burgundyben
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So I got the 1800 and five speed running a dream, went like the clappers too.
The first 3 or 4 journeys were of ten minutes max.
Yesterday we went to a drive, 25 mins in and developed a miss fire, miss fire became a breakdown.
Several breakdowns in fact.
Each time I whipped the dizzy cap off, cleaned the points, she fired up again so we carried on.
As we carried on the stops became more frequent.
This morning I pulled the dizzy out, I thought I had been clumsy with the blob of grease on the points heel and its was getting flung around. I washed it all out, cleaned and gapped the points.
She ran fine.
For about 20 minutes.
Then the same thing.
I changed the condensor.
I changed the coil, twice.
I moved the coil somewhere cooler.
Its now got so bad she wont go at all.
Now...the foolish bit...the 18V motor should have a little earth wire in the dizzy with 2 ring terminals, one on the condensor screw, other on the bse plate screw, a direct earth lead for the condensor....I have this missing, would this be the cause?
Its late now, I'll make up a new earth lead for the dizzy tomorrow and try that.
Arrgghhh! had 17 breakdowns now!! Must be a record.
I'll be kicking myself if it turns out to be the missing earth lead I know about....
The first 3 or 4 journeys were of ten minutes max.
Yesterday we went to a drive, 25 mins in and developed a miss fire, miss fire became a breakdown.
Several breakdowns in fact.
Each time I whipped the dizzy cap off, cleaned the points, she fired up again so we carried on.
As we carried on the stops became more frequent.
This morning I pulled the dizzy out, I thought I had been clumsy with the blob of grease on the points heel and its was getting flung around. I washed it all out, cleaned and gapped the points.
She ran fine.
For about 20 minutes.
Then the same thing.
I changed the condensor.
I changed the coil, twice.
I moved the coil somewhere cooler.
Its now got so bad she wont go at all.
Now...the foolish bit...the 18V motor should have a little earth wire in the dizzy with 2 ring terminals, one on the condensor screw, other on the bse plate screw, a direct earth lead for the condensor....I have this missing, would this be the cause?
Its late now, I'll make up a new earth lead for the dizzy tomorrow and try that.
Arrgghhh! had 17 breakdowns now!! Must be a record.
I'll be kicking myself if it turns out to be the missing earth lead I know about....