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Recently joined because of an interest in live steam locomotives and hoping to free up time to indulge, I have also got a 1935 Morris as a second car. An RF engineer by profession, I have done a small amount of work with lathes and mills in the past

Hi Andrew welcome to the forum. There are loads of steam enthusiasts on here and of you need any help just ask. What does a RF engineer do.

David

Hello & welcome Andrew. What model is the old Morris.

Steve.

Hello an welcome Andrew. Like Steviegtr, I am interested in the Morris although I was always more into Austin 7s.

Brian

Welcome!

A 1935 Morris should keep you occupied!

Whatever your query, someone on here should be able to help.

Whereabouts are you located?

If you can find a Model Engineering Club near you, my advice would be to join, to meet fellow enthusiasts.

No doubt, fellow classic, or should that be vintage? car enthusiasts will beat a path to your door to make bits for them.

But, if you have not already met some, beware the chap who brings a total basket case and says "Can you just? Shouldn't take you long"

Howard

David,

I design antennas and related products for use on aircraft

Brian H

The car is a Pre-series Morris 8

Ah! take out the engine to speed up setting valve clearances!

My brother had one; as did my father for a while, in 1947, waiting for his new car to arrive.

Both had wire wheels, rather than the pressed steel disc wheels on the later ones.

I believe that it needed three spanners, unless you put a plate between adjacent cam followers to prevent then from turning while you actually made and locked the adjustment.

At least on the Series E you could access the tappets through a panel in the front whee archl. Didn't stop me dropping a valve collet into the sump! Fortunately, the local dealer had one, so maybe it was not unusual

Taught me to block the drain holes with rag!

Howard

Welcome Andrew, you will find this a very useful resource, lots of knowledge you only need to ask ! My first car was a Morris 8 1938 series 2 with easy clean wheels - as opposed to spoked wheels. Learned to drive in it and had it and eventually sold it for £18 - 10s early 1960’s

John