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problem solved ,in a rush to put engine in found we had put the cam in 180 degrees out, it sure pays to take your time to rebuld . No damage done. many thanks for replys.

many thanks Grimm v8. going back over it its possible that we have put the camback on at a 180 degrees out . Have got to recheck it

Hi, no it dosent cough or slutter,the longest i,ve had it running was about 10 second then it just dies ,timing is correct .under the coil is a ballast resistor about 4 inches square ,it has three spades either side (one side marked distributor )outlet i think, the wires were pulled out by my...

hi, the car is a v8 3500 with sdi heads and gearbox, has lucas electonic distributor, i seem to have problems with trying to keep engine running .The timiming is checked at 6 tdc staticaly. It looks as if the ballast resistor under the coil was bypassed with a live red wire to a white and black...

I have just rebuilt my v8 engine, timing is ok ,engine runs for about 6 seconds then stops .Seems the problem is electrical.Had a puff of smoke from what i believe is a ballast resistor .Can anybody help