And we're there! The damn thing actually started! It was a combination
of a faulty Magnetronic unit, and even then, my inability to push the
rotor arm down fully (oops!). What a feeling it is when it springs into
life!
Few more questions if I may trouble the learned ones...
1. My dizzy cap middle contact appears to be stuck in. I expect this is
due to the rotor being too high, and attempting a start. Can I replace
this bit or do I need a whole new cap? Also, one of the contacts in the
cap is quite black - could this cause a misfire? I'm starting to think
that I should just get a new cap and be done.
2. The whole dizzy appears quite "alive" when the car is on. Is this
normal for a 1500? If not, do I need to pull the dizzy off completely,
and what should I look for?
3. Most importantly, I took her for a test drive around the block, and
she ran ok (timing not set after the EI install). All was ok, until a
total lack of power / accelerator response near the end of the journey.
Pretty scary, until suddenly she came back into life. I suspect
fuelling. What do you think of the following ideas:
o Blocked fuel filter
o Wrong type of fuel
o Carbs not set up properly
Thanks to all for your encouragement along the way. There was a time
when I could have cried at all the bits on my garage floor and not in my
car!
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