What a beautiful Sunday. The weather was perfect and after an extensive walk with the dogs in the morning I got into the garage just after noon. After pushing the Morgan back into the garage last Tuesday, I concluded that my “Weber overhaul” must be the root cause for the issue. It was clear that... Continue Reading →

There are a couple of things I worked on today but right now there is only one question/topic in my head: should I take the engine/gearbox out again? After somehow getting the engine to start my main objective was to find out why the gearbox sounds so strange. Both the engine as well as the... Continue Reading →

Due to work related appointments, I did not make it to the garage before 6:30pm tonight. I started right away with refitting the Facet fuel pump and Malossi filter/regulator that I took out yesterday and verified the engine will start. Fast idle had to be adjust slightly and it was good to see that the... Continue Reading →

F__k yes !! One problem solved. Finally. Engine is running. Now, I have more fun than the monkeys in the zoo (... the song Floating from Jape was playing on the radio while I was in the garage - look up his album title 🙂 ) It was a stupid mistake. Something I have checked... Continue Reading →

Frankly, when I started working on the Morgan many potential problems came to my mind. I was concerned about repairing the wooden frame and getting everything back together. What I did not expect that it might be difficult to get the engine into a running condition again. My Morgan has a Ford CVH 1.6l –... Continue Reading →

Oh well… the trusted Morgan expert of my choice is busy for the next couple of months. Good for him – a challenge for me. Theoretically I could just wait until he has time. There is no deadline, no external pressure to finish the car. But for whatever reason I have the desire to finish... Continue Reading →

No, I am not talking about my potential mental issues. I am talking about the Morgan of course. After setting the ignition timing on the Morgan this weekend I couldn't really do a test drive due to the rainy weather. Today the clouds started to vanish in the late afternoon. Obviously, I was quite excited... Continue Reading →