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[liam1288]

Ok so I reset the valves tappets and the car was driving fine afterwards! Went to York and back etc no problems but today on the way to hull just randomly as I put my foot down on the motorway it just got louder and not much speed increase along with the car shuddering... When I checked it at the roadside I checked the plugs and tappets again, one plug was loose so I tightened that back up but the valves seemed fine... So I drove on again and it was still shuddering etc!
I turned around and came back home, compression test is 12-13 on all 4. Checked the rotor arm which was black so I cleaned it up (running electronic ignition by the way)
What could be wrong now?

[lrostoke]

was it raining

[liam1288]

Yeah but it's never affected it before since I've had electronic ignition

[liam1288]

Bump

[liam1288]

Yeah, they are all a nice biscuit brown colour

[liam1288]

Yeah, they are all a nice biscuit brown colour

[liam1288]

Well it's been sat for 7 months turned over a few times... The rotor arm just had carbon on I think. Ill check the pipes again tomorrow... Though revving it sounds fine its just then driving and I put the foot down so that eliminates air leak right?

[Yoda]

Any oil in the dash pot?

[liam1288]

Yeah there was but I topped it up when I did some checks

[liam1288]

Yeah I'd say it was dry carbon mate

[liam1288]

It's electronic ignition so there's no points or condenser

[lrostoke]

If its got a dizzy it'll still have a rotor arm and dizzy cap which is what Dilligaf suggested checking/changing

[liam1288]

Correct but he also mentioned a spring so I just thought he meant points and cond

[lrostoke]

No in the dizzy cap under the carbon pin in the middle is a spring...It keeps the electrode in contact with the rotor arm.

[liam1288]

Ahh! Sorry mate, no I've not looked! Ill check now :)