sudden death :-(

[hotrodder13]

while driving around the car started juddering and not running right, then it just died when doin 40, i pulled up and nothing i tryed got it goin, just bin filled up with fresh fuel from tesco and the oil had just bin topped up, the fuel pump is ticking all the wires are still connected,

any suggestions

cheers tom

[Declan_Burns]

Tom,
Could be the condenser or maybe the points gap has closed up. Have you checked to see if you are getting a spark at the plugs?
Declan

[bmcecosse]

Sure you didn't put diesel in.........
Otherwise - check for sparks - water on ignition - all the usual things.

[hotrodder13]

no was defo petrol, the coil is live but seems to have no spark the battery was very low so put it on charge and will try again 2moro

[bmcecosse]

Well - look to the ignition circuit then. You obviously must get a spark - or there is no hope.

[MarkyB]

What Roy is trying to say, but can't bring himself to is "it could be the coil"

[bmcecosse]

No no - it's 'never' the coil - I v nearly put that in above - in fact it was there and I rubbed it out! Methinks you know me too well Marky !!

[hotrodder13]

engine is knackered, sorted the electrics and still nothing so did a compression test and it was 30 on each cylinder !!!!!!!!! i did it correctly, i then put oil down the bores and cylinder one was 70, 2 the engine didnt want to turn over and stoped at 30, 3 was 125 and 4 was 80, started to strip it down

how do i get the cylinder head of haha, it dosnt want to budge all the nuts are off is it just a case of leavering it off

cheers tom

[bmcecosse]

No levering! Just tug........

[hotrodder13]

ok il have another try 2night, it hasnt been off the engine in 20 odd years so its pretty stuck

[MarkyB]

Have you removed the bypass hose from between the head and the water pump?

[bmcecosse]

Put the plugs in and crank it on the starter.

[chickenjohn]

Crank it on the starter but with the plug leads off and carb, and the head nuts on but done up loosely so what compression remains loosens the head but does not knock it off the block!

[hotrodder13]

cheers, il tell you how i get on

[hotrodder13]

managed to get it off took a minute of turning over but, there is quite a bit of crud on the inside

[MarkyB]

Pictures! we need pictures .