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This is quite helpful as it gives arrows to show the supply route.

Yes. I do hate these symbols that are just a circle or a square. I much prefer to see what the switch contacts actually do inside as it would make it much easier to see how the circuit functions!

When it is in a failed state identify lead Light Green with Brown trace going from turn switch to hazard switch. Test if you have voltage there. If not test that you have voltage on Brown that feeds the hazard switch. If you have voltage there you have a hazard switch fault. Also check if you...

A bit difficult to read but I think you are getting 3.6 ohms on the primary. Perhaps a little high as it includes the resistance of the leads & test prods. When you measure it again note the reading then connect the test prods together & it may read 0.3 or even 0.5 ohms you need to deduct that...

Are you sure that the coil is correct? The resistance of the primary should be in the order of 2.8 - 3 ohms. If it is a coil for electronic ignition or for a ballast resistor in circuit it with be much lower than that, which will mean the points have to switch a higher current than they were...

This was serialised in EMLRA Newsletter, here is the latest evolution of the topics covered. Bright Sparks for Land Rovers

If you mean the ignition coil, yes it should be full off oil. This helps the heat transfer from principally the primary winding to the can. It also acts as an insulator. Make sure there is no seepage of oil from the HT terminal in the middle. The screw that holds this contact in place also is...

Dylan well done. Just think you have now become a seasoned expert on short circuiting problems in distributors & can now sort out someone else who gets the same problem at some stage. You have learnt far more than reading a book about faults in ignition systems. These problems are a damn...

Dylan that's about right. 0.8v means there is a very low resistance of about 0.2 ohms between your earth point (on the engine?) & your battery negative terminal. If that is so then it could be significant voltage drop when drawing a lot of current when starting. So check the battery earthing...

The other thing to do is disconnect the CB lead to the distributor & connect it to your multimeter on the low Ohms range or buzzer & put the other lead to earth. With the points open jiggle & fiddle with the base plate & lead to see if you can trigger a short or semi-short circuiting. Also...

Disconnect the coil lead at the distributor this should make your reading on - on coil go up to 12v. Short circuit the lead to chassis & that should go down to 0 volts. So that is simulating the action of the points. If that works ok there must be shorting problem within the distributor...

Excellent result Dylan, thank you for letting me know. Sometimes on forums I never get to hear the outcome & it all goes quiet that either means the problem is solved or the problem is not solved but the poster is even more disillusioned. Anyway that gives us both satisfaction. I have a...

Dylan, put your +ve prod of your voltmeter on the + terminal of the coil & -ve prod to earth. With the ignition on you should get 12v or so all the time. Now put the +ve prod on the - terminal of the coil & -ve prod to earth. With the points open you should read 12v or so as you did above...

AFAIK not specifically. You didn't say if this is hydraulically operated or mechanically from the brake pedal. But either way a 12v one will work at 24v. In fact it should last longer as at 24v it will only carry half the current of an equivalent 12v braking circuit.

The anti-roll bar was not originally a factory fit & the mod was introduced in Dec 1973. Tropicalised just means the wood has been treated to resist the activity of wood boring insects eg termites etc

The internal construction of the charger is rather poor, neglecting the basic principles of making a proper soldered joint. Instead of a wire being fed through a solder tag & folded over to then be soldered, many joints were just straight wires held there by the solder itself. Some of these...

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I've updated the list of Rover & Ambulance military literature: Kit for Ambulances and Land Rovers

35 amps curiously for both 12v & 24v

Meant to say it might take a while to download, its 96 pages