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My pleasure... To simplify things. Coil - [1] - Green wire. - To TCI unit pin [1] [4] - HT Lead to Distributor. [15] - Black wire - To ignition switch via main body loom. [15] - Black wire - To Anti-run-on solenoid on the Carburettor. (Solex shown, but 2e3 is similar) https://i.postimg.cc/Wp7bNfSs/s...

Your coil connections are a little baffling. The [15] contact - ignition live to coil should be black. There are more black wires to TCI unit pin 4 And anti-run on solenoid on the carburettor. And manifold pre-heater thermoswitch. But then I see another black on the opposite set of spades on your ph...

No worry Steve,
It is human to have the odd blooper.

I hope whatever caused you frustration has been sorted.

If you weren't used to the 2.1 previously, then maybe that is why the 1.9 feels stifled.
It is a much lower bhp compared to the 2.1.

It will be like the 2.1 running on 3 cylinders but without the lumpiness of a mis-fire.

It does indeed sound like the ignition switch. It is a pain to remove the steering collumn covers and unscrew / unplug the switches to carry out the test swapsy - but worth your while if it finds the cause of your issue. It should be live when in the ignition on position... but dead in the cranking ...

I read somewhere that if I ran my 2.1 dj on an early exhaust system, then it would lose approx 10 bhp. 102bhp compared to 112bhp with the later exhaust system. In English money, approx 9% reduction overall. So that sounds like a restriction to me. I suppose it depends on how much gain in bhp your tw...

On an ignition switch, the main contacts are...

30 - Battery Live (red)

15 - Ignition Live (black)

X - relief relay live (black / yellow or black/ white).

So ignition and X relay are on separate circuits.
The X contact may be burnt... but not the 15 contact.
Perhaps...

Definitely sounds like the relief relay (18, 24, or 100) or ignition switch 'X' contact burnt. I am sure I read that - With the ignition on but engine not running, if you flashed the main beams, the consumers on the X relief relay circuits would often spring into life. Fan, rear window demister etc....

Its okay... It's actually Steve you are correcting. :) I gave the colours... Steve gave the locations. But you are correct to point out the correct oil pressure wire locations. Low Pressure Oil Switch hidden by push rods. (Blue / black) Higher Pressure Oil Switch (Buzzer of Doom / Dynamic Oil Pressu...

£70?... Wow, my garage only charge £45 per hour. My friend has replaced a lot more panels and done a proper respray for that sort of money. It is the first I have heard of welding in fresh metal, and then covering with fibre-glass. Unless I am mis-understanding his use of the phrase fibre-glass in t...

Plain yellow = the buzzer of doom pressure switch (0.9 bar or above).

Blue / black = the oil pressure warning light (0.3 bar)

Yellow / red = temperature gauge sender

Blue / green = coolant shortage sender / switch.

Brown = chassis / ground.

Black = ignition live

Have you checked the “x” relief relay ? And the ignition switch ? They would be my next port of call. X relief relay, Numbered 18, 24 or 100. Or ignition switch. Both are just as likely. If it is the "X" circuit affected, then other big consumers would also be affected. Heater blower moto...

There are three good UK suppliers. Alan Schofields is one of them. :) However many members would go to Brickwerks for their fuel hose needs, as they quote Ethanol safe. Not just "up to 10% ethanol [E10]. Here are the links... https://brickwerks.co.uk/product-category/t3-parts/t3-engine/petrol-t...

I am still going through the motions of a early DF to DJ conversion. I am retaining the early cooling and exhaust system, just grafting the 2.1 lump complete with injection into the space where the old 1.9 lump was. More or less a DH or GW set-up but with a larger displacement. I was planning on rem...

I had very good results with them in the late 80's and early 90's. It was also much easier to use than any other tuning device at that time. I was never a trained mechanic. Just a young novice petrol-head. It was just based upon a subjective opinion of the flame colour... whitey-blue, orangey-yellow...