3.5 rover v8 petrol

Jamesyhunt21061988 · Mar 5, 2014

Any help I'd be greatful my v8 won't start just keeps turning over checked
dizzy cap all leAds in correct order, rotary arm timed up correctly
Timing chain timed up right
New battery placed on it
Fuel getting through

But still no starting just turns over n over n over. Took spark plug out to try the spark in it and there just not spark there at all

Any idea why this could be

zen · Mar 5, 2014

not enough info..year..efi? what dizzy? does it have ignition amp? etc..

Dr_evil · Mar 5, 2014

why not just add the info to the other threads :doh: you don't need to start a new one every hour!

Jamesyhunt21061988 · Mar 6, 2014

1974 3.4 petrol, installed a powerspark
Lucas Electronic 35D Distributor with leads Lucas high energy coil

zen · Mar 6, 2014

broken wire from starter to dizzy? one that supplies feed to coil while cranking.white and something, cant remember the colour stripe

Dr_evil · Mar 6, 2014

white with red stripe I think

Freelaner · Mar 6, 2014

Dr_evil said:
white with red stripe I think

mmmmmmmm Red Stripe

zen · Mar 6, 2014

thats defo starter wire, but think its not one to dizzy, might be purple or pink..well anyway whatever it is check it.

Dr_evil · Mar 6, 2014

mine has a white only for starter

classic kev · Mar 7, 2014

Does powerspark work on the early ignition system which uses a 6v coil and the coil supply has a ballast resistor?

IIRC the electronic ignition system wasn't introduced until 1984 and the 35D8 dizzy was replaced by the 35DM8 and then about 1987, the 35DLM8 was used.

Is it possible the problem is the powerspark?

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