[Mini] Help with no start on my Mini

[Frits Schouten]

Having 12V on both sides of the coil means that the points are open.
But you said short on points?
Check wire between coil and points (The black one). Could be bad connection or
broken.
A broken wire can create a short on the points side.
Having black and white swapped should still give you a spark.
Points open should measure infinite resitance.
With the points closed, you should measure a current of about 4-8Amps
depending on the style of coil you have.

In first instance, I would not expect the coil or condenser to be bad.

That's about all I can think of.

Cheers,
Frits. 

On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:40:36 -0700, Patrick Opsahl wrote
> I have a mid 70's Countryman that I drove into the garage last 
> month.  I put in a fresh battery and tried to start it today, no go. 
>  Tried priming it, nothing.  Pulled a plug wire and placed it close 
> to an engine ground, no spark.  Checked voltage going to coil.  With 
> the key on and key on cranking, I get 12 volts at both the negative 
> and positive terminals - is this correct? Pulled the distributor cap,
>  turned the motor to have points open.  Checked resistance from 
> ground to open side of points, shorted? Is my condensor shorted? 
>  How do I check to see if my condenser is bad?  I have a digital 
> multi meter (DMM) for checking. Is my coil bad?  In all of my 
> troubleshooting I noticed the positive and negative wires were 
> backwards on my coil.  White wire goes to negative and white and 
> black wire goes to positive. Any help is greatly appreciated. 
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