Morris Minor Owners Club

Seriously - nothing has broken in the engine....have you turned the rotor arm yet ?

Yes it does but not smoothly.

If you don't answer the questions - I can't help you to sort this out. Did you find the rotor arm was on wrong way round?

If you can turn the rotor arm,then.its not engaged onto the drive properly

Which is my point..... NOTHING ELSE can move the timing 180 degrees - unless the dizzy has been dismantled and then re-assembled with the upper shaft put back on 180 degrees out. However - that wouldn't normally be dismantled for a points and cap renewal !

The rotor arm was fitted in the right position and the dizzy was not removed when I fitted I the points and condenser . It seems the dizzy is at fault as tried to fit to the old engine while the engine is out of the car and it still seems loose.

Still a bit confused,are you actually saying that with the dizzy fitted to the car,you can turn the rotor by hand,

Did you dismantle the dizzy when fitting points/condenser?

The dizzy stayed in the in the car when I fitted the points and condenser ,it only moved when I went to start the car . I can rotate the rotor .The dizzy as it is now not fitted to the car but it seems it rotates a bit but then gets stuck . I have got a new dizzy and that seems a lot better than my old one.

Sounds like just about anything would be better.. It couldn't have been fully seated into the clamp ..