HMC Incoming “modern” from Cowley/ Nottingham

[EyesWeldedShut]

Cairn Ryan's a lovely* place to break down. Would* recommend.
Used to be a 'night club' there where we could get underage booze whilst still at school. Vodka and orange was 40p and the orange juice was neat Quosh. Quality eh?

[HMC]

20 hours ago, ianbmw said:

What’s it doing HmC or not doing? 

I whizzed up the road in the recovery car, replacement fuel pump relay in hand …

Fitted it and….. crank but no start. The battery was on the weak side so will return tomorrow, try  again with more electricity deployed (kind of like in f1) and check for fuel at the rail and spark.

My gut feeling is its fuel and its the pump as the current tank is quite rusty and im wondering if, in driving it quite hard (hammered it more than i usually drive)  to get to university on time following avoiding a road blockage on tuesday its sucked up  too much in-tank crap and frazzled it.

 

[ianbmw]

30 minutes ago, HMC said:

I whizzed up the road in the recovery car, replacement fuel pump relay in hand …

Fitted it and….. crank but no start. The battery was on the weak side so will return tomorrow, try  again with more electricity deployed (kind of like in f1) and check for fuel at the rail and spark.

My gut feeling is its fuel and its the pump as the current tank is quite rusty and im wondering if, in driving it quite hard (hammered it more than i usually drive)  to get to university on time following avoiding a road blockage on tuesday its sucked up  too much in-tank crap and frazzled it.

 

Is it an internal pump or external? If external, you know what to do.

 

if internal and it has more than 1/4 tank. Get Someone to turn the key whilst you rock the hell out the car, sometimes the slushing of fuel can do the trick 

[HMC]

Fleet news-

Carlton still non starting, replaced the fuel pump relay and tried a few suggestions but nothings coming up the the fuel rail.

The Cougar- felt bit flat over 3k rpm. Sure enough the Inlet manifold control motor was dead, and some of the linkages were broken. So the breathing was fixed for under 3k demands only. replaced the motor, and in the interim repaired the linkage with cable ties until the proper plastic clips arrive. So now, it breathes and pulls progressively and cleanly from 3k-6k as it should. Its no busso but its a nice little engine.

Minor- being used to collect a curry LIVE

 

[Volksy]

That's a calender shot.

[jim89]

14 minutes ago, Volksy said:

That's a calender shot.

Just needs a brick AI ing under the back wheel 👌

[jim89]

Oh go on then

 

[grogee]

23 hours ago, HMC said:

Minor- being used to collect a curry LIVE

You live about five doors away from it you lazy toad!!! 

[EyesWeldedShut]

2 minutes ago, grogee said:

You live about five doors away from it you lazy toad!!! 

He needs to use the car just in case there's some Janner seagulls working a bit inland - they're known for being able to quietly slash their way into a takeaway carrier bag and nick the nan breads without you noticing.

[jim89]

13 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

He needs to use the car just in case there's some Janner seagulls working a bit inland - they're known for being able to quietly slash their way into a takeaway carrier bag and nick the nan breads without you noticing.

Shurely they'd be in & out that open back window before it moved off?

[HMC]

fleet news…..

Cougar clutch gone (no pedal- ?hydraulics)

and morris minor was spottaged….

[Schaefft]

Probably a burst line or clutch master? Probably easy to spot a leak.

[AnthonyG]

On 17/03/2026 at 17:02, beko1987 said:

Pretty much how I became beko1987... Needed an irc handle in the early 2000s and I had a Beko TV in my room and was born in 1987... And it's stuck 😂

Always wondered how that came about, as a) we didn’t get Beko stuff sold here until about 2000 and b) as far as I know, they never made vacuums!

If you ever need a non de plume, you can go with one of the more exotic Numatic names - was there a Gordon? One that had special tools and only got sold to select existing customers, that sort of thing. 

[High Jetter]

57 minutes ago, AnthonyG said:

Gordon

"Gordon is a moron".  Clever lyrics tho

[Cookiesouwest]

3 hours ago, HMC said:

fleet news…..

Cougar clutch gone (no pedal- ?hydraulics)

and morris minor was spottaged….

Liked for the spottage. Not the lack of clutch

[Bear]

4 hours ago, HMC said:

Cougar clutch gone (no pedal- ?hydraulics

Has the linkage detached? That happened on my MG ZT and confused the hell out of me.

[dozeydustman]

11 hours ago, HMC said:

Cougar clutch gone (no pedal- ?hydraulics)

This happened on mine the week after dad gave it to me. Concentric slave cylinder failed. ISTR common on them as I saw a few posts about it on the owners’ forum must have been 15 years ago now

[HMC]

Fleet news. 

A car advertised on these beige pages will be joining the fleet over the easter weekend (thanks to a very accommodating vendor who is heading out to the westcountry that weekend- you known who you are, and thankyou. )

The carlton im expecting to be sold locally, but if anyone wants it for £300 and my local contact doesnt follow through, with its broken fuel pump, rotten tank (with new  replacement supplied) and a few crusty bits but mot to september, let me know.

 

And whats better than one morris minor?

TWO

[loserone]

1 minute ago, HMC said:

The carlton im expecting to be sold locally, but if anyone wants it for £300 and my local contact doesnt follow through, with its broken fuel pump, rotten tank (with new  replacement supplied) and a few crusty bits but mot to september, let me know.

 

This would be a heroic drive up to Scotland with a fuel cell in the back seat and a pump plugged into the cigarette lighter.  

 

If I had the time..

[Schaefft]

If I didn't have my Senator patiently waiting for some attention I probably would!

[Christine]

The trial of Christine Keeler ,  film car , that Morris..

[beko1987]

On 24/03/2026 at 19:59, AnthonyG said:

Always wondered how that came about, as a) we didn’t get Beko stuff sold here until about 2000 and b) as far as I know, they never made vacuums!

If you ever need a non de plume, you can go with one of the more exotic Numatic names - was there a Gordon? One that had special tools and only got sold to select existing customers, that sort of thing. 

Was certainly a beko TV. Crt of some size (not tiny), my dad got it for me, probably would have been pre 2005 though though now I think about what room I was in at.the time 🤔  Was replaced with a 40" Sony crt I bought from a mate (which I had upstairs in my bedroom)

Will have to see if I've got any photos with it in now

[dean36014]

I used to deliver beko TV's 30 years ago. They were absolutely crap, ended up collecting them back when they'd failed in the first 3 months. Catalogue deliveries for Freeman's, remember them? Beko fridges were great, we never had to collect those back at all. But the 28" beko TV's over 38 weeks payment options used to sell like hot cakes.  Remember one day the truck got broken into at Corby. Two beko TV's in the boxes stolen. They'd have been gutted when the found out they were warranty returns we'd collected and put back in the packaging for the new ones we had just delivered. 

[lesapandre]

15 hours ago, HMC said:

Fleet news. 

A car advertised on these beige pages will be joining the fleet over the easter weekend (thanks to a very accommodating vendor who is heading out to the westcountry that weekend- you known who you are, and thankyou. )

The carlton im expecting to be sold locally, but if anyone wants it for £300 and my local contact doesnt follow through, with its broken fuel pump, rotten tank (with new  replacement supplied) and a few crusty bits but mot to september, let me know.

 

And whats better than one morris minor?

TWO

Yup...🤗

[Mally]

15 hours ago, HMC said:

Fleet news. 

A car advertised on these beige pages will be joining the fleet over the easter weekend (thanks to a very accommodating vendor who is heading out to the westcountry that weekend- you known who you are, and thankyou. )

The carlton im expecting to be sold locally, but if anyone wants it for £300 and my local contact doesnt follow through, with its broken fuel pump, rotten tank (with new  replacement supplied) and a few crusty bits but mot to september, let me know.

 

And whats better than one morris minor?

TWO

I've just realised, they are both 4 door. I've had many Minors, but never a 4 door.

[Bear]

Might want to rephrase that 😂

[Lonestar]

Fuel pump is one of the things that works in mine 🤔 Assuming it's the same, as mine is also a pre-facelift 2.0 8v.

If I had the spare cash and the means, I'd be tempted. I'd bring the pump out of my Carlton and drive the thing back.

[bangernomics]

Fuel pump is one of the things that works in mine  Assuming it's the same, as mine is also a pre-facelift 2.0 8v.
If I had the spare cash and the means, I'd be tempted. I'd bring the pump out of my Carlton and drive the thing back.

Are they external like the manta era with in tank swirl pots?

[Lonestar]

33 minutes ago, bangernomics said:

Are they external like the manta era with in tank swirl pots?

They could have either, and admittedly I'm not sure which mine is without looking.

[HMC]

Well the broken carlton has had a deposit put on it by a local guy. Id actually agreed to buy a 2002 chrysler sebring off him @Mrs6C  @Six-cylinder but it developed an issue before the sale went through.

Meanwhile a patinated ‘57 morris minor is on its way down to the westcountry as i type….

@LightBulbFun is that its original plate?