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1938 Morris 8-40 Roadster (Aust) Ground-up Restoration
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Aussie8/40



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:05 am    Post subject: 1938 Morris 8-40 Roadster (Aust) Ground-up Restoration Reply with quote

Hi Everone,
So I have started my ground up resto, got it striped down and off to get chassis and panels blasted and primed. Now while I am waiting for these to return I am getting a start on the heart off this old gem.
Wondering if anyone can give info on taking out the Distributer, I have been told while on firing stroke on number 1 cylinder it should twist out .?? Done this and no movement ? May be seized in, any Feedback please.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Should be a Lucas DK4 type, which is just a push fit into the block. Almost certainly held in place by corrosion. Start soaking with Plus Gas (or an upside down equivalent) at the earliest opportunity.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Distributor seized in head is a not uncommon problem, thought I've never experienced it myself. Take great care because it's all too easy to wreck
the distributor body. Removing the head with distributor in situ will at least give access to the shaft for gently driving it out rather than trying to pull
or lever the body from above.

The position of the crankshaft has no bearing whatsoever on removal. When refitting, the flat side of the distributor should face towards the left side of the car.

The clamp under the base of the distributor has been fitted upside down, and it appears that there is a stud trough the clamp in the centre of the head instead
of a set screw (M6 thread). With the clamp the right way up it has a vernier scale adjacent to the set screw, referenced to an arrow punch-mark on the head,
for making fine adjustments. Each increment is 5°.

Richard


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bjacko



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 4:12 am    Post subject: Morris 8 Distributor Reply with quote

The distributor is a DK4A P/N 404288 or 404288/S or Morris Motors ref number 38229. The clamp appears to be the correct way up. i.e. the clamp bolt is to the lower side of the clamp.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 4:14 am    Post subject: Distributor Reply with quote

Looks like i had a seniors moment. the clamp is UPSIDE down the bolt should be to the lower side.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:11 am    Post subject: Morris 8 Distributor Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Remove head complete with distributor. Soak around both sides of distributor with a mix of 50/50 ATF and Acetone well shaken. Repeat daily for a week or two, Using a block of wood as a drift, gently tap distributor from the underside. Shape the block or use a soft metal pipe if preferred.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:22 am    Post subject: Morris 8 resto Reply with quote

Recommend that you fit Ser E conrods and crank with shell bearings in lieu of poured bearings. Also get hardened valve seats.
Not only are the shell bearings easier but the Ser e crank is balanced.
The distributor can be pulled out in any position as can be seen from the picture above. You may also want to install electronic ignition. Kits are readily available in UK.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:24 am    Post subject: Morris 8 Resto Reply with quote

Don't forget the threads on the engine and gearbox are metric with BSF/BSW spanner sizes.
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goneps



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:39 am    Post subject: Re: Morris 8 Resto Reply with quote

bjacko wrote:
Don't forget the threads on the engine and gearbox are metric with BSF/BSW spanner sizes.


Not all of them. Carburettor and exhaust pipe/manifold studs and nuts/bolts, also the three dynamo bolts, are BSF.

Richard
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gidday Tony,

When I dismantled my Series 1 engine, the distributer had also taken root in the cylinder head. Couldn't turn it no matter how much penetrant was applied. As I was doing a full engine strip down the head was coming off anyway. It was necessary to press the shaft out it didn't take too much force to get it moving but when it did it virtually fell out. I did try to hammer it out with suitable drifts but it was placing a lot of shock load on the rest of the distributer - so off to the Father In Laws I went (home made hydraulic press Cool

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:56 am    Post subject: Morris 8 resto Reply with quote

Sorry Goneps but the dynamo mounting bolts and nuts were originally metric ex factory as were the carby mounting studs and nuts according to Morris Motors Parts List.
The stop bolts for the brake and clutch pedals are also metric.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Afraid I disagree, Brian. The dynamo bolt in the adjustment slot screws into a machined thread in the dynamo front plate, and is 5/16"BSF x 22tpi.,
as are the two pivot bolts. The carburettor studs are 1/4"BSF x 26tpi. Exhaust pipe flange bolts, stud, and nuts are 3/8"BSF x 20tpi.

As you're well aware, Morris employed Metric threads for the simple reason that they were using machine tools inherited when they took over
the Hotchkiss works in Coventry. Why would Lucas suddenly decide to use a metric thread on its dynamos? It would make no sense.

In fact there's an anomaly in the Series 1 Parts List. It shows the dynamo bolts as part nos. JA5052 (front swivel, 1 req’d.) and CA1258
(rear swivel, 1 req’d.), which are the same part nos. as those used for the Inlet Elbow and Bell Housing respectively and therefore M8 x 1.0mm.
In Plate A of the Parts List JA5052 is marked as item 64, as is the adjustment slot set screw. However, the thread of the front plate of the
Lucas dynamo is unarguably 5/16”BSF.

Morris literature cannot be relied upon as gospel. The classic and widely-known proof of that is in the UB engine exploded diagram,
which shows the connecting rods the wrong way around. I doubt you'd slavishly adhere to that unhelpful information and fit your con-rods
the wrong way around.

Richard
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:00 am    Post subject: Morris Threads Reply with quote

I would point out that the difference between 8mm 1mm pitch and 5/16" BSF 22 TPI is 2 1/2 thousands of an inch on the diameter and 6 thousands of an inch on the pitch and I have no doubt that they would be easily interchangeable. Many mechanics believe because Morris metric bolts are BSF spanner size that they are BSF threads.
Regards Lucas and it's metric threads it would not surprise me in the least if they used the odd metric thread like they did with unified threads. British manufacturers like Morris and Lucas always seem to have a multitude of different parts which are almost identical to do the same job. e.g. look at the number of different part numbers Morris has for a simple 1/4" plain washer throughout their publications.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Six thou. may not seem like much on paper, but in practice the difference between 22tpi and 25.4tpi is significant, to say nothing of the differences in pitch angle and profile—certainly enough that all but the most determined ham-fisted bodger would not attempt.

Furthermore, having spent a good number of years in the business of engineering fasteners I trust I'm able (a) to identify threads correctly and (b) to recognise the difference between a sound, undamaged thread and one butchered by having an incompatible thread forced through it.

I'd be less inclined to argue your point about Lucas in respect of post-war equipment, when the trend towards Americanisation got under way, than for pre-war kit.
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