Morris Minor Cylinder Head Removal - Part 8

[@ericsissenwein3601]

Love your show. Funny story: As a 16 year old in the East coast, I was a bit of an anglophile. The Beatles you know. I bought my first Morris Minor for $50.00. Drove it till the tranny packed it in. Bought another car for $25.00 just for it's transmission. Tried to swap the transmissions but didn't know you removed the engine and transmission together. Mom and Pop sent it to the wrecking yard while I was away at school. Still miss the old thing. Moved to California and bought a bug eye Sprite.

[@JohnHill-qo3hb]

You've brought back memories of working on my Austin Mini, then 1275 Cooper S. On the S I had to wait for 3 months for a new head to arrive from the UK. When I got it in my hands at the dealer, we unwrapped it to have a look. There right in the middle of one of the valve seats was an air bubble from when the head was first cast, so waited for another 3 months for a replacement. Fun times, learned a lot from those cars, I was 18 then, 77 yrs old now, thanks for bringing back fond memories.

[@Badgertronix]

I'm glad I can make you nostalgic for some old British motoring. I have similar parts heartaches and endless waits, drives me doolally!

[@darrylmcleman6456]

Another good one! I did a valve grind on a Morris Minor when I was 16.Thought I was really doing something.Hand lapped with what looked like a rubber dart.The car cost me $50.00 dollars Canadian.The valve grind increased the compression and she smoked a bit afterwards.Fun little car to zip about in .We will be watching for future vids.

[@Badgertronix]

I've got all that to look forward to. Hopefully without the smoke! I've just ordered the book on tuning these engines so hopefully I can make it run nicely when it's all finished 😃

[@darrylmcleman6456]

@@Badgertronix We shall be watching with interest

[@txsviking]

Nice to see an engine that doesn't require 10K worth of scan tools to diagnose. Actually, this looks like a fun project.

[@Badgertronix]

Nothing too complicated and good parts availability. It has the makings of a low stress project! Thanks Terry

[@davidhutchison3343]

I loved working on the A series engine (mainly minis and 1100's). Such an easy engine to strip and rebuild, with just basic garage tools.

[@tremere613]

Love the content! Thank you!

[@stuartcrosbie8830]

ive just subscribed and ive watched all 8 videos cant wait for the rest.

[@MrWeeRhys]

Yeah same, what a great series of videos

[@Badgertronix]

Thank you. More videos happening soon 😀

[@johanjanssen4637]

Where does the breather pine on top of the rocker cover go??

[@2233golf2]

I like this man...down to earth and hands on kind of guy.....when you think about it....how many thousand kilometers/miles (in this case its thousands-whatever unit you take...) this little cuddle car is away from home....Probably she came in a cargo hold of a huge vessel to these far away shores after weeks on the ocean....

[@Badgertronix]

Like lots of classic cars they were sent here in kit form and assembled locally. Thanks for watching 😀

[@2233golf2]

@@Badgertronix hello...thank you,I didn't know that. I wish you a lot of fun with this cute car.Cheers from Germany

[@themechanic6117]

Looks like it was in desperate need for a over haul. Good work so far.👍

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks! Not many of the factory 38bhp are left in this one

[@morganbradford6720]

Which side of the head gasket faces up?

[@worldofrandometry6912]

Nice project. Will watch with interest. Subbed.

[@Badgertronix]

Awesome, enjoy

[@vanillagoose4444]

Just doing the head on my 1.8 tdci ! if you have a pillar drill it make short work of cleaning those valves up ! just mount valve in drill get it running up and start off with 60 grit and work up to 400 then you can finish with some metal polish ! be like brand new ! id also try and port and polish the head get better gas flow going on with that old moggy as i’d imagine every Horse would help and its really easy to do !

[@Badgertronix]

That's a good tip for cleaning valves. They'll be shiny and fresh looking by the time I'm done. Cheers!

[@TheMaccas12]

Love the video👍🏼 nicely explained, well laid out

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks for watching :)

[@mrobe48942]

Looking forward to next video. My first car was a Minor series 2 that had been fitted with the same engine. Still see a lot of these over the summer, and I only live 12 miles from Cowley works. Sadly they only build the BMW mini there now, and possibly not for much longer.

[@Badgertronix]

We have quite a few over here too. Cars don't really rust here so they're easier to keep on the road. Cheers

[@RecordCouncil]

Would oil in the pots mean the rings are bad?

[@godfreypoon5148]

Either that or someone recently poured oil in through the spark plug holes.

[@Badgertronix]

The rings are bad. I did put oil in the bores when I did the wet compression test. Can't remember if I ran the engine after to clear the smutz out

[@Lindsay1050]

Are you going to change to hardened valves seats to safely run on unleaded fuel?

[@Badgertronix]

I'm going to run it on unleaded. Not made a decision on hardened valve seats yet

[@EXOVCDS]

Head studs.... that's what I need for my E34! For the first 7 seconds you looked like a little person standing behind the engine... then I saw your knee and my brain made sense of what I saw! LOL

[@Badgertronix]

Head studs make you a stud 😎 haha must be getting late at night for you and you're seeing things 😂

[@mostlymoparih5682]

@@Badgertronix Sometimes ya feel like a stud Sometimes ya don't. Almond Joy's got nuts Mounds don't.

[@wysetech2000]

@@Badgertronix Thomas is right. For a second it looked like your engine had legs. LoL.

[@Badgertronix]

That's a power boost for the little motor. 37 BHP and 2 feet 😂

[@rhkips]

I like how you kept with the spirit of the original assembly method: Remove component, stop for tea. :D Birds banging on the roof, or Ghost of Rod Knock Past trying to tell you of potential problems?

[@zoidberg444]

You forgot going on strike for 3 days due to the wrong brand of tea bags being provided.

[@Badgertronix]

If it wasn't for the tea those birds would have ended up in a pie :) As long as all the problems are in the past I'll be happy!

[@Badgertronix]

wrong tea bags would lead to a Summer of Discontent not just a 3 day strike

[@zoidberg444]

@@Badgertronix HAHAHAHA. God bless BMC/British Leyland. Good times.

[@arewethereyet6413]

Badgertronix I remember back in the 70’s as a kid,3 day week and frequent power cuts. Not such good old days!

[@kjterz]

thanks for the journey......I have a 1959 ford thames…..i'm sure it is going to need the same tlc….as soon as the weather breaks i'll be on it...….

[@Badgertronix]

Lots of fun to look forward to. Cheers!

[@ianallen2]

Just been watching all of these moggy 1000 vids. Those rocker assembly and head nuts were not 'torqued' down as these engines were built before torque wrenches were invented. They were just tightened down tight. The original copper gasket. That head has never been off before. If it had been driven with unleaded fuel, it would have burnt the valves and seats.

[@zoidberg444]

Definitely needs some work but I'm sure it will be chugging along in no time. I wonder if that head has been off since the engine was made at the Morris factory?

[@Badgertronix]

Given how uneven the cylinder head nuts were torqued down I would say it has definitely been off before!

[@philipallen6921]

a friend of mine worked rebuilding the engines on completion they where all test run using compressed air via inlet manifold .

[@hankpb1]

how big can the cc ho on a 1098 moggy engine

[@CarsExposed]

Nice work mate, oily little bugger 😜👍👍👍

[@Badgertronix]

Cheers mate. Plenty of work to do!

[@graemewilliams1308]

Once you crack the head nuts/bolts you can use an old fashioned speed brace to whip them off quick instead of the slow old hand ratchet..

[@ziggassedup]

They burnt valves quite often because many people who serviced them couldn't be bothered to reset the valve lash at the correct intervals...You broke the bypass hose Johno.!..lol

[@Badgertronix]

The guy who had it before seemed quite particular about maintenance but that would make sense. I tried taking the bypass hose odd but it crumbled in my fingers. Definitely an original one!

[@robames1293]

Great series. Couldn't the oil in the bores be the oil lefy from the wet compression test. It would get blackened from bouncing around on the carbonised combustion chamber.

[@Badgertronix]

It could well be. I can't remember if I ran the engine after doing the wet compression test or not. Cheers

[@RJR1007]

Hi there, liking what ur doing matey, when putting back together, inlet and exh valves set to .13,, also advise a copper payen head gasket , smear grease all over so it can be reused,trust me it works, have built 998 +60 race engines for mini's , good luck love the moggies

[@TheCowgirlNiamh]

Damn birds! 😂 I thought it was Charlie keeping you company. Nice little engine to work on! Needs a good scrub though 😂🙈👍

[@Badgertronix]

Imagine taking an engine to pieces with Charlie around. There would be parts all over the garden 😂

[@jebsails2837]

Will it be necessary to harden the valve seats for use with non-leaded fuel? Have enjoyed the truthful, head banging, finger mashing, frustrating realism, no doubt performed by your stunt double. Cheers from Aquidneck Island.

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks for watching. There is some debate over the need for hardened valve seats. I'm going to try and avoid doing that as it sounds expensive!

[@tombob671]

Very interesting. When I lived in Canada in 63 to 65 there were a lot of these cars. I always wanted one. Now I am back in the states I never see them they look to be easy to work on. My friend had a 1963 model, it had red leather upholstery. Much nicer than the VW cars. BTW Are the fasteners metric, fractional or Whitworth? Looking forward to your progress and craftsmanship. Cheers from Kansas

[@Badgertronix]

There seems to be a few around here. gentle winters and no road salt definitely help them survive! I'm not sure on the fasteners. There seems to be so many different sizes and types, I shall try and find out. Thank you, I'm keen to get this car back up and running

[@farmboy30117]

10:05 As Eric O would say: There's yer problem lady ;) They built them to last back then, wonder why they don't use head studs nowadays...

[@Badgertronix]

60 years is reasonable service. The service manual schedules head removal for de-coking so studs make sense. Cost saving these days I suppose is why most things happen how they do

[@edkennedy6120]

theres no need to undo the head bolts in sequence, only when you are assembling it.

[@Badgertronix]

I was just following the service manual. Cheers

[@PinetreeLine]

I’m glad you’re performing this brain surgery and not me 😂. Well done! Thanks brother!

[@Badgertronix]

Just nuts and bolts so far... the tricky part has yet to come. Thanks buddy 😀

[@Gunstacks]

Ha ha! First of all a fly buzzing then birds! Great vid though thanks again.

[@Badgertronix]

Haha there's always something!

[@1963TOMB]

I don't understand the comments re: oil in the cylinders: it was put in for the compression tests.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Damn birds - chuck it in the wash tank and in the sand blaster eh 😂

[@Badgertronix]

I was thinking the dishwasher since the wife is at work 😂

[@prestocoop]

keep at it...

[@Badgertronix]

Cheers, will do

[@peterbarber7613]

which country are you in

[@Badgertronix]

New Zealand

[@peterbarber7613]

@@Badgertronix ok just wondering with the sca stuff and I noticed a holden hubcap

[@Badgertronix]

There is a Holden project happening next 😀

[@peterbarber7613]

@@Badgertronix which model are you looking at doing

[@Badgertronix]

It's an HZ Ute. There are a couple of videos up already. More to come once I've made progress on the Morris

[@kevinevison3117]

Hi.you should undo head bolts in reverse to tightening.plus you shouldn't use a torque wrench to undo bolts.they are for tightening bolts.kevin.

[@A3203503]

Where's part 7?

[@Badgertronix]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3iVZquVaKeLh6M

[@volgnit]

Oily little bugger, ain't it !!

[@Badgertronix]

It sure is. No chance of rusting!

[@chrisjohnson6876]

Good video, but its better practice to use a breaker bar when undoing torqued up head bolts, never a ratchet

[@Badgertronix]

Thanks for the tip. Cheers

[@mostlymoparih5682]

Better let Woody woodpecker in.

[@liveandeat4128]

hay quá bạn ơi ghé mình nhé 😘♥️🔔🤝👍👏

[@happyhermit2022]

' shouldnt be too much too it ' it's right up there with ' what can possibly go wrong ?..its good to see gloves to reduce blood poisoning..no Marigolds...slightly disappointing 🤣🤣🤣

[@Badgertronix]

The marigolds have been hidden from me 😂

[@themechanic6117]

1st

[@mostlymoparih5682]

Last.

[@mostlymoparih5682]

First thumbs up though.

[@Badgertronix]

Welcome to the party 😎

[@Badgertronix]

First thumbs up is appreciated, unless you're a medical professional

[@mostlymoparih5682]

@@Badgertronix Turn left and cough please.