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parked me van up to mess around with it for about 3 weeks. when it stopped it was running fine i decided to change the dizzy and rotor arm coz the old ones looked done. after swapping them over i tried to start it. it now turns over and then lets out a shotgun sounding backfire and then nothing i tried it with the old stuff back on but same problem.
i followed the haynes manual diagram when connecting up the LT leads just to be sure. any ideas

LEADS IN WRONG ORDER......
if its a rebuilt engine it maybe 180 deg out, move the leads round 2 posts each......

If you put your leads on as per the Haynes manual it wont run, it'll do exactly as your does! Theyve got it wrong.

Thought as much you live and learn. will i have done any damage

no, you wont have hurt it......

haynes is correct, your engine may not be!

Mocki wrote:no, you wont have hurt it......

haynes is correct, your engine may not be!

Steve, check out the diagram on 5B3, it dosn't look right to me?

spot on mocki