Hi everybody.;
I haven’t been on this forum for a while, as my car was down for several months due to a cooling problem (water pump) .
The guy I gave the car to was recommended by a friend who owns a MGB.
He took good care of the pagoda, replaced the water pump and all hoses.He called me a few days later to tell me the car would’ t start.
He initially thought some gunk could have plugged the main gas filter as the car had sit for nearly 2 years.
Finally, he stated that the culprit might be the ignition capacitor!
I really doubted this could be the issue, but nevertheless ordered a new one…and this solved the problem!
Moreover, the car drives much smoother now, particularily at low revs! I had this bucking/hesitating issue for years, and nobody ever mentioned this could be a faulty capacitor.
Moral of this story: don’t forget to check this stupid 5€ part, it is subject to die slowly, causing trouble shooting for years before final break-down!
