Start you bastard. - fixed the bugger!
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I am usually pretty logical at sorting problems with cars but the mini has got me well and truly stumped this time.

It has not been starting proporly recently, it span over, fired to early died, span fired early and died. it would eventually start like this but the cold weather had made it a nightmare.

So I tried to get a new ignition module, cap and rotor arm for the distributor and failed. Thinking probably the ignition module was duff and that it could probably do with a new rotor arm and cap while I was at it. It was timed in correctly.

so I have now slotted a spare distributor, coil and condensor assebly in I know works. with a new battery I now have a fat spark. The problem now is I just cant get the thing to run. it is turning over, kicking but not quite picking up. then becomes fairly lifeless for a few turns and begins the kicking but not quite picking up again.

I have checked earths, carburettor dashpot oil, and that it is actually getting fuel. though I wouldn't think this would be a problem as it ran fine before. I have also made sure the timing is not 180 degrees out.

What is there left to try, this is really annoying me as I need the thing to get about in.

thanks
James

Edited by minimole23 on 28th Dec, 2007.

Try another starter. If yours is on its way out, it is probably pulling the volts down too low.

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flooding from leaky choke seals ?

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

sorry i was not quite clear. The engine is now spinning over very well. what I mean is it tries to go, doesn't quite take, spins, tries to take, spins ect.

Also I think the timing is as close as it can be without havin the engine running to time it in.

It doesn't seem to make much difference choke in or out. and it doesn't seem to be flooding.

Hi,
What do the plugs look like after spinning it over? Sounds like timing out or not enough fuel....
Have you changed the plugs? This has caught a couple of people out recently...
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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just changed the plugs, now it runs but on about 1 mabie 2 cylinders.

Too much choke or not enough air

blocked fuel filter or bad pump ?

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

It just did not want to run on the other 1275 distributor I put in it.

I put the original back in, but with a different ignition module. Advanced the timing a load, and it ran. Its now timed in and runs lovely again.

I think the problem originally was the ignition module pretty much packing up and and old set of spark plugs.

A plus out of the whole thing is while I was poking round the engine bay I found it has only been able to get 80% throttle, due to the cable being slack. it should feel a bit pokier now thats tight.

Edited by minimole23 on 28th Dec, 2007.