I was driving the Morgan from LA to Phoenix yesterday, a distance of 364 miles. I was about 330 miles into the trip when the engine quit while running about 80 mph in traffic. After crossing 5 lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder, my hair was two shades whiter then when I started. When the engine quit, it did just that, no pops, bangs, odd noises, nothing. It was like switching off the ignition. Once on the shoulder, I attempted a restart and while the engine cranked vigoriously, it would not catch or even try to catch. After letting it cool, I tried again with the same result. Two hours later, thanks to Triple A, I was at my destination. The voltage was reading 14 volts just before it quit.
Today, I checked the cam belt and it was fine. I turned the ignition to the on position and the fuel pump came on for the right amount of time and shut off. On a whim, I pushed the start button and it fired up immediately just like it was another day at the office.
The only thing I have done recently was to weld the bracket that holds the coil back onto the frame tube that it broke loose from. This was done with the battery ground lead disconnected. Since there is now a lot of wire under it that was not there during the original build, I had to use wet clothes and mount it higher then original. This caused me to have to space the coil further back which moves it closer to the oil tank. Is it possible that I cooked the coil..... And why didn't it stay "cooked". Only thing I can think of is to move the coil further away from the oil tank and drive eternally in the lane nearest the shoulder. Any ideas or comments?