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The Classic Mechanic: Car of the Month, April 2011 - Morris Minor

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Hints, Tips and Tutorials for Maintaining and Restoring your Classic Car. Car of the Month, April 2011 - Morris Minor. TCM's first ever Car of the Month is the ubiquitous symbol of all Englishness, the Morris Minor. Which had dominated cheap British motoring in the interwar years. This prototype 'Mosquito' shows how little the overall style changed from paper to production. The whole car was widened by 4 inches shortly before production began to avoid instability issues. The long gear lever and greater p...

The Classic Mechanic: Points/Condenser Ignition Explained

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Hints, Tips and Tutorials for Maintaining and Restoring your Classic Car. The ignition is one of the four vital systems in your engine's operation. Along with fueling, cooling and lubrication,. It would simply not be possible to run your engine without it. Its purpose is to ignite the air/fuel mixture in the engine's cylinders and begin the power stroke. The ignition system is comprised of two separate circuits:. 1 The low-tension (primary) circuit. Which generates the spark. Acts as dampener at this poi...

The Classic Mechanic: Reading Spark Plugs

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Hints, Tips and Tutorials for Maintaining and Restoring your Classic Car. As the only easily removable component from within the combustion chamber, the humble spark plug is an invaluable aid in diagnosing running problems. Checking the colour of any deposits and general condition of the plugs gives a quick and reliable indication of the engine's health across all of its cylinders. January 03, 2014 6:01 am. As we express our gratitude, we must never forget. January 31, 2014 1:07 am. May 19, 2014 3:26 am.

The Classic Mechanic: Testing an Ignition Coil

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Hints, Tips and Tutorials for Maintaining and Restoring your Classic Car. Testing an Ignition Coil. The Ignition Coil is the unit that generates the sparks to be sent to the plugs. They are quite robust units and rarely cause trouble, but if consistent rough running presents itself, and all other diagnostic tests have revealed nothing, the coil should be suspect. The following test will determine whether or not it is working correctly. Should either of the readings fail to fall within these tolerances, t...

The Classic Mechanic: Ignition Timing with Modern Fuels

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Hints, Tips and Tutorials for Maintaining and Restoring your Classic Car. Ignition Timing with Modern Fuels. Getting the ignition timing of your classic's engine right is a critical part of getting it to run properly. Get it wrong and you can adversely affect performance, economy and even engine longevity. Get it right and you can enjoy smooth, responsive and practical classic motoring. To further complicate the matter, many classic sports and performance engines have higher compression ratios (say 10:1 ...