Took the Morgan for a blast last Friday and while stationary after a 30 minute ride, I felt the revs go low and nearly cut out only to rev back up on idle
Didn’t think too much of it so carried on, all seemed to be ok until parking back up at home and revs were all over the place and the engine didn’t sound well
Opened the bonnet and it became clear the engine was misfiring quite badly
It had new plugs and leads in December so guessed it might be something else
Rang Matty at Lifes on Monday morning who agreed to have a look at it straight away if I bring it in but advised that if it’s a serious misfire it could damage the cat if I drove it
So I rung my insurer Gott and Wynn to see whether my breakdown cover would trailer it from my home to Lifes, 25 minutes away.
This was all doable, no issues at all but the process was they would send out a mechanic first as part of the process before they trailer it
So Monday afternoon a mechanic turns up, incredibly Knowledgable chap, no experience with Morgans but knew the engine well from his time messing with Fords and jaguars
He thought it could be a stuck Exhaust valve and gave something a gentle tap with a rubber mallet. After 30 seconds and reading his computer diagnostic equipment the misfire stopped and the engine settled down
The engine warning light was still on but it drove perfectly well and all seemed fine
So I drove it over to Matty’s (Lifes Motors) this aft and left it with him to do a proper check and for him to use his Morgan diagnostics
All a bit strange but I trust Matty to get to the bottom of it
