20 Most Recent 1960 Morris Minor Questions & Answers

Question edited to add full year. Question moved from Misc to 1960 model Morris Minor. Ah, a lovely old school car from the days of my youth. The days when cars were simple to work on. I had a mechanic friend that has on with a Triumph Spitfire engine in it and was in the car of another friend that rolled one with me and two other in it when the front suspension tie rod broke in a bend on a country lane. If you only JUST got it back from the shop, I would take it back. Things to check Fuel pump operation. Ignition timing. Spark Plugs and wires. Distributer and Distributer Cap. Strip and Clean the carburetor. Backfiring is usually from lean mixture, not enough gas if it backfires through the exhaust. Unburnt fuel vapor sits there until ignited.

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I am not an informed enthusiast but I believe that casting number can end up as a variety of engine capacities in a variety of models. It is not the casting number that is important but the engine number that as standard is stamped on an aluminium plate and riveted to a pad provided for the purpose on the top of the cylinder block. The plate is often removed during engine overhaul and rarely refitted, though sometimes the number or a number is then stamped directly into the cast iron where the plate was. The number will usually start with the prefix 99H or similar and the capacity of the engine is likely to be 997 cc or 948cc though without the engine number and a degree of experience and reference matter it could be almost anything from 848 to 1275 considering how people commonly sourced replacement engines for their old cars.

If the vibration is at the front try getting the two front wheels balanced.

Sounds like it is getting power, but does not have a good earth connection.

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Hi sounds like a steering tie rod is worn plus an out of balance wheel get a wheel alignment check and DYNAMIC balance if the tie rod end is worn it can fall off completely leaving you with no steering control. If have a tie rod problem you may also have King pin wear. Very dangerous to keep driving In my opinion get it checked by a proper steering service centre not a tyre fitter.

There is a steel rod at the front of the gear box - lower end at rear of motor. It is threaded with two nuts. Undo the locking nut and adjust. Then tighten the locknut. If you can't get it into gear without grinding the gears, it could require a new clutch.

Disconect battery. Push into hole at front of gear box. Wiggle a little until it slids fully home and tighten the two small bolts. Connect high tension lead and battery then with key on, pull the starter.

what car is this, a Morris bla bla in UK? no country told or what it is. posted to cars and trucks and google never heard of it.

With a little initiative, you could probably research this yourself on Wikipedia. A brief review makes no mention of automatic gear boxes in the article on Morris motors. The first automatic transmission, as we currently understand it, with torque converter and planetary gearsets, was the hydramatic transmission introduced by General Motors in 1939.

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