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Finally... some time to myself and I've been right through the complete ignition system. Having failed miserably to get it to run with different combinations of distributor, rotor arm, cap, plug gaps I decided to start again. With around 1/8" to play with on the height of the 'best' Lucas rotor...

Thanks for a number of good ideas Ian... will be out testing thoroughly at the weekend! I've gapped the plugs to 30 thou (.75mm) and have checked the height of the rotor arm relative to the cap, so pretty sure I'm OK there. The original ballast resistor in the Capri loom died and fed 12v to the coil...

I've tried different caps, but the problem is really before it gets to the cap and distribution of the spark... the spark is running straight to earth through the rotor arm before it gets a chance to travel out through the leads to the plugs. The result is a spark so weak at the plugs that it's not ...

Here's the problem... I can't get hold of a rotor arm that works! I have a collection of 5 now - some pattern, one Britpart and a couple of genuine Lucas ones and if you remove the dizzy cap and hold the king lead near (10-15mm) the rotor arm, the spark will jump right across - implying the insulati...

Hi Bill,

Long time no speak - we need to meet up at the Ace again!

You keeping well? Car still going strong?

Cheers buddy,

Bob

Hi, Thought I'd make my first post here rather diving in with questions! Some of you may remember my car from the 'old' forum, but for those who don't... It's a Mk3 Capri that has an all-steel body that's almost a 12" wider than a stock Capri - based on the cologne x-pack shape, only fatter. It...