update:
auto electrician came last week to investigate the none starting of my car.
He was young and very keen, having previously rewired my Morris minor convertible , several weeks ago.
I had high hopes of continued success!
3 hours later the car was running
, a bit roughly, my timing light stopped working so cant check the timing, until the new
one arrives next week!
He was very methodical, systematically checking everything, one item at a time.
He cleaned the engine and battery earths, the voltage drop from battery to coil was not good. Its a long run as we all know.
After the earths were made good the voltage increased to 11.9 volts, up from 7 volts...a win.
He then connected a direct 12 volt feed from the washer bottle to the coil, bypassing the ballest resistor system completely.
( a tip from another member,cobraboy).
The starter motor turned faster, Wow, it spluttered and backfired a bit, tried again and it burst into life
It now needs fettling to get the tune correct
Q: the workshop manual says 8 deg BTDC, is this still correct now that I have a fully electronic distributor?
Q: the rev counter stopped working, is its pickup taken from the coil, if so, I will need to reconnect one of the other wires to the coil, that
he tapped up, never to be used again?
paid the electrician with a bag of gold and on to the next job in the shed...
the Morris minor is crunching the gears, need to adjust the clutch peddle up tight, and try again,
Peter