I had a Moggie for a few years in Australia. Thanks for re-kindling good memories of the owner's servicing procedures. Re-building the motor was a good learning opportunity when I was a young man.
Good video. I'm 18 and I love these old cars. I want to get a road worthy a35 when I'm older that's been semi restored so there's still some meat on the bone for me to chew through. I'm studying motor vehicle maintenance and repair at college, so something old in the next few years would be ideal for me.
Just an observation. 1.Was always taught never to use a brass bristle brush to clean spark plugs, it can damage the ceramic insulators and also leave metal particles. Servicing of plugs used to include a special sand blasting unit. Then, recheck electrode gaps to .25thou of an inch. 2. Never fill radiator with anything other than demineralised water and not above radiator neck. film shows over filling. 3. Always wipe grease nipples before using great gun. 4. Oil into steering rack not grease. 5. Always give minimum of 6 strokes of grease gun. 6. Hydraulic brake fluid level should be checked at every 3,000 miles. The seals in master cylinder are notorious for leaking without warning.
Hightower4069 Would be delighted. Owned for almost 14 years and rebuilt a 1960 2 door Morris, and still learning! www.theautochannel.com/cybercast/theautolab/ Reply ·
You don't really need demineralised water. As long as there is plenty of antifreeze and the coolant is changed every 2 or 3 years or so, the corrosion inhibitors in the antifreeze will do their job. If you're really concerned about it, you can buy waterless coolant.
Thanks, with these old cars, unlike the newer ones, you are able to work on them quite easily without the need for a computer. Hope your studies go well for you.
Ace video, iv got a 1969 morris 1000, little bit more welding and a few little other jobs i need to do then she is ready for the mot. Cant get full beam to work and the washers dont work. Pump seems ok but cant find the blockage. I did have a big oil leak and after changing the rocker gasket it alot better but still a little leak. What pressure do you keep your tyres at? This vid hepled alot, Thanks very much
The grease nipple is for the steering rack, I actually should have used oil here. I did make a video of the making of that boat, but took it off again for some reason.
+soledweller Hi, the grease gun is a very old one, its made by tecalemit, they come in different sizes, not sure what size this was. It did the job for me so i found it to be ok, look on Ebay, you ll find plenty there.
I had a Moggie for a few years in Australia. Thanks for re-kindling good memories of the owner's servicing procedures. Re-building the motor was a good learning opportunity when I was a young man.
Good video. I'm 18 and I love these old cars. I want to get a road worthy a35 when I'm older that's been semi restored so there's still some meat on the bone for me to chew through. I'm studying motor vehicle maintenance and repair at college, so something old in the next few years would be ideal for me.
Thanks for the video, nice work and helped me decide to get a SD41 video quality is great.
Thanks, glad it helped you.
Just an observation. 1.Was always taught never to use a brass bristle brush to clean spark plugs, it can damage the ceramic insulators and also leave metal particles. Servicing of plugs used to include a special sand blasting unit. Then, recheck electrode gaps to .25thou of an inch.
2. Never fill radiator with anything other than demineralised water and not above radiator neck. film shows over filling.
3. Always wipe grease nipples before using great gun.
4. Oil into steering rack not grease.
5. Always give minimum of 6 strokes of grease gun.
6. Hydraulic brake fluid level should be checked at every 3,000 miles. The seals in master cylinder are notorious for leaking without warning.
That's some observation, maybe you should do a video on the same subject.
Hightower4069 Would be delighted.
Owned for almost 14 years and rebuilt a 1960 2 door Morris, and still learning!
www.theautochannel.com/cybercast/theautolab/
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You don't really need demineralised water. As long as there is plenty of antifreeze and the coolant is changed every 2 or 3 years or so, the corrosion inhibitors in the antifreeze will do their job. If you're really concerned about it, you can buy waterless coolant.
It is grease into the trunnions, Not oil
Thanks, with these old cars, unlike the newer ones, you are able to work on them quite easily without the need for a computer. Hope your studies go well for you.
And i got to get some of those outer chromes for the rims, looks real nice. Will go well with my dishes now iv polished them up.
Ace video, iv got a 1969 morris 1000, little bit more welding and a few little other jobs i need to do then she is ready for the mot. Cant get full beam to work and the washers dont work. Pump seems ok but cant find the blockage. I did have a big oil leak and after changing the rocker gasket it alot better but still a little leak. What pressure do you keep your tyres at?
This vid hepled alot,
Thanks very much
that water looked rather rusty?
I used mine mainly for car shows, it was kept in the garage more than out, you can use them daily but they are easy to steal if not protected.
what is the greese niple in the floor for ? and love the old barge at 3.15
The grease nipple is for the steering rack, I actually should have used oil here. I did make a video of the making of that boat, but took it off again for some reason.
what was the little grease gun you were using,might get one.were you get it please.and are they ok
+soledweller Hi, the grease gun is a very old one, its made by tecalemit, they come in different sizes, not sure what size this was. It did the job for me so i found it to be ok, look on Ebay, you ll find plenty there.
What oil are you putting in the carbs?
Sorry for the delay. I can t remember exactly what oil it was, but it was a very thin oil.
The thinner the better... I used castor oil (the kind for human consumption) the throttle response was very fast! worked great
SU makes oil specifically for their carbs, and it comes in a squeezy dropper bottle. Only a few quid.
In the cold climate of Canada where I drove mine I used #2 Diesel Fuel Oil.
Thats correct, i used grease cos i was using it anyway. Thanks for your comment.
I believe according to the manaual you use an oil gun to pump oil into the rack and pinion steering using that nipple in the toe board :)
I used Steam Valve Oil, I worked for Canadian National Railways at the time I had mine.
nice video . but would have liked to have seen the car.