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[spritey]

Hi my 1275 carb mini starts fine when cold and as soon as it gets hot it cuts out and will not start again until cold ? Any ideas thanks in advance

[Spider]

Points closing up?  (assuming you have points)

[spritey]

Running on electric distrubuter

[carbon]

Spritey - like Moke Spider my first thoughts would be ignition related.

 

What type of ignition coil do you have fitted?

 

And next time you start the motor and run it up, once the engine cuts out put your hand on the ignition coil to see how hot it is (carefully, they do sometimes get very hot...)

[spritey]

I've Tryed another coil with same problem bit stuck as I thought at first coil and still same

[Spider]

OK, would you be in a position to check that it has spark when it stops?

 

Have you got a points dissy then?  Maybe the elect module is playing up?  Swap the dissy (or re-fit the points) and try again.

[spritey]

I have another dizzy (electric) I could try , can I just swap the black electric part to save having to readjust the timing ? Car is pretty much done ready for mot then I have to major problems clutch and cutting out not my luck

[spritey]

Runs for 5 minutes then bogs down and dies starts and cuts out then refuses to start for a few hours

[greenwheels]

Is the fuel feed pipe from the fuel pump to the carb close to the exhaust and vaporiseing the fuel in the tube?

[spritey]

It's not touching the exhaust but it's close with the position of the carb to the mechanical fuel pump

[cal844]

It's not touching the exhaust but it's close with the position of the carb to the mechanical fuel pump

What year of car? What exhaust manifold is fitted?? You could try making a different pipe?

[spritey]

It's a 89 with 1275 fitted , lcb manifold which is head wrapped , I checked the pipe earlyier and the closed part is where it comes off the pump it self so a cant see it being that

[cal844]

Id say to check the flow rate of the pump

[spritey]

How could I check the flow rate ? It's really rattling my brains now ,
Messed with timing and changed the electronic moduel tryed another distributed with no luck

[spritey]

Spritey - like Moke Spider my first thoughts would be ignition related.
 
What type of ignition coil do you have fitted?
 
And next time you start the motor and run it up, once the engine cuts out put your hand on the ignition coil to see how hot it is (carefully, they do sometimes get very hot...)

I've tried 2 coils and still the same and no heat from them when cut out ..