Thanks. Will check the arc at the points after I retime as Lawrie
described. Hopefully there will no need for a what-next question and I will
let everyone know how it goes. May be a couple of days, never no what the
family will require of me (15 month old son). BTW I think I see a glimer in
his eye when around the B. I have a permanent picture in my head of him
standing up in the driver seat, holding on to the wheel, and growling (yes
he does growl) from yesterday.
Dereck
70 B (the Men's car)
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From: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
To: "Dereck C" <derex39@hotmail.com>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: 70 MGB no start after complete rebuild
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 18:52:22 +0100
If you have the timing light pick-up on No 1 and the light illuminates the
mark on the pulley by the marks on the cover then your leads aren't 180
degrees out. At least, only if the pulley is 180 degrees out also! Check
for spark at each plug lead, remember 1342 *anti*-clockwise (or can you
already suck eggs?).
With the distributor cap off you should be able to flick the points open and
draw a spark from the king-lead at least 1/4" long and quite possibly up to
1/2" long. If you can do that there is nothing wrong with your spark. If
the points are arcing and the spark barely reaches 1/8" the condenser is
bad.
Have you checked the plugs after all that cranking? If they are sopping wet
the engine is flooded, try no choke and max throttle. If they are bone dry
no fuel is getting through. They should smell distinctly of fuel.
PaulH.
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