I know you say the starter motor is turning, is there a spark at the plugs?
I checked this point, this afternoon. Not at the plug, but at the lead, that connects the coil with the distributor cap, which I held against the ground.
Now, something funny happened. The first moment, there was a spark that stopped half a second later, while the starting was still in process. Tried that about ten times, holding the lead against different engine and body parts, to ensure, that I have a good ground. I also tried different gaps, to see how strong the spark was. It worked, up to a distance of about two Centimetres. The spark colour was orange-ish. Is that OK? I don‘t remember the correct colour anymore.
Could that be the symptom of a faulty coil? (the installed one does not look THAT new, as I thought yesterday) Or a faulty ignition?
I just lifted the distribution cap, as there is very little space because of the water hoses around. I did not see any breaker points, just a kind of „cover“. I also suppose, there is an electronic ignition. I may mark and remove all leads, to be able to completely remove the cap and have a closer look.
I also found the connector that connects the Morgan and the Land Rover harnesses, inside the cabin, but was unable to disconnect it, so I better stopped.
The problem appeared progressively, over a period of about two or three weeks. Could that indicate a component that slowly brakes down? What irritates me, that, when it ran, the engine ran so smoothly. Up to the last moment.
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