Electronic ignition

[Petro]

Hi
I am new to Morris Minors or should I say returning after a long time. I have a 1969 four door saloon 1098 engine. I recently changed from dynamo to alternator and changed from positive earth to negative. I have been trying to fit an electronic ignition rather than points and condenser. I bought one from Bull Motif, part number DST116 and I also bought, new coil, plugs, distributor cap and rotor arm to give everything a fresh start. Having fitted everything and followed the instructions that came with the electronic module, the car will not start. I have put a plug on No 1 lead, earthed the plug, to see if I am getting a spark, unfortunately I am not, which obviously why the car is not starting. The instructions tell me "Attempt to start the car, in some cases the distributor may need to be turned a few degrees in each direction until the car starts or best idle is achieved. The engine can be timed with a probe." My questions are and they may seem stupid (1) If the distributor did need moving would it be that I would not be getting a spark now? (2) Is it a case of trial and error to get a spark in the first place or can you put some sort of tester somewhere to get a starting point ? Any input would be appreciated.

Peter

[bmcecosse]

No - you should be getting a spark. If mine -I would send it all right back and buy a complete new dizzy from Accuspark or Simonbbc - the 45D is a better model - fit it and forget. A new coil is not advised - some 'new' coils are not to the original quality standard. This for example.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Mini- ... 2c5f736828
(Bully may be selling the same thing of course ....)

[Petro]

Hi
Thanks for the information, I may just try the old coil before sending it back, just to make sure. But I now know that I am in the right direction, many thanks.
Peter

[Petro]

Hi
I tried the old coil and everything sparked into life on the first turn. Double checked with new coil to see if I had not gopt a good connection, but still no spark. Sending it back and they are replacing it. Thanks for your help.

Peter

[SUE482]

Hope you got the conections right when you tried the new coil.

[bmcecosse]

The difference with a coil connected 'wrong way round' is only slight - there would still be a good spark - IF it was working.