Vintage Minor Register

Thanks again for taking the trouble to respond, Peter. Sadly, the family that own the car have decided to call it a day and have sold the car on so that they no longer have to store it. They didn't get very much for it, which is a real shame. I am rather disappointed with myself for not resolving th...

Well, another 150 mile round trip and unfortunately still no running engine! I went back over the timing set up (this time aware of the lower pinch bolt under the distributor), but that didn't result in any improvement. So, I did it again, this time feeling for compression on cylinder 1, watching th...

Peter, in a word - brilliant! Thank you so much for taking the time to put together a step by step guide. Whilst I am familiar with the process of static timing, pre-war cars and the Morris Minor in particular are outside my comfort zone. Two points in particular may well provide the 'euraka' moment...

Well, a month on and lots of activity but the engine is still not running. It's a 150 mile round trip each time I visit the car, which is time consuming. Worse still, it prevents those brief half hour tinkering sessions followed by an hour's reflection and then a return to implement the latest 'eure...

Thank you Peter. I have to stress that the car belongs to a friend's mother in law, following the passing of her husband. We hope to get the car to run and drive as a minimum and to return it to the state it was in before storage if possible. Once we've done that, the family will have to decide what...

Thanks for resizing and posting my pictures, Ian. The other picture looks like a recreation of a second hand car lot, complete with appropriately dressed 'spiv' - presumably at a car show? Is there any more information about the circumstances of the picture? £95 would indeed be a bargain. Thanks als...

Thank you for the suggestions, Peter. We have tried the 'spark plug against the engine test', which is what prompted the 'feeble spark' observation. I have tested the LT side with a multimeter, just about every way imaginable - voltage and resistance. The plugs were rather dirty, so we cleaned the c...

A friend of mine has the task of reviving his late father in law's out-building stored, untouched for 11 plus years, 1931 Minor two door saloon. Apparently, it was in superb condition prior to being stored, but has suffered a little during its long slumber. The most immediate issue is getting it to ...