Thread: Not landrover but any advice would be good.

Carby or EFI? If carby you should be able to hotwire the coil +ve if there isn't 12V there. Use a test light to see if the coil negative is pulsing with rotation. The dissy can be removed to test this. Check the coil output with a split pin etc, then see if the rotor button has failed (burnt through) by holding the coil lead near it. New ones can be dead out of the box sometimes.

Also with carbies, they won't start well if the idle solenoid has failed, check it is clicking "on" with the key.

If its had a new dizzy put in then i would guess at the timing being out, get it to TDC and take the dizzy cap off of check if it lines up with cyl. number 1, if still doesnt start then it may be 180 degree's out.

Thanks for the reply s folks. Dizzy has a one way only fit, so should not be 180 degrees out. It is a carby, so will check the fuel solenoid. Not a standard round coil but has got power to and from it. Have got a decent zap from the spark plugs so I can say with reasonable surety that side is working You just can`t beat hands on testing.
Cheers Hall

If there's a possibility of water in the fuel, prop open the auto choke and use a bit of aerostart/start-ya-barstud.

Did you say that the dizzy only fits in one way? - That's the casing, the outside... how about the internal shaft with a gear or cog or whatever on the bottom end... THAT can be 180 out. - Don't ask how I know...

Go back to the hands-on approach and rotate the engine by hand till the compression pushes your finger off #1 spark-plug hole. shine a torch down the hole or poke a stick inside... to make sure its at Top Dead Centre. Also look at your timing mark etc. Shoiuld be TDC. Look at your rotor button, it should be pointing at or just a bit past #1 position if the cap was still on it...

Put it all back together and try again. - Keep fingers away from where you did'nt last time ......