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A Series Engine Rebuild for a Classic Morris Minor |
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2024
- FULL ENGINE REBUILD
I was asked to rebuild the engine from this stunning and well loved classis A series Morrison Minor, which was burning a lot of oil.
During the strip down, we discovered that the pistons were damaged, and so a full recondition began.
Hope you enjoy the video.
James.
#engine #engineering #rebuild #morrisminor #classiccars #aseries #enginebuilder
The "A" series engine was brilliant , as a kid my dad bought me a scrap engine because I was interested in how engines worked , I took it apart , read everything I could get my hands on about them , spent my pocket money on it , and two years later ........it started , and ran , ....no big deal , but I did it on my own , I actually understood how they work , ....and why they don't, sixty years later what I learned back then still helps me , patience, ...if something doesn't work there is a reason for that , understand why ..😊
That's brilliant, no better way to learn than to try and if you understand it even more better..
What a great way to have learned.
Spot on. My wee lad is apprenticed in a commercial workshop and like all teenagers knows it all. I have tried to explain that's its more important to understand why something works rather than how. I did my time 45 years ago and although its way more complicated nowadays with management systems et al, the principals remain.
@@bapsmcginty4782 I don't think you ever stop learning this trade.. he will keep learning and developing his skills.
@@staninjapan07 yes definitely
These are great little engines. At school in workshop technology there were two Morris 1100 engines set up on frames with starter, battery, and key start panel. It was a competition for two people to strip them right down, neatly laying out the parts, the teacher would then check, and then it was a race to re assemble them and get them running. First one running was the winner. Great fun with the whole class watching and cheering the competitors on.
That's awesome.. whereabouts was that?
@@graceenginedevelopments New Zealand
It was a lot of fun.
@@mirandahotspring4019 yeah it definitely sounds fun
A proper quality piece of workmanship, for all to see James. Rhanks for filming it for us, really well done 👏
Thank you..
It was a joy to watch a craftsman at work on a classic engine.
Thank you very much
Proper old school workshop/machine shop engine builder place, good job done guys 👍
another morris minor back on the road no doubt, long may they trundle on 👍
Thanks Derek, yeah hopefully see a few more miles/years..
I saw the whole presentation and I enjoyed it very much.
I am a mechanical engineer by profession and love precise work. But I would have been very happy to see such a well-reconditioned engine like this, make its first test run.
That is always something very special, thank you very much, thumbs up and subscribed... 👍
Greetings from Germany to England... 👌
Thank you very much for viewing and subscribing, I will get a video of it running soon.
This so reminds me of buying my first car. 850 mini traveler I stripped the engine and rebuilt it with my dad looking back great times.😊
I'm pleased it's brought back happy memories
Nice to see the Morris Minor running in the vehicle if possible.
Yes as soon as my customer has it fitted, he will bring it down
She`s a little beauty... brings back memories of my 1958 Moggie
Thank you, there a great car
What a lovely job buddy 👍🏻
Thank you
Lovely to watch a real engineer at work, great job.
Thank you
Great to see what was going on inside that engine! I was involved in getting it to limp home from France last year. We removed the head to throw some new valve stem seals on in a hope to at least reduce the oil consumption, but when we spotted the piston damage we had a suspicion it went deeper! The rocker assembly was a spare we had to fit to get them home. When refitting the head and torquing to spec, one of the original aluminium rocker pedestals crumbled! The easiest fix was to remove and replace with the sintered set you replaced. Luckily someone with us had the spare set! It's amazing what you can achieve with a few spares, tools, and beer, on a French campsite in the backing sun!
That's awesome what a great bunch of people to all chip in and get them home . Thanks for viewing
Really enjoyed watching that. Took me back to my early days in the motor trade in the late ‘70s working for Kennings.
Thank you. It's fun working on the old ones
This is proper engine rebuild, attention to precision and detail. Old skool knowledge with modern tech machinery. Excellent result. Great job and this company is highly recommended.
Thank you, I do like the old classics.
amazing job, your customer is going to be very happy with that.
Thanks Clive
Loving the full build videos James. Fascinating.
Thanks Chris
It's so much easier working when you have a fantastic workshop like yours. When you're lying on your back on a cold garage floor with only a foot of clearance, its so different . The memories of banged heads and trapped thumbs. Good times😂
Lol.. yes I've spent many an hour struggling on the floor, great times though
I love this chap, he develops a relationship with his rag and takes notes on the back of his hand. (Plus he's a real pro.)
Thank you. I do love a rag
we had a moggy traveler back in the 60's I remember me dad carrying the engine through the house to the shed to do a decoke and rebuild-new shells etc.A company I worked for in the 70's also had one,four of us would be travelling all over Britain working on various sites and the only time we opened the bonnet was to check the fluids,loved that moggy.
That's awesome, there a great car
That was all most familiar, well the most part. I had a few Mini's as a teenager and cut my teeth on working on them! We always changed the single timing chain for the duplex and if you could find an MG 1275 big valve head that was the crock of gold! A 344 to 1 diff was nice some liked twin 1 1/4 Su's but I liked the single 1 1/2 I think it was the HS2 with a long centre branch exhaust manifold. A machinist mate once lightened a flywheel for me but it would rev ike crazy but lost a bit of torque so we got another one and didn't go so mad. In those days every scrapyard was full of different size Mini 850 998 1100 and even 1275 engines! Happy days!! Sorry to waffle on, Nostalgia got a grip on me!! LOL
There is something special about older cars, do you still have a classic?
Sadly not, I had a Ford Consul Classic 315 1500 cc in the late 70's til 85 when I had to sell it to pay for food during the Miners dispute! Shame as the only other owner was my uncle who took me camping in the same car when I was about 13, when he finally got a new car he gave me the Classic. Nearly cried when that car went away!!!
A really thorough, excellent job.
Thank you
l love all the machinery you have in your workshop, a machine for everything!
Thank you, we still need a couple more..
Nice. This is the kind of love & care I'd like my old Jeep engine to receive when I finally get round to it. I'm sure the customer was very pleased
Thank you.. what jeep do you have? They seemed very happy
What a great rebuild i hope my B engine gets the same love.
@@graceenginedevelopments1984 CJ7. AMC 258 4.2L straight 6 symptoms were overheating the local classic land rover garage changed the water pump, thermostat but it got worse.not better.
I remember now. Have you had the head pressure tested?
Fingers crossed for you, where's it getting done
A master craftsman at work. Excellent job :)
Thank you very much
Excellent. Took me back to the 70s.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you
It was marvelous to watch you work your magic !
Thanks David
Very interesting! I remembered some of it from my encounters in the late 60's and early 70's and rather wish I had a nice Morris Traveller in my garage now.
Thanks John, you should test yourself to one.
My era. Memories eh! - Great watch!
Thank you
Thanks for the work and upload. Reminded me of one of my last drives in a Traveller, speeding down Boxley Hill, Maidstone, summer 1984. I could smell BBQ chicken cooking, then the van started filling with smoke, so pulled over, thinking the worse. After checking the engine bay, nothing, and rushing round the vehicle I found whisps of smoke coming from one of the main wooden uprights in the old timber frame. The dry summer, some weird bondo skin shape, and the high winds going downhill had created a venturi effect and the wood underneath had spontaneously combusted! With tears in my eyes from laughing so much I then had to put it out. Difficult to pee when you're rolling around in hysterics but I got the job done.
You're welcome... I love that story it nearly made me pee a little bit too.. I'm happy it brought back funny memories.
Nice clean room for engine rebuild with own set of tools.
Thank you.. we do love tools
Brilliant rebuid. Great thorough work. Even new stickers. It's the little details that make all the difference ❤
Thank you
How good is it to see a real craftsman at work rather than a "Halfords Technician" excellent work.
Thank you.
Lol That is one lucky old car!,nice to see people keeping old stuff on the road👍
Thanks Geoff.
Great work!
This engine should provide many happy miles of motoring.
Thanks Philip, hopefully be good for them
Great in-depth informative video nice to see the time and effort that is put into engine rebuilds
Thank you
A proper engineer. Not an mechanic. great video.
Thank you
You really know your morris engines. Bind blowing. What a professional job. I’d hate to see what the final bill is. What a job!!
Thank you.. it was approx 3500
Whatever the cost, far cheaper than a new car and it will run for many more years. New cars today are too complicated, too much tech inside and under the bonnet, computer chips everywhere and big tablets on the screen. I wish they made cars simple like this again that can be fixed easy if they go wrong.
Yep there's something nice about basic
Excellent thoughtful job. He should be made up!
Thank you. Hopefully
That was very instructive. I am not a mechanically minded chap so it was a real revelation for me to see how the engine parts are assembled.👌
Thank you.
Great fun to watch. Remember those engines used to "sing" when cruising. 3 bearing crank- lovely. Lack of emission control and vvt. Those were the days. Must be very satisfying for you to do this. 👍👍👍
Thank you.. yes it was a nice one to do
Great to see full process from diagnosis to rebuild. Thank you!
Thanks Dave.. no problem
Brilliant its the little things and your attention to detail grinding the marks down on the crankshaft nut superb thanks for another super video.
Thank you. Thanks for viewing
Hi, it’s such a wonderful to watch the video that someone is passionate about their job and making things right not half right keep up the good work. I really enjoyed this video Cliff from Australia.
Thanks Cliff, I'm pleased you enjoyed it
Very simple engine . No electronics. Therefore, it’s reliable , dependable, very strong, low maintenance . Unlike today’s cars , easy to troubleshoot, easy to repair.
You are 100% right, we love the old ones
My experience with old engines is not quite the same. Modern engines may well be much more complex but: Old engines suffered from pinking, piston rings failing, decokes needed, spark plug cleaning and adjustment, carbs needed attention etc. Modern engines start winter and summer as if there is no difference. Batteries do not need topping up every week. Exhaust pipes don’t fail every 18 months. Petrol tanks don’t rust through in 4 years like on my Mini!
Let’s not knock progress too much….!
@@MrDunky48 I agree as a daily but old cars are fun.
That’s a comprehensive overhaul and it should run sweet as a nut now👌🏻
Would be nice to see / hear it running in the Moggie as a follow up?
Thank you for sharing👍🏻
Thanks kev. Hopefully yes.. I will film it once it's in and running.
@@graceenginedevelopments Would be nice to see some more of your builds up and running afterwards so will look forward to hopefully seeing some later👌🏻
Yes I'll post some
What a fantastic and informative video, the finished article is a real credit to your skill and attention to detail, very inspiring.
Thank you very much.
What a cracking job james. I bet they were overjoyed with the finished work 👍
Thanks mate.. I hope so
Very interesting and in-depth video on the Morris Minor, well done.
Thank you
I owned a Morris Minor...loved the car !
And you still can get all the parts new !
Yes there a great car. Everything for the engine is available
A brand new moggy thousand engine, thanks to you, thourely enjoyed watching.
Thanks Richard
My opinion, this was the best engine England ever built.
I completely agree! We had a Marina 1.3 for 19 years from new. 200000 miles and the engine only needed the schedule oil changes. It never missed a beat.
It's pretty good
I had a marina van that was good too
Worked in a Norton motor bike shop for several years the motors were in similar condition to the Morris engine when they came in . I was always fascinated that they were still running , in Australia the engine reconditioners don't paint the engines you get them back as is .
Kit from Down Under
Hi Kit, hope you're ok. It's amazing how they can still run but need some work.
I love your approach with respect to customer requirements, you use a pragmatic approach to replacing components which the customer needs to maintain the full integrity of the engine rebuild. I work in a totally different sector of engineering but recognise your approach and delivery. If I were ever to need an engine rebuild you would be on the list.
Thank you very much.
Proper mechanic. Love to watch. I would have trusted my XPAG to this man. Better than new.
Thank you
@@graceenginedevelopments Thank me? No. You are the one to be thanked. Taking the effort and filming your work, and doing it with 'one hand', - the other one on the camera. You replaced parts, but the real value of the job was the attention of details and the knowledge and experience behind the job. So thank YOU :)
You're welcome.
Great job. Looks like new, but probably better than new!
Thank you
Absolutely beautiful Job ! Wish they made stuff that looked so good today and made it as simple in design. All cars now are over complicated with too many computers and now we have to endure big touch screens in cars and the instrument clusters are screens, modern cars, there's no soul to them, they're so boring and industrial, not thought put into design or quality.
I'd love to see a video of this engine start up for the first time after rebuild, must be a really magic feeling to know all the good work will see this engine last many more decades.
Thank you, I'll try and get a video of it running.
@@graceenginedevelopments That would be amazing, thanks !
Now there is a familiar engine. I had two MKIII AH Sprites. I rebuilt both engines . Good Times.
There a great little engine.. have you still got 1?
What a fine job done there.
A shame we cant hear the engine run.
Thank you.. as soon as it running I'll get a video up.
Wow, what a great vid, I enjoyed watching this. Thanks
No worries, thanks for viewing
As soon as i saw "A" - Series engine, i was thinking of my 60s Mini Cooper of time gone by. Wonderful engine -thats how i learnt mechanics- ;)
They're a good little engine, I'm pleased this is bringing back memories for people
Great rebuild, which includes all those all-important wrinkles, non-professionals are unlikely to anticipate!
Thank you
I must have rebuilt a dozen A series. My favourite engine TBH. I loved working on them. Last Minor Traveller I put a 1.3 ital onto a sierra gear box and MG rear diff. Front Midget discs and usual tramp rods and roll bars. Lovely to drive.
They're a great engine.. I bet that did drive nice
Brilliant!, this is the archive material of the future. Generations will look back at this and marvel at the skill of this man. Thank you for making this vid, best wishes now and in the future.
Thank you very much.
Thank you for a very informative and instructive video. I very much like the way you took us through the various stages and explained exactly what you were doing. If I lived in the UK and needed my engine rebuilt, I would definitely come to you if you did classic Mercedes-Benz engines as well. Thanks once again I really enjoyed watching your video and I'm sure everybody else did too. Wilson.
Thank you, we've got an old Merc V8 in to do, I'll start to film that for you
I owned a 74 MGBGT AND A Morris back in HS. Had wished you were available then. You're the greatest, so meticulous !Great Work !. Miami
Thank you..
My dad's first car was a moggy thou. This wonderful car and a series engine took us from yorkshire to cornwall and back over 10 times without problem, pass several more modern cars btoken down on the hard shoulder. Only rusty bodywork caused the demise after 15 years great service.
I agree a great little car.. great adventure Yorkshire to Cornwall in one I bet
My dads first car was a Moggy van. He managed to drive it into Ward's Reservoir approaching Belmont at some speed!
@@774Rob is it still in there😂
@@graceenginedevelopments The bend is still there, it's a left/right and the penalty for missing the left is a clear run into the water. The Moggy survived and he went on to own a Moskvitch.
@@774Rob that's hilarious.. pleased the moggy survived
I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of that.
Not having seen your channel before, but having seen a lot of "mechanics" videos (general, all purpose workshops), I figured you'd be another one, but now it seems you are specialists who don't do general maintenance work.
You're the guys I'd send my 150cc commuter-scooter engine to if I wanted, say, a 170cc one to come back, I guess... or of course a Minor engine.
Much of what you did was, obviously, given that you are specialists, beyond my understanding as a DIY owner-maintainer, but can I say what a great job you did of making everything clear, with no more jargon than was necessary, and good filming and editing.
I rarely do it, but, I'll subscribe to this channel after only one video.
I hope to enjoy a lot more of your videos, and thanks from Japan.
Thank you very much Stan, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video, and thanks for the subscription. Hope you enjoy more of our video's.
first engine i ever rebuild 40 years ago love your work
Thank you.. happy memories hopefully
I had a B reg traveller that completely rotted out followed by an E reg that ran for years. My mate and I yanked the engine and gearbox out in the street and I did a decoke on my living room floor. My mate took the knackered box for exchange jammed in the back of his frog eyed sprite. He later had a highly modified moggy minor. It had a Wolsley 1600 engine, new suspension with a torsion bar, disc brakes, flared arches with wider wheels, it was a beast.
I bet it was a beast.. awesome conversation..
Obviously knowledgeable mate, you did a grand job, i wouldn`t hesitate to have you work on my own engine, i would rest easy knowing it was in your hands.
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing James, I’m just starting to rebuild a 1275 for my Frogeye and there’s loads of good tips here as well as some useful shout outs.
Thank you, you're welcome
Really enjoyed that 👍
Thank you
Nice work! OEM ++ 😍
Thanks mate
Nice thankyou, brings back memories of my apprenticeship back in the 70's 80's (of last century geez).
Thanks, are you still working on cars?
Great video engine looked amazing at the end with the decals on it
Thanks mate, yeah it looked nice
Got to love an 'a' series. Dont think I'll forget how to fit those dish core plugs in a hurry, after my one popping in the garage😂you'll have to let me know when to pop over to collect the head👍
Thanks mate, will do
New subscriber, a superb job! It wounded my soul, when you showed us that historical damage done to the starting handle dog nut for want of the right sized spanner!
Thanks David, it definitely couldn't go back on in that state.
Great job sir!
Thank you
These A series engines look really cute when they are finished.......Thank you for a great video 😊
Yes they do.. no problem.
Great video. Many thanks for sharing. A brilliant piece of work. Wish my current car had an A series engine. Good solid reliable engine.
Thank you, your welcome. There a great little engine
Excellent work...👍.
Thank you
This man is a real artist!
Thank you
I was a mechanic is the 80s and 90's and did about one A Series rebuild every 2 weeks. I never saw all pistons blow a ring land. One piston occassionaly. Incredible.
Looks like hardware easier to source than back then.
Yes this one was quite bad, parts can be a little bit tricky now
Excellent work Sir.Ged.
Thank you very much
Did a few of these in the late 60s/70s on minis, easy peasy, so nice to work on.
There a cracking engine
There is one thing I forgot to mention. Many years ago there was a DIY program on BBC hosted by a bloke called Barry Bucknell and I remember him doing an early 850 A series engine either from a Moggie or an A30 not sure now???
Oh ok I'll have a look on RUclips for it. Thanks
It came out great, and it is interesting to se an engine with a hand crank snout !
Thank you, yes nice to see older stuff
Really informative video. I used to do a lot of morris minor repairs, & only wish you had rebuilt some of the engines we fitted. We hand some really bad ones. Best wishes.
Thank you.
Used to have a mini, but it needed a rebuild. Got a new half engine for £80, which saved a lot of work. Nowadays it's way over £1000 for that sort of rebuild.
Yes prices have gone up a bit nowadays.
Great episode, first time to your channel, really impressed, great shop, and expertise, thanks for taking the time to show the detail.
Best regards from South Australia, where we dream of firms like yours.
Thank you, and thanks for viewing
First class job as ever James great little engine had many A series engines very reliable would always get you home. To clean the breather tube I used to use a piece of barbed fencing wire in an electric drill cleaned it out very quickly also used on 2 stroke exaust pipes
Thanks Dave, that's a great idea I'll get some for next time, would have worked a treat.
Pleasure watching your diligent work sir
Thank you
Great work. Really enjoyed watching an expert at work.
Thank you
Great video, many thanks
Thank you
The usual trouble with cars of that era was the bodywork. If you looked at a car of more than 8 yrs old for too long, it would dissolve before your very eyes. My first car was a Morris Minor Traveller. Sub-frame and both front footwells rotted out. My feet literally went through the floor. Cars have come a long way since the 70s.
Yes cars have come along way, they drive better and are more comfortable, do a lot more with technology. But there's someone special about some old classics which new cars don't give you.
Absolute brilliant little motor ,, top job
Thank you
AH, memories, memories. Did an Austin-Healy 998 in college.
Cool, bet that was fun.. thanks for viewing
My first car was a 1964 Mini. As an apprentice Engineer, about age 20, I was horrified when I found those pressed metal Rockers...lol...Such a simple engine to work on compared to a modern power unit...😳🤔😏🇬🇧
Minis are awesome little cars.. a and b series engines are great. Thanks for viewing
Nice work mate, looks mint 👍
Thanks mate
Excellent video - I was a VW Beetle fan back in the day - lovely little engines to work on.
Thanks John, yes there a good car too. Still very popular