Let's see if the 1932 Morris Minor still runs!? Pre-war car tinkerings.
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- The first video here on the Old Classic Car channel many years ago was of the 1932 Morris Minor's engine running. That was a long time ago, so it seemed only sensible to see if it's compact four-cylinder sidevalve engine was still capable of running. We dug out a suitable 6v battery, a funnel, and a drop of go-go juice to try just that and see if the pre-war Minor would actually start. And if it started, how well would it run after little action in recent decades (I think it was last on the road in the early 1970s-ish). My youthful assistant dealt with the complex controls in the driver's compartment, while I busied myself with dirtier and (slightly) smellier fuel-related matters in the engine room of this 91yr-old car.
I'm still pondering a further cull of old vehicles at OCC HQ in a bid to free up time and space for the A40's long-overdue rebuild, so nothing's really off the table on that score, bar the Dodges and MX5. I did moot the idea of parting with the Standard but that didn't prove popular in a certain quarter. Maybe the post-vintage Minor should go, or the Anglia, or perhaps even the Renault? All have their pro's and con's, not least the fact that Mrs OCC isn't too keen on driving either the Anglia or the 4CV. Hmmmm.
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Excellent well done Rick and your youthful assistant Harley. A very encouraging result.
I do find it wonderful that HJ shares your passion for these old cars and it is interesting to see that interest develop and expand. Many youngsters his age would have zero interest at all in them and just view them as piles of junk and show little or no curiosity in the history of these machines or how they work. When many young people are only interested in fashion and the latest iPhones etc, and I am not saying that HJ isn't also on the ball in those areas, it is refreshing to see classic cars are important to him. It is first class experience and a knowledge gaining learning curve for him for the future. I wish my kids were even remotely interested, their vision of a classic car is a 3 year old Audi A1. He is a credit to you. and Mrs. OCC.
Now, it occurs to me that perhaps, just perhaps, a structured approach is needed RJ to tackle in an organised , structured and methodical way to get these vehicles all "fettled" and brought back to life. You do have a couple there that run the risk of drifting into obscurity. Good Video as always and the intro to it is creative.
Thanks, I always wanted him to understand this old car thing, even if he wasn't as invested as I am. That way my stuff doesn't just end up in a skip when I shuffle off. Plus he gains an understanding of real things as opposed to the virtual world around us, and as a result we spend a lot time doing stuff together. I've also been very keen for him to pursue other hobbies that I have no involvement in, and fortunately that has happened so it keeps a balance.
As for the non-runners, the plan as discussed last year was to move on a few projects and replace them with fewer runners that just need looking after. This worked partially but I've found myself having to spend a lot of time, more than anticipated, on the new arrivals. I should have expected it really. So just when I think I've cleared the decks a little to turn attentions to the A40, something else goes wrong elsewhere. What I really need to do is just reduce numbers.
Such a great video, something about the beauty of simplicity. Your video reminds me so much about time spent with my dad in the 60's/70's in our driveway doing the weekly service on the family car. Then you could fix everything went technology was just a timing light and a screw driver stethoscope. Your son is getting a first class education on this and I give you both great respect as you both share and listen to each other... so wonderful!
Fantastic result, and it sounded OK. on the road in a week. well done you two. Bob
Well done team OCC. Another successful day in the shed!
I'll be taking my 1932 Minor two-seater on a holiday from my home in Worcestershire to the Highlands in the next few months. It should take me two days to reach the area around Fort William. It's done 8,000 miles since it returned to the road at Christmas 2020.
Great that you get to drive it so much!!
Another day another engrossing OCC video. As a regular viewer we often see the old Morris "in the corner" so a delight to see you and your "youthfull assistant" (well done Harley) getting the Minor going, great team effort. Look forward to more updates
Thanks Ken, glad you liked it.
What a handsome little car. The engine sounded nice and quite healthy. Well done, gentlemen. A treat, as always. Cheers from Pennsylvania!
Thanks for calling by and giving it a watch!
Most cars in the 1920s in my experience were negative earth and the switch came about around 1935 , certainly in the case of Austin .The reversion back to negative earth came about around 1971-2 , presumably in the hope of reducing electrolytic corrosion that was taking out so many cars of the period .I fully concur with Vince below , Harley is a credit to you and Mrs OCC !.Seeing this video reminds me of an identical occurance when I was Harley's age, attempting to start my Austin Ruby in the garden with my late dad, it was never filmed of course but still have the spool tape recording !.
Well THAT was exciting! Put it together so we can see it in all it's glory.
Once I get the pickup and 4CV running as I want them, I'll spend time on the Minor and the A40
@@oldclassiccarUK I wish I lived closer, I would help. I'm just a 10 hour flight away!
Great car great vid fantastic to hear it burst into life been looking foward to the minor receiving some attention your tinkering vids are the best.
Thanks Colin!
Well done Rick and Harley! When I've had cars in storage I have aleways tried to keep them "yard drivable" i use a Sealey 1 Litre Portable Fuel Tank for such occasions when the fuel pump/tank is questionable. One of my better purchases.
A while ago I found a neat small petrol container with tap etc, I think it came from an outboard motor or similar, so I must check that out
Thanks for the plug.................
I'm not sure whether the Morris or Harley was spluttering the most. My wife and I loved the 'come outside for a minute and get some fresh air'.
Great to see you both in your element with exhaust smoke and petrol spilling everywhere. I could just hear you saying 'I'm sure there's a fire extinguisher around somewhere' if it all went pear shaped.
I love these tinkering episodes. Excellent video.
Thanks scooterboy, yes there was an extinguisher within leaping distance
Nice little car, engine sounds good.
I do not get too excited by old British cars, but the little open ones like this & Wolseley etc look great. 1932 was such a seminal year in car manufacture, no matter what brand. Cheers from NZ.
Thanks for watching!
Saw your lovely 4cv at ‘chum’
What a lovely lovely car it is!
Thanks, still a few niggles with the running but it's getting there :)
Shelley was RT Shelley, long time owners of Norton motorcycles until they were taken over by AMC.
Gosh it looks more like a large pedal car from the past. My mother was born in 1932. She's deceased now. So that makes it 91 years young.
I’m fairly new to the channel and have been catching up with the back catalogue. Strangely I only watched the last video on this car yesterday. It’s a shame the Talbot had to go but I’m enjoying catching up on the videos. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Ministrone, glad you're finding stuff of interest!
Please go easy on the starter mate, it might be expensive to rebuild but great job thanks for uploading, the good old days, life was honest n simple cars were simple
You just can't kill an old Morris Flathead, or most any Flathead for that matter. I had no doubt whatsoever that it would start.Sounds good. Great video!! Some of the old Ford's in 300 six or 302 eight's from the 70's used the old style short fat plugs although I'm not sure if they're the right heat range.
I thought perhaps I might get a sticking valve or two, as that's pretty common with a sidevalve engine that's not been used much, but fortunately they all behaved. Thanks for watching.
I have brought two Morris Minors like this and both were negative earth . The Morris Registere still can supply many parts and panels but beware of the head gaskets are made over the kitchen sink and use some Hilomar seal .
I'll bear that in mind, thanks Steve, I think I have a NOS head gasket somewhere
PS they both had three brush dynamo's
My 1st car was a 1952 Moggie Minor with original battery which still worked well even when I sold it 3 years later. I told Em Oldham, hey?
I had a 1952 Minor MM saloon a few years back as my regular user, nice little car it was (with conversion to A series OHV engine)
Brilliant, she lives . I feel sorry for your Austin A40 being neglected 😂
You have so many memories with that A40, it's about time she had a look in.
My main concern is I'll be dead by the time she's back on the road. Or you can prove me wrong. Another enjoyable video, thank you 👍
I've the same worries as you!! Thanks for watching.
hi there, great video. its great that HJ shares the interest for theses cars,,check the oil in the g/box or the gears will play you up. can never understand why the clowns never fitted air filters to some old cars back in the day
Lovely tinker job on the morris I’m contemplating on viewing a standard 8 1955 ready for the road good order none rusty what the value seller is looking at 4 and half
Seems to be about the going rate for a good 8 or 10, good luck if you decide to buy
Yes fantastic, you both need to get this beast of a car on the road. It does not look like an awful lot of work to get it running.
Thanks, getting it running from a temporary feed is one thing, making it into a reliable runner is another but we'll see. If the others behave then it'll give me time to spend on this and the A40. Thanks for watching.
It would be lovely to see her back on the road & at some shows!👍
All pre-war Morris Minors were negative earth from the factory!!
Ahh didn't realise that, thanks :)
@@oldclassiccarUK It confused me when I acquired my Minor. Morris used positive earth on the Issy-wizzy post-war Minor so I expected the same. It's not 😄
This era of Minor WERE negative earth.
I found that out today!! thanks for watching
Well done and really enjoyable to watch. It brought the memories flooding (forgive the pun!) back of my tinkering all those years ago before the emergence of electronic, digital mysteries under the bonnets of modern cars. Before electronic ignition my dad always told me not to leave the ignition on for too long with the engine not running in case the coil burned out. Do you agree? And do you ever bother to inject some lubricant into the cylinders before starting a long dormant engine? Hopefully Harley's involvement in these mechanical matters will make him able to tackle practical DIY jobs, rather than having to rely on 'tradesmen' as sadly seems to be the case with most modern youth.
Yes I've sprayed a few things down the bores/valves while it's been parked up, and turned it over regularly by hand just to keep things moving a little. Yep the coil can burn out if the ignition is left on for too long. Thanks for watching as always.
It was wonderful to hear her running, so well done to you both. When are you hoping to continue with the restoration of the Morris?
I'd like to get on with it and the A40, but whenever I think I have some free time available, something else crops up or goes wrong. Plus I've plenty of jobs around the house that need doing.
Well why would she not run? Seriously though these little old cars are very simple, whizz bang pop! I assume the water system is none pressurised but a good idea not to run it for too long anyway. Glad she is fine and sounding quite good even with just part of an exhaust. Thanks Rick, I always like tinkering videos.👍👍
Often the biggest issue with sidevalve cars like this that have sat a while is sticking valves, fortunately they were all playing along this time
Will you be attending the chiltern hills classic car show this sunday?if you have never been it's a great show.35mins from Bicester heritage
Hi, no sorry I won't be at that one, I have one or two potential places lined up for this weekend although a dodgy foot means I probably won't get to them either!!
@@oldclassiccarUK feel better maybe catch you st another!
Thank you Guy’s brilliant tinkering video, 👏🏻
Doesn't sound like there's a great lot wrong with that! Get some coolant in it and I bet it'll settle to an idle after a couple of minutes running. Lovely stuff!
Not a vast amount to get that back on the road bit of welding / paint and mostly careful assembly . I had an identical car in 1966. Be a good project for a series of videos . Good work on all these .
Thanks for watching, I definitely want to get on with it, hopefully when a couple of the others settle into better behaviour then there's a chance!!
would be nice to see you restore this car