I have these two motor's, both 950 morris minor motors. But nobody can tell me whats with the one with the BIG KNOB above the oil filter housing.
Can anybody tell the history of this engine? Please!
Graham Russell

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"It's better to be not informed than ill-informed"

I don't know what the reason was but I have seen it before.
I think probably early from when they first added the full flow oil filter. (The first 803cc A series motors had a by-pass oil filter)

I wonder if they cast them like that to keep their options open for a while if they wanted to change position?

{pure guess} Casting mods to accomodate the diesel version? Or did these get a seperate block casting? {end pure guess}

cheers,

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'72 Clubman Van - 1022cc, 295 head, 731 cam - Daily Driver
'69 Morris 1100 S - Dinged by a bus, in shed under repair
'64 Morris 1100 - Early 1100, long term project

The diesel block was very different.

If no luck on here you could try one of the Australian Morris Minor online resources:

http://www.ozmorris.com/

http://www.morrisdownunder.com/index.htm

http://www.morrisminornsw.org.au/

P.S. The casting around where the engine number is stamped appears a bit different too.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

My 1958 original engine (number starts with 9M...) has the same lump. An earlier casting (Number starts with AP...) 1955 ish doesn't. So I don't think it's a throwback to the 803cc unit.

I don't know what it's for though...

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1958 Morris Minor 1000 - "Nigel"

I have been searching the net and all I can see is a mention of the Sprite having a different mounting for the filter to sit 1" higher...

G'day Graham.... long time

I have put your post up onto morrisdownunder and will see what transpires. We have quite a few 'old codgers' on there who will more than likely know.




3) is the NSW morry club site - no info or discussion

1) breakaway forum - nothing useful there

2) lots been going over 8 years http://www.morrisdownunder.com/index.htm


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GR ... the Morry 1275 engine still going strong after all these years ( last century wasn't it???)

Graeme Frost

*edit ... it's not an early austin sprite block is it?

Hi Hagar
The engine number on this motor is 9m/u/h/
Graham Russell

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"It's better to be not informed than ill-informed"

Iv`e always thought them to be for a different oil filter arrangement for the industrial/stationary/donkey engines,,, i `ve never seen a road car application of it tho, always just been the blank casting like yours,,, & as usual/always the castings seem to over-lap

edit--> i`m going to see dad tomorow so i`ll ask him,,, if anyone knows , he would... but then he`s forgotten more than what we all know

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Graham

are there any casting numbers on the block in question ??

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frosty

morris minor community forum
http://www.morrisdownunder.com

Hi Graeme [been a long time)
Yes there are, but they are no different to the other block beside it.
Graham Russell

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"It's better to be not informed than ill-informed"

OK thanks

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frosty

morris minor community forum
http://www.morrisdownunder.com

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frosty

morris minor community forum
http://www.morrisdownunder.com

Look at the draught tube on the top one. No curve or move upwards just to even try and return oil vapour to the sump, just straight down.
When it starts to blow oil it just drops out and straight down.
Oily road.
Go downhill and empty the sump.
New rings every 30000?