At 06:49 PM 6/7/96 -0600, John Leahy wrote:
>Hi there, my fellow frustrated Morgan owner,
>
>I have been pouring money into my '79 Morgan Plus 8 for many years
> now. I seem to have it running about as well as I expect it was
> designed to run except for the tendancy to over heat--but I have > done
all that can be done in that regard.
>
> My next frustration is that handbrake assembly. Please do not
> exhibit Morgan chauvinism--the brake simply does not work no matter
> how it is adjusted.
Ok, I won't. But I'll tell you the story about this pretty woman I
met at on of the MOGs. She pulled up in her +8 jumped out with a
couple of pieces of what looked like 4x4s tied together with a rope.
Before she had a chance to do anything with them, fearing that they
might be one of the newfangled types of numchucks, I asked her what
it was for. She replied, "the emergency brake" and proceeded to place
it around her rear tire.
> Bill Fink of Isis Imports acknowledged as much when he told me that
> the Morgan Motor Company has corrected the problem with the
> handbrake in their new model. Bill described a series of springs
> which were installed in order to give the handbrake more power to
> make those shoes dig into the drums better.
> Do you have any idea how this new system works? I am sure you would
> like to upgrade the handbrake in your car too.
As I don't have enough money to get anywhere near a +8, especially a
new one, I'll have to plead ignorance.
> I would like write an article on this for the benifit of the
> Southern California Morgan Club if I could ever figure it out
> myself.
I'd suggest you try hitting on the +8 guys. If you find anything out
and write the article, send me a copy and I'll put it up on the
Morgan tech. section of SOL. I assume you've seen it and that's why
you emailed me. BTW, do you have any parts information on the +8s
like brake info, or anything that's not included in my cross-reference
also posted in the tech section? If so, please send the info to me
and I'll include it in the cross-reference.
NOTE: to all Morgan owners, this also applies to you also. I need more
information on the +8s and pre 60 cars for the cross-ref. file.
If you have any parts info that I don't already have listed, please
send me a copy for the files.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@nhr.com
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (804) 495-8229
48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire
The one with the most toys, wins!
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