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Ahh -but we were told the dizzy was sparking at first, so it certainly wasn't the coil then ....... If there had been NO sparks I would have suggested trying another coil..... Although - generally it's the connections - not the actual coil itself - UNLESS it's a modern replacement, which seem to have a poor reputation.

Yes yes, I obviously broke the coil by doing something to it

Preliminary tests show the coil is not working, so tomorrow I shall fit a new coil (if you think I could manage it) and see what happens.

Glad to hear that the problem is now identified. Well done.

Coil is indeed straightforward to fit - be sure to get the correct one for the car, and to connect it right way round. Note that modern coils have a terrible reputation for quality/reliabilty....... I sincerely hope it fixes your car - but you did say the dizzy was sparking way back at the start of all this - so clearly the coil WAS ok at that time - yet you had been brought home with a non functioning engine.....

Well, I originally tried sticking a tampon in there (being a girl I have loads of them hanging about the place), and that didn't work, then I remembered how you can run a clock off a potato, and so I tried a baby pearl potato, which didn't work either.

Luckily a man came round with an ignition coil for a Morris Minor and now Martha works!

N.B. - All of the above is a lie, I got a coil, and fitted it myself, and now Martha works.

That was hilarious. Great that she's fixed!

Yes, I'm glad you got it fixed although I wondered what was going on when I landed on your post at the point above.
I usually find the joy of solving a frustrating problem far outweighs the anguish it caused in the first place.
Don't mind BMC, he really is one of the most helpful on here, very methodical and despite being a Scot he can even be a bit "jocular" at times.

Pleased she's sorted and you're back on the road

then I remembered how you can run a clock off a potato, and so I tried a baby pearl potato, which didn't work either.

Well duh..

Now, several of them, connected in serial, might have worked.

Or p'raps a baking potato would have worked. I'm pretty sure a can of new potatoes would have been fine, but we don't have any of them. Tsk!

We are all happy to have Martha back, mum especially so, she gets a lift to & from work