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my 1300fwd has been running a bit rough since the mot. its burning oil which i know doesnt help, carbs have been done, there ok. the innerds of the dizzy were crispy ducked so i swapped it with a known good un from a 1300 dolly , new points ,2 new sets of condensers but no fire . feed to coil ok. coil ok. rotor spinning. but no spark on the points.<br>
HELP<br>
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J.

<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... omiteuk</A> at: 24/10/06 4:03 pm<br></i>

Have you tried swapping the HT leads?<br>
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that won't make a lot of difference if there's no spark at the dizzy, will it?<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/embarassed.gif ALT=":o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Is the LT cable to the coil connected properly?<br>
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<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... avepoth</A> at: 15/9/06 9:49 pm<br></i>

yep

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im 99% sure youve lost the insulation block between the points sprung contact and the seat, not sure if you know what i mean, the points should not be earthing through the seating of the sprung arm, the insulating block is a small black block with a lug that sits in the oposite seating area <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START : --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> described well i know, maby some one can claify. hope that helps

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There should be a little nylon washer at the bottom of where you tighten the locking nut, which stops the points earthing though the base plate!!<br>
When i changed mine i forgot to put this on and the car refused to start even though i had a spark at the coil etc<br>
When i figured out where the nylon washer went, refitted it and it started straight away!!<br>
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hope this helps<br>
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nathan <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :smokin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smokin.gif ALT=":smokin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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