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10-4, thanks for the help dude.

Stupid points. Stupid condenser.

Is this what I need to throw them in the bin?

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..I'll try some new parts. I did notice that the new set of points now seems to have become slightly pitted also (knackered condenser?), so yeah, I'll try that.

..misunderstanding on my part. The car does not run irrespective of whether the air filter is on or not.

Sounds like fun! Best get the car running first though

it's a k+n too, so it's not really that much of a difference.

not to turn the dizzy as I didn't want to mess up the timing.. stuck her in 5th and rocked her to set the points I'm going to try a new condenser today and a new dizzy cap as the old one can shift (very) slightly in its mountings.... thanks for the advice, btw

Like if the choke was not turning itself off fully or something was sticking open? Everything on the carb seems to move freely, but my knowledge of carburettors......well, I have no knowledge of carburettors.

Sound logical? Or just a stab in the dark from a desperate man?

The linkages have not been agitated enough to dislodge anything.. choke flaps move freely, but stick very slightly... no more than one would expect.

Only 2.50 innit.

.....in Cambridge.

..whilst I spied from me bedroom window. He takes in the matt black paint, the leopardy interior, greasy wheels, dents and damage and rust.. then says to his wife.........

"Bloody fantastic," with a big smile on his face

If only it still worked now

..I'll take the rocker cover off and measure valve clearances. And that will also give me enough clearance to get the auto choke out for a good clean.

..don't think so. Maybe I should sell up and buy a Vauxhall

..like this has?

I wonder if the carb cleaner, mixed with the lead replacement additive, could have burned something out.

I need to learn that cars built before bloody carb cleaner was even on the shelf should not be subjected to it.

<t>...that I drove it onto the driveway running (camparitively) sweetly, changed points and condenser and sprayed carb cleaner(destroyer) into the carb... and now she hardly runs at all whilst warm.<br/> <br/> So I don't see how it can be anything as serious as something being physically damaged... ...

although what I really mean is: did you get to smash your c*ntact breaker points with a hammer after you'd fitted it? Coz if so, I'm getting one.

<r>..I no longer think my points are at fault, I think it's something more simple and more stupid (of me).<br/> <br/> I'll start from the beginning. Firstly, I replaced my c*ntact breaker points and condenser. I thought I couldn't gap them properly, but I've just tried starting her; first time since...

Single leaf of card from the top of a fag-packet thickness gap, eh? Heh heh heh.. I'm going to try that.. save oil getting on the points.

..but I cleaned them with a bit of meths after getting oil from my stupid feeler gauge on the brand new set.