Proper Brake Fluid For 1960 Morris Minor Pick Up

[mbarrows]

Hello

Can anyone tell me the Proper Brake Fluid For 1960 Morris Minor Pick Up ?

And definitively, can you mix silicone fluid with the more traditional kinds ?

Thanks and Regards to All.

 

[Billm]

DOT 3 is the proper one but DOT 4 is better-
NEVER mix DOT 3 or 4 with DOT 5 (silicon) but you can mix DOT 3 with 4.
From what I have been hearing DOT5.1 can be mixed with 3 and/or 4 but I wouldn't!
BillM

 

[mbarrows]

Billm

Thanks for your help.

I had a couple of MM1000s in the 70s but only remember so much.

It looks like my best bet for parts these days is to figure out which MGB
or Midget parts will fit.

Thsnks Again.

Regards

Mark

 

[Gerard]

It looks like my best bet for parts these days is to figure out which MGB
or Midget parts will fit.

Hi Mark,

I have owned Sprites for several decades and Morris Minors since 2000. I currently own two (a pickup and a 4 dr saloon) and have had a couple more in between. There are a lot of people in SF that own MM's and I have worked on many of them. I've also owned a BGT.

I don't think there is anything MGB that is common to both, and certainly a number of things "Spridget" that are , but mostly drivetrain and brakes. But there are even variations there. For example brake system parts, while they look the same, use different thread on the fittiings

If you have specific questions, I can answer them for you as I've done nut and bolt restorations of both. Just let me know.

 

[nomad]

I thought they made over a million Minors. I would think that parts would be easy to come by.

Kurt.

 

[Roger]

The Morris Minor is based on a Morris design, and the Sprites on an Austin design, both pre-BMC merger. There are a suprising number of differences.
There is a thriving Minor community in the UK, and it's really not that hard to get the right spares. Though I haven't bought Minor spares, I've got other stuff from there and freight isn't as bad as I'd originally feared.

 

[Spridget64SC]

I'm partial to Valvoline products and use the DOT3/4 Synthetic Brake Fluid in my cars. Both street and SCCA club racers. The boiling points are high enough for most tracks. Regular fluid changes (bleeding) addresses the moisture absorbtion. If brake fade is experienced (usually only at Carolina Motorsports Park), I'll replace the fluid in the front brake master cylinder with AP600. It possesses a higher wet and dry boiling point than the DOT3/4 fluid.

For street application in the Morris, the Valvoline (or other) DOT 3 fluid is completely appropriate. Just remember to perform annual fluid changes (bleeding) to address the hygroscopic tendancies of the fluid. This goes for the clutch system as well.

HTH,
Mike Miller

 

[nomad]

Roger, Did'nt India also build at least a carbon copy of the Minor for many years.
Was'nt that long ago that I read a article about a young couple who drove around the world in a ratty Minor. The reason they took it was because it had been sold in so many countries that they figured parts would be easy to find and yes they did lots of parts canabalizing along the way.

Kurt.

 

[Gerard]

Roger, Did'nt India also build at least a carbon copy of the Minor for many years.

Not exactly, There is a car made in India based on a Morris and widely as a taxi. It is called a Hindustan Ambassador , but it is based on the Morris Oxford not the Morris Minor.

You may be thinking of Charles Ware Morris Minor Centre that makes Morris Minor reproduction panels in Sri Lanka.

... and yes, virtually everything for the car is available out of the UK. There are a few US suppliers that have some inventory, but they are getting them from the same UK sources.

https://www.hmambassador.com/inner.asp