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[Designer]

Hi,

 

Check the connection between the black wire coming out of the dizzy and connecting to the white wire with black tracer(or black wire with white tracer which ever way you see it).

I had similar problem and a bad connection there was the culprit.

 

Paddy

[bluequinn]

Here’s the inside of the dizzy. Not much access or time to do more than that today.
New points and condenser in 2016. That’s long enough for them to go bad but it hasn’t done that many miles in that time.

How can I test this? Just test for spark or something multimetery? I have never had a vehicle with points before.

If I’ve got to replace them I’d be daft not to change for electronic ignition, right?

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[Quinlan minor]

That cam pad looks mighty dry. That'll accelerate the heel pad wear, a lot.

Check the points gap. I won't be surprised if it's closed up from the ideal.

[timmy850]

The rotor contact also looks a bit corroded. You can scuff that up with a wire brush to get shiny metal on the edge and the centre. While you’re there, the contacts inside the cap need to be clean too

There’s lots of small items throughout the ignition system that can add up to misfires or no start when they’re worn or old

[Steam]

Nothing obviously wrong from your photo, check the points gap/dwell angle and condition of points contact areas. Then pull a spark plug or 2 out and reconnect to lead holding against the block with insulated pliers, see what the colour of thee spark is, should be strong blue white across the plug contacts.