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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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Has a lot to Say!
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Has a lot to Say!
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Not bad for a car that, if not broken, lives in a box six months of the year! This is the fifth driving season so just over 8,000 miles per year! Today was especially nice as I dropped down into Massachusetts and meandered over part of the Berkshire range. Roads in great condition, some newly paved, and a cooling overcast cloud cover. It can be done! One just has to hang in there and subject one's self to physical abuse... 
What's your mileage? Who cares. Is it practical? See #1. What happens when it rains? You get wet.
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Learner Plates Off!
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Learner Plates Off!
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Well done Michael, only 60,000 miles to go before the big one 😉
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Talk Morgan Regular
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Talk Morgan Regular
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Nicely run in now then - are you going to keep it and keep racking the miles up ??
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Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
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Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
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Congratulations Michael you must be one of the high miler M3W owners I would have thought  ..
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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Wave & smile... It's a Morgan Member of the Inner Circle
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Top Morganeering
Can’t be many over 40,000 miler modern M3Wers
2008 XXVII Platform, Bugatti Blue Roadster 4 Seater
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 Give that man a medal!
Andy
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A Morgan Identified Fastidious Owner...
2011 4/4 Bespoke, 1981 Delorean, Auburn Boat Tail
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Congratulations, nice one! Briefly Michael, what’s broken in the 40k?
1969 4/4
1995 plus 8
1996 Plus 4 4seater
2002 Aero S1
2013 M3W
2014 Plus 8
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L - Learner Plates On
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L - Learner Plates On
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31,000 May 2015 if that counts?!
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Has a lot to Say!
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Has a lot to Say!
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There is no brief reply to that one!
Rectifier - H-D unit for over 39,000 miles. Still facing front
3 sprockets - Most under warranty. Then ordered the Super Max. Killed that one in 16,000 miles. Now the new Morgan Steel sprocket. Just as quiet as the Super Max.
drive belt - a just-in-case thing under warranty. The first worn sprocket bothered the dealer so he had that replaced. The belt is not the issue. It should last over 100,000 miles!
cam belt - New spacer washers and removing gasket has done its job! Have checked every 10,000 miles and there are no blisters presaging the break point. Looks good!
old style compensator - new Centa unit two years ago. Rubber inserts replaced last year during rebuild. Couldn't hurt!
chassis - new one last year - had the brace and all. Not enough for the starting torque just overwhelmed it!
battery - stock one died - there are better
Right header due to both bobbins dying and exhaust dragging on ground bending far too much. Hot header crumpled like tissue
Left and right exhaust pipes - Left had cracked completely around at front bobbin. Internal baffle held it in place. Right exhaust showed signs of cracking. Both replaced.
Spline on S&S crankshaft showed signs of twisting. Crank and pistons replaced. A basic rebuild at that point.
Fuel pump - avoid ethanol fuels! As an aside, any contaminate that gets into the fuel tank and settles to the bottom will get sucked into the pump immediately! The intake sits on the bottom.
Right headlight due to killing deer. It went under. Had it gone over I doubt I would be here typing this...
Left tail light due to landlady's inept parking.
Brake light switch due to corrosion I think
So far, as of today, that is all!
What's your mileage? Who cares. Is it practical? See #1. What happens when it rains? You get wet.
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