won't start

[sidsmith]

haven't touched the moggy since before xmas as it's been to cold and snowy, so i tried the other day and it wouldn't start (it's in the garage ). it turned over but no firing so I cleaned and reset the plugs, cleaned the dizzy cap but still no joy,I even tried another dizzy cap , I turned the ignition on and opened the points using a screwdriver, there was a spark so could it be that the timing might be slightly out.
mungo

[PSL184]

Most probably no fuel. Can you hear the fuel pump ticking? Turn ignition on and tap the pump body with a light hammer and see if it starts ticking like mad....

[stevey]

if its that cold trying warming the float chamber with your hand

always worked for me... well nearly

[bmcecosse]

I agree - it's going to be fuel feed problem - or just flat battery not turning it fast enough ? I have my 'wintered' cars on solar chargers to keep the batteries up.

[sidsmith]

hi all, it must be the battery that's not whizzing it over fast enough as there is fuel, the pump kicks over for a few seconds when I turn the ignition on, and when I took the plugs out I could smell fuel, I think i'll get our barrie to bring his booster over and give it a blast.
cheers mungo

[mike.perry]

If the starter motor is sucking all the power out of the battery, try starting it on the handle so that all the power goes to the plugs.
A big fat spark often works