Richie's Mk1 Restoration

[Lynn Eades]

Hi Big Bryan! good to see you here! How is your carrier coming along. I saw it at Andrews before he started on it.

[RichardT10829]

Well spacer on order, cam slot fits the dog on the dizzy, so it's just the spacer to sort... In the mean time I setup my test rig box, filled the lump with oil, and pulled the plugs, then spun it over a few times.

http://youtu.be/Yp_7Ezik_cg

So frustrating, and the delay is doing my head in for my deadlines.

[chris vickery]

I assume Ruchard that you did indeed check to see if your cam had the button plug in place that was used to extend the length of the post 42 cams to fit earlier motors? It would be a shame to order a spacer and find out that you did not need it by removing a simple plug...
We want to see the test fire video when you get there!

[RichardT10829]

Yeah Chris I give it a good tug ;-) but it's stock merc cam with no cap adaptor ... If only it had been that easy though !

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

So frustrating, and the delay is doing my head in for my deadlines.

Richard it is amazing how much work can be done in the last week when the pressure is on, I think I did three months work in that last week.

[Michael R.]

YouTube vid posted in the comedy section... sheesh! Richie, what were you thinking?

[RichardT10829]

Total technophobe matey, just hit upload and that was that

[bigbryan]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Hi Big Bryan! good to see you here! How is your carrier coming along. I saw it at Andrews before he started on it.

Hi Lynn,
Yep , its progressing along .
The 741b did me proud i went on Indian rally to Cromwell with a pre rally ride , of total around 3,000km around the South island .

[RichardT10829]

Little update, the adaptor plate arrived today so I managed to get the dizzy fitted, looks great !

I am running 12v on the engine, and the pertronix ignition kit......I am not getting any spark... I am at a dead end at the minute, so if I perhaps list what I have done to trouble shoot, can any of you folk perhaps give me suggestions of things I might have missed ? (Can't see the wood for the trees and all that)

I have checked the negatives (earth) and all are good, the system cycles the starter, powers the gauges, and powers the fuel pump no problems

I have put a 12v light bulb across the coil which lights up, I have then cycled the starter and the bulb does not dim out (so I have no voltage drop issues)

I have had a spark plug in the ht lead for the coil..... Still no spark...

All of the kit is brand new

Any idea's ?

On a positive note I got good oil pressure just cycling the starter motor over so at least the pump is doing its job !

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

Little update, the adaptor plate arrived today so I managed to get the dizzy fitted, looks great !

I am running 12v on the engine, and the pertronix ignition kit......I am not getting any spark... I am at a dead end at the minute, so if I perhaps list what I have done to trouble shoot, can any of you folk perhaps give me suggestions of things I might have missed ? (Can't see the wood for the trees and all that)

I have checked the negatives (earth) and all are good, the system cycles the starter, powers the gauges, and powers the fuel pump no problems

I have put a 12v light bulb across the coil which lights up, I have then cycled the starter and the bulb does not dim out (so I have no voltage drop issues)

I have had a spark plug in the ht lead for the coil..... Still no spark...

All of the kit is brand new

Any idea's ?

On a positive note I got good oil pressure just cycling the starter motor over so at least the pump is doing its job !

How have you wired the ignition system in? They are not wired like a conventional ignition,

[RichardT10829]

The red and black from the dizzy go onto the pos and neg of the coil pack. The pos from the ignition switch comes down to the pos on the coil, and a second wire comes from the neg on the coil to the neg on the battery.

If that makes sense ?

[hrpearce]

I don't think you should have a neg from coil to battery the neg has to be broken to create a spark.

[RichardT10829]

I have tried with and without (was told by the shop to put it on though)