Sean

I wrote on and posted some photos on your facebook wall - maybe helpful ????

Mike

thanks mike, it did help slightly.. i still think the needle is wrong..

alot of people seem to be running a bdl needle for my setup and have no issues

so.. who has one of those?

i need one asap

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Potato

i might put a different coil on the thing too... what is the part number for an electronic igniton friendly coil that i can get from supercheap or something.. im pretty sure they stock bosch ones.. and from memory i had a vl commodore one on the race car..

could the coil be doing what im saying.. it sounds like a lawn mower at low revs in 3rd and 4th gear...

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Potato

i have a gt40t coil laying around will that work.. im assuming not..

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Potato

Those are 3 ohm. It won't hurt it to try it. Even if your dizzy (what model?) has a 1.5 ohm one now.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

new coil, no different, new rotor buttong.. no different.. ive now changed everything that could be at fault... what now

could i have a poorly setup dissy or incorrectly mapped one for my engine.. i havnt got any others to try and the closest mini place is an hours drive from me so buying stuff and trying it is becoming 4 figure style expensive

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Potato

there u go.. listen to it..

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Potato

dead lead / leads

to prove my point, take 1 lead off at a time and see if it changes the way it runs.

When you find the lead that makes no difference you have the culprit.

I got a set of leads from an auto store for about 40$.... they come in all sorts of lengths so knocking up a set that fits nice is easy.

at that price. why not?

I have just spent weeks trying to sort a similar problem....... its always the simple things.

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ive tried two different sets of leads but if thats what you reckon.. can i pull the leads off a car with electronic igniton and not die?

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Potato

If you pull the lead off at the plug you are holding a live lead.
If you pull it off at the dizzy end you are holding an inert lead.

lol i dont understand

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Potato

pull out the lead from the distributor end so you won't get electrocuted

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one van, one mini s, one knitted cardigan

You will if it bites you!

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Your silliness has been noted.

yep that didnt work... all of them are sparking.. and when the coil one came off accidently in the process i nearly hit the ceiling... fun times

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Potato

if your getting spark at all leads how are the plugs..All the same
are they dry and black

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