Electronic ignition
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:52 pm
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
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
