Terry - Welcome to the Morgan brotherhood (although we don't wear brown
robes; we wear windblown and oilstained Izods, khakis, and Topsiders).
My '66 4/4 has a 1600 engine and a 4-speed close-ratio gearbox, which is
great for autocrossing, etc but doesn't do much for the highway. Do you
happen to know what kind of rear end (that is, what ratio) you have in your
car, and whether the 5th gear is an "overdrive" ratio or not? I'll bet it
cruises nice on those long, straight highways (assuming you live on the part
of the continent that has long, straight highways). Morgans are meant for
twisties, but not all roads are twisty yet must still be travelled.....
Happy rough riding!
Lannis
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Dowling <tdowling@gesb.wa.gov.au>
To: 'Morgan Mailing List' <morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: Morgan List
>I'm pretty new to the list and to Morgans and am just coming to terms
>with the differences between models and terminologies. Linda was right
>when she suggested to me that the car I was looking at didn't sound like
>a '60 +4. That was just me getting confused between +4 and 4/4. (Now,
>there's an admission!!) But I have joined 'the club' with a 1960 4/4
>two-seater roadster - with 1500 Cortina engine and 5-speed box. I'm
>beginning to understand why everyone enjoys the Morgans so much.
>
>Anyway, I feel sorry for you folks who are snowbound. We, in Perth,
>Western Australia, just had our hottest day for two years yesterday,
>with the mercury climbing to over 105 F (41 C). A bit too hot for open
>car driving in the middle of the day, but the balmy evenings are ideal.
>
>One thing I haven't quite worked out yet is the purpose of the 'F'
>switch on my dash. It doesn't seem to do anything and I can't find it in
>the electrical diagram from the workshop manual. I assume it might be
>for fog lamps - no longer present. The car's in for oil leak repairs so
>I haven't had a good look to see what's connected on the back and where
>the wires go. Any ideas?
>
>Thanks for a great list ...and for past and future help.
>
>Terry
>'60 4/4
>Perth, W Australia
>
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