Morris Minor Owners Club

A useful tip to avoid poor starting on damp morning is to wash the dizzy cap [inside and out ] and also all the ignition leads ,caps etc with Methelated Spirit.
This will remove all traces of oil film that allows the spark to '' track '' and I can assure you this is far better than spraying WD4O everywhere .It really works on my rally mini through mud rain and snow
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I used to fit an after market rubber boot over the dizzy to keep the wet/rain away from the cap as the dizzy was positioned just in front of the grill

Take it from my hard experience ,the rubber covers cause the cap to ''sweat '' which exacerbates the problem ,but better than nowt.

Exactly - the rubber covers are 'pants'. Can't beat a good shield in front of the dizzy for the Mini though! And yes - spotlessly clean is the way to go.

I didn't say it was any good

beware the dreaded tracking which can completely ruin a coil.