Right,... basically, I can't get my 1984 998 auto to fire. I've definatley got spark, and I've definatley got Fuel (have checked.) All it wants to do is backfire through the carb!!
Now... I've done the old, 'whip spark plug one out and make sure the piston is the top when the points are open' and that was fine,.. I've adjusted the points to the correct gap, I've put a brand new starter on.
Back firing through the carb is caused by incorrect timing,.. correct?... so it's firing at the wrong time,.. when the inlet valves are open right?
I can make it backfire more,... or less,.. depending on which way I turn the dizzy however no where will start!
The coil wiring had been messed with by the looks of things in an attempt to run a 12V coil, as I understand it.. a 1984 mini should have a Ballast resist Coil running off a 4 terminal solenoid. All seems fine, and the spark is healthy (though it is an orange... condensor breakdown?..) Ballast wiring afaik is,... A yellow/white wire, and a pink wire on the + side of the coil, and two black/white wires on the - side, all seems fine,.. is there meant to be a wire coming from the dizzy to the coil?... there seems to be one present but it's not wired directly to the coil.. it disappears into the loom.
Iv'e ordered a Mutimeter so I can find out what coil i'm definatley meant to have and so i can trace electrical problems easier but for the time being I'm a Bit stuck, could anyone clear any of this info/thee symptoms up for me?....
Edited by Retro_10s, 17 August 2007 - 06:30 PM.