rogerspianocat
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Hi all. I'm a bit of a newbie, but I've read several threads on this (and my Haynes) and still I'm not getting anywhere 
I've just put in new plugs, dizzy cap, rotor arm, leads, cleaned the carb, checked for a spark on the coil and got none, but got 12v from coil Lt + to earth and from coil ht to earth. Engine block seems to be well earthed. Engine turns over with starter but doesn't start. I noticed smell of petrol at exhaust after trying to start it.
Over last week or so, its been kangarooing, especially up hills - OK on the flat , it was deteriorating rapidly , misfiring and backfiring, and I thought it was a fuel problem, (that's why I thought carb needed a clean), but reading around it looked like it could be electrical....
What should I look at next?
Help!!!
I've just put in new plugs, dizzy cap, rotor arm, leads, cleaned the carb, checked for a spark on the coil and got none, but got 12v from coil Lt + to earth and from coil ht to earth. Engine block seems to be well earthed. Engine turns over with starter but doesn't start. I noticed smell of petrol at exhaust after trying to start it.
Over last week or so, its been kangarooing, especially up hills - OK on the flat , it was deteriorating rapidly , misfiring and backfiring, and I thought it was a fuel problem, (that's why I thought carb needed a clean), but reading around it looked like it could be electrical....
What should I look at next?
Help!!!