X flow starting problems

X flow starting problems

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Captain Spoons

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51 posts

188 months

Saturday 13th January 2018
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Got a 1700 super sprint which refuses to start!
Running fine about 4 weeks ago following a service, but been left in the cold since then.
Have spark and fuel pump running fine also.
New plugs and Leads at service as well
Can hear it wanting to start with a few little coughs but no joy!!
RAC been out but he was stumped as well!
He was mucking about with the distributed caps and now worried plugs in wrong way...
Should it be cylinder 1 in top right hand plug, 2 in top left, 3 in bottom right and 4 bottom left??
If you see what I mean?

Any ideas?

Captain Spoons

Original Poster:

51 posts

188 months

Saturday 13th January 2018
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Many thanks Tony!!
Plugs in the clockwise direction 1 through 4, so that sounds ok?
New spark plugs and then the ones that were working, tested again and both sets spark fine!
Fuel pulled through into carbs without using up battery as well - new battery in fact so decent power from it.

All very mysterious??
I’m in the Glos area

Captain Spoons

Original Poster:

51 posts

188 months

Monday 15th January 2018
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Ha! No worries will check!
Bizarrely it burst into life for 10 mins and now non starting again!


Captain Spoons

Original Poster:

51 posts

188 months

Saturday 20th January 2018
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Is on 1,3,4,2 Rotor arm pointing at the number 1 lead so think that’s right?

I’m at a loss!!
Fuel all changed and brand new, been getting little shocks off the leads when I’ve been fiddling so think we have sparks happening??

As said earlier- did fire into life last week out of the blue and since then nothing....

Captain Spoons

Original Poster:

51 posts

188 months

Saturday 20th January 2018
quotequote all
Is on 1,3,4,2 Rotor arm pointing at the number 1 lead so think that’s right?

I’m at a loss!!
Fuel all changed and brand new, been getting little shocks off the leads when I’ve been fiddling so think we have sparks happening??

As said earlier- did fire into life last week out of the blue and since then nothing....

Captain Spoons

Original Poster:

51 posts

188 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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Thanks again all!
Connected as suggested and still no joy- think by this point I have tried every order possible mathematically!!

I’ve gone as far as I can, so getting it lifted to the man that knows at the garage!