Ur1328 Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Beautiful day in the North East today,dry roads and a little errand to do in Stockton on Tees,an excellent excuse to give the old 5 a good stretch of the legs as it hadn't been out since October (But it is run up every two to three weeks). Well the first 15 miles done at 65 to 70 sweet as a nut,the last two miles done on urban roads and that's when it started,up to the lights and a little miss detected,pull away all is well,next lights same,parked up and took care of said errand,say five minutes tops.Noticed an extra six turns more than normal to start,slight miss but off we go,back onto A19 north for one mile and decided to turn off and go home via back roads,came up to the roundabout ,went to pull away,MASSIVE miss firing on two then completely dead,and dead it stayed!.New Electronic ignition fitted about 18 months ago,found a white residue inside the dizzy cap which was cleaned ,withdrew a spark plug which I found to be a nice straw colour,but absolutely no spark,plenty of gogo juice. Now home sitting on the back of my best mates breakdown truck( as it did coming back form our tour of Southern Ireland ) The question is do I put a gallon of petroleum in the tank or just pour it over the top and have done???????????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
had17462 Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Hi , sorry to here about the breakdown but this happens with old cars ism sure most of us on here have had a breakdown but when you get the old dizzy in and it fires up and your driving up the road the smile will be back on your face. Good luck . Nick. Just asking was it a 123 dizzy or one of the cheaper models on sale,only asking as I had problems with the 123. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ur1328 Posted February 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 New rotor arm fitted,a bit of WD 40 sprayed into said dizzy and bob's your uncle,as Dr Frankenstein proclaimed "It's Alive!!" For Sale sign now packed away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Hopefully a proper Distributor Doctor rotor arm or you will be doing the same again soon. http://www.distributordoctor.com/red-rotor-arms.html Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ur1328 Posted February 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) Ive now fitted a NOS rotor arm as I have had trouble in the past with the new type,I will be using Distributor Doctor in future,many thanks for the link. BTW I will look to see the make of the dizzy and report back,thanks again. Edited February 4, 2017 by Ur1328 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR Mitch Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Might be worth running until hot, then stop the engine and remove the distributor cap to allow everything to dry out. It's possible there is some moisture in there and this causes the misfire/lack of running when hot. When cooled again, the water just condenses into the nooks and crannies of the distributor only to reappear again when hot. Removing it after a run enables it all to dry out properly. I've experienced this on a couple of older cars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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