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Defensive driving---- I frequently do a refresher course on self defensive driving- it's easy really, just ride my bike through the school zone at closing time-If you can get through all the oversized 5wd's being driven (only said in context) by a solo bimbo looking for their precious offspring without getting run over or slammed in the face by an opening door you've done well---
On the scree...

Guy, not what they are meant for but would a pair of circlip pliers grab hold of it or a large pair of pointed tweezers?

Trev

Dont think it was a legal requirement, just saved a bit of power if you had sidelights on for any length of time and you only had a dynamo to charge the battery. I well remember, as no doubt will many others on here, having to manage your electric usage in the winter months until I purchased an uprated dynamo.

Its still a requirement now to leave sidelights on in an unlit road but most do...

Guy,

Been there and have vented as such on here, but went for a blat today, worth it all.

It's September, just get the satnav speedo for a month or two and fix the gearbox drive over winter

Mal

if it only moves a little in any direction,it is not a valve problem.
you say the oil pump gear is in the correct place,remove distributor and see if engine frees off.
you should be able to see if timing chain is broken and jammed
last resort, slack off the big end caps one by one and see if you get more movement. If you do then it is a piston problem with the one that allows movement

Spent pretty well all day on this. It worked for about 100 yds up the road. Too p1$$ed off to investigate why but its looking like it wont get sorted without an engine extraction. Grrr. Too many birthdays for this game!

Jeremy, I don't know whether the panel light switch was a legal requirement but it dates from the time when you were supposed to leave the side and rear lights on at night on unlit roads.

The Morris that I bought in 1976 came complete with a bullet shaped white front/red rear light that clipped on top of the wound up window glass.

Wow, you're a long way off Bill. Have fun.

Yep my thumb looks pretty well normal again. Still a tad painful, but just about fully useable.

Fingers still curled and stiff in the mornings, but continue to improve.

It really is amazing how the body repairs itself, and how you can adapt. Staggering really.

Les, are the two end pedestal studs fully down into the head? If not, the cover hold down nuts can bottom out before they seal.

Poor quality parts ?. Minispares mention they have their own made as import ones were poor https://www.minispares.com/12a1358-rocker-cover-rubber-grommet . I don't recall ever having them leak on any of my engines. Having rebuilt the rockers it reduced the oil in the rocker cover significantly.