[Spridgets] Morris Minor 1000 transmission

[Matt Hendricksen]

Great tips and stories all -- thanks! I think I was looking for an excuse
to not buy it, as this will be British car number three... nonetheless, the
seller accepted my offer and I'll be dragging it home later this week.

I have access to a cargo trailer that the Sprite fits in, but I suspect
I'll need to rent an actual car trailer for this one.

Matt
'65 Sprite


On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 5:50 AM, Kristi & Lambert <
kristi74midget at comcast.net> wrote:

> HI Matt,
>
> I have a similar problem with my midget (77), it jumps out of 2nd.
> Everyone says it is a syncro problem and that I need to fix it next time
> the engine is out. I am not sure about how it works on a Morris, even
> though I own one I am still learning how to work on them. I actually have
> lost 3rd and 4th in mine and need to get in to the trans to check it out.
>  I do know there is a Morris Yahoo group, you may want to check that out
> first.
>
> Lambert
>
> Kristi & Lambert
> '74 RWA Midget
> '77 RB Midget
> '71 Morris 1100 MK 2
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>
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>
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 22, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Matt Hendricksen wrote:
>
> > Any Minor enthusiasts among us?
> >
> > I stumbled across a 59 Morris Minor 1000 at a car show that I drove the
> > Sprite to yesterday. I've been looking for something that I can take both
> > the wife and kid in and I think a Minor might fit the bill. The car was
> an
> > older restoration that presented well. Found some body filler here and
> > there, so it's not a show piece, but looked like a very nice driver.
> Clean
> > interior, headliner, new wiring, nice paint... things went downhill on
> the
> > test drive, however. When in 4th gear, as soon as you'd let off the
> > throttle it would pop into neutral almost every time.  First, second and
> > third all seemed fine.
> >
> > The seller thought it might be the selector fork, but I was thinking worn
> > box.  Told him I needed to do some more research on it...
> >
> > Matt
> > '65 Sprite
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