no spark, 2.25 Petrol 1975

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A bit off topic (sorry!) but reminds me of a story from a few years ago. I was driving around the Scottish borders with a friend of mine, in our kit/sports cars. His had a Rover V8 engine, but it was misfiring. Examination revealed the coil was damaged, and we could see it arcing around the HT terminal. So miles from anywhere, we limped to a local garage. Tucked away at the back of the garage gounds, was a rusting Rover SD1, buried in the undergrowth. Maybe it would still have the coil...? Opened the bonnet, to find the engine bay completely empty...except the coil bolted to the bulkhead! Had a word with the garage owner, bought him a beer and a few minutes later, we were back on our way, again!
 
TheMegaMan said:
A bit off topic (sorry!) but reminds me of a story from a few years ago. I was driving around the Scottish borders with a friend of mine, in our kit/sports cars. His had a Rover V8 engine, but it was misfiring. Examination revealed the coil was damaged, and we could see it arcing around the HT terminal. So miles from anywhere, we limped to a local garage. Tucked away at the back of the garage gounds, was a rusting Rover SD1, buried in the undergrowth. Maybe it would still have the coil...? Opened the bonnet, to find the engine bay completely empty...except the coil bolted to the bulkhead! Had a word with the garage owner, bought him a beer and a few minutes later, we were back on our way, again!
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Tracking down a coil or distributor cap is very common when damp, a very easy way to get back on the road is using a sharp knife clean ( scrape) back the insulator to good material and you are good to go,
Prolonged tracking causes a fine carbon track to form, perfect for lazy electricity to track to earth,
 
turns out it is a fuel problem. put some fuel down the carb and started then stopped. A lot of silt in the fuel pump bowl. it's a new fuel pump and the tank looked clean. will keep an eye on it and keep cleaning it out.
Cheers for all your suggestions.
 
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