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[TehMarchant]

1978 mini 1000

I am sure it is non ballast

she is running on points

 

Okay so I tried to start my mini up today without any luck, I had a few little hopeful stroke but overall was a failure. I have had some bad running over the past few weeks and put it down to timing.

 

So today I whipped out the coil to give it a test, it is a Lucas LA12 and I can hear the oil when I shake it, not sure if this is normal.

 

 

So for the readings I get I get 3.4 from +/- on the 200ohm setting.

                                       I get 4.54 from the terminals to the center dizzy connection with the 20k ohms setting.

 

Is she broken?

 

Cheers

Edited by TehMarchant, 03 October 2013 - 10:18 AM.

[tiger99]

Can't necessarily tell from the resistance readings, as a shorted turn would have hardly any effect on end to end resistance but would severely affect the output. I think you need to try a spark test to see how energetic it seems. But if it has lost oil, shorting turns or internal flashover is rather likely.

[Dan]

  Doesn't sound like it's the coil really.  You can normally hear a bit of oil.  Did it kick the starter out a few times while you were cranking it but fail to run?

[TehMarchant]

  Doesn't sound like it's the coil really.  You can normally hear a bit of oil.  Did it kick the starter out a few times while you were cranking it but fail to run?

 

I was cranking for about 10-15 minutes on and off, with some slight fires but not enough to get here to run on her own steam, she has fuel in the floats and I had fuel on the plugs. She started to run rough about 2 weeks ago but I managed to get her to combe and back, I could only use about 1/8th of throttle or she would just start to die and misfire. mixture and timing has made the slightest of differences but not enough to be easily drivable.

 

I don't think she fired enough to kick the starter back.

 

Cheers

Edited by TehMarchant, 03 October 2013 - 12:31 PM.