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[MikeEdwards]

Today I got a new distributor cap and rotor arm, brought them back and fitted them and, ... nothing.

So I started digging down a bit, checked the fuel again, checked it was pumping, it was, even though it's not wetting the plugs. So while they were out I tried setting the points gap, and checking the continuity. I did notice that while the points were closed, it wasn't making a circuit to the other side of where the gap would be, which seemed weird. Having managed to find a way to turn the engine manually I figured I'd swap the points as we had a spare, and that was it. Once I'd put a new set in, gapped them, it sprang into life. And looking at the old ones in the light, there's quiet a chunk missing from the contact on the fixed side, so that can't have helped.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, and I wish I'd checked the points in more detail before. In my defence, I don't have points on my car so I was putting them off.

[Dipster]

It feels great when you crack a problem, eh? Well done!

[ukdave2002]

Hi Mike

I think it's the 3rd check in the Crypton test sequence; " volt drop across the points".

It's allways worth going back to basic training !

Good result

Cheers

Dave

[kevin2306]

Great result

Kev