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Thanks for the replies and advice thus far fellas.
Will be checking (and replacing) coil and condenser this afternoon anyway, when I get home, as I had these ready to go.
Carby seems to be operating OK, feeding fuel OK etc, and electrical issue would seem logical.
Will check other suggestions as I go and let you know.
Slainte ;)
G'day FenianEel :)
To check the ign at the points, with cap off, remove the rotor,and with points closed, turn on ign switch, with small screwdriver, open points, you should see a small spark, as they open,if not, check the condensor /pigtail wire at the points post ;) if you have spark, recheck the setting 0.015 thou inch (036-040 mm) if that checks out and fuel is suspected, the Stromberg BXOV carb setting for mixture is mixture screw in to touching then out 1 1/4 -1 1/2 turns:) that will get it started, a Series 3 without anti pollution gear is 6 degrees BEFORE TDC.;) with anti pollution gear 3 degrees AFTER TDC.
there is not a lot of stuff that can go wrong in setting up a 2.25 litre providing the Distributor has not been removed.
cheers
to isolate the carby disconnect and plug the fuel line so fuel does not go everywhere.
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remove the lead from the dizzy and the #1 plug
use the plug lead to connect the #1 plug directly to the coil and ground the threads onto the engine and in such a way as you can see it spark when you crank it over or manually operate the points.
if yovue got spark cool reassemble the HT electrics, pour about 1/2 capfull of fuel onto a rag stretched tightly over the top of the carby and secured so it cant be sucked in then wind it over. it should give you a sign of life at that point.
a quick note....
IF the condensor is dying IT might give an occasional spark but it wont keep doing it over a protracted basis.
This may seem elementary - but just check you have the leads on the right plugs - if you have them in reverse order it may not even try to start.
John