heat with it in a vice soon cured that). The fan belt is a horrid modern toothed affair, so that'll be replaced while it's off.
The engine was also run up to temperature, I think a new pressure cap is needed (now ordered), but it seems to run ok, the rad is uniformly warm too so hopefully that'll be ok to use.
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Both semaphore indicators were restored to health this evening. The n/s one wasn't bad, it just needed freeing off a bit. The o/s semaphore needed the plastic lens replacing (the original had melted outwards, causing it to foul the bodywork), plus a new bulb and again a spot of freeing off.
Does anyone know the rating for the two main fuses? at the moment the holders are bridged by wire.....the manual doesn't appear to give the ratings.
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 1480 Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Rick,
I think they are both 35Amp.
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bjacko
Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Posts: 364 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:02 am Post subject: Morris Minor Fuses |
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Both fuses are 35 amp Lucas part number 188218 according to lucas manual. |
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Rick Site Admin
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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The MM is now "taxed" and insured (a whopping £24 extra on my existing policy that runs until May 2017).
I thought I'd have a look at the address of its first owner in Basingstoke - Mr Bone bought the Moggy in 1952. The house, if it's the original, has been much modified over the years. In theory he lived in the RH side of the building shown below. Does this look like a house that would have been standing at that time, modifications apart?
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Rick Site Admin
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
I would say that the basingstoke house is late '20s to mid '30s.
Try www.oldmaps.co.uk
As it is an existing road you can enter the road name in the search box and there is a 1932 1:2500 scale, you have to zoom in a bit if the modern map stays on screen.
There is a limit to how near you can zoom in but ctrl+ will get round that.
ctrl0 to go back to normal _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22454 Location: UK
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alanb
Joined: 10 Sep 2012 Posts: 516 Location: Berkshire.
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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What a nice looking car, I love those early dashboards _________________ old tourer
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kevin2306
Joined: 01 Jul 2013 Posts: 1359 Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:27 am Post subject: |
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That looks great Rick
How does it drive compared to the later models?
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