Poorly Degsy

Degsy has let me down.........................He has started running intermittently. It feels like an electrical problem. The ignition lights goes out when the key is in which suggests it is something on the ignition circuit beside that fact the engines cuts out. It does restart after a few minutes which feels a lot like to coils is on the way out.

It conked out completely and I had the ignominy of having Steve towing back home. The next morning I did the static timing thing and Degsy started and run strongly settling down into a low revving tick over. I then took him for a spin only to have him cut out again. This time manged to nurse him home by letting things cool down before running another few hundred yards before conking out again.

The Internet has nothing offer on the issue. I have researched the ignition wiring and have come to the conclusion that either the coil is or the condenser is u/s. I rather think the coil might be the fault as it looks really old and the condenser was put on only a few months ago. I am going to get a new coil, condenser and points. It it all and see how we go.

I have also decided that the motor is using far too much fuel. I have also decided that the fitting of the new choke cable just before I bought Degsy might be the issue. I am going to send off for a proper cable and a vacuum pipe for the automatic advance mechanism which melted through when it touched on the exhaust manifold. I managed to patch it up but I do not think that is the running problem. A lack of mechanical advance would just make the motor run poorly at higher revs.

Lots to think about but I have the a few hours at the weekend to attend to Degsy.