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XJ12 Series 2 frustration

Q I test-drove a beautiful low-km (62k) 1975 XJ12L and it ran fine, so I bought it. Unfortunately, on the journey home it stalled, then refused to restart until it cooled. It eventually fired up and, once home, I got it running a few times but it would cut out after a second or two, sometimes a minute.

I cleaned the points in the fuel pumps, replaced the coil, cleaned the contacts on the cap and rotor arm, and changed the spark plugs, but now I’m not getting a spark at all (I held the spark plug adjacent to the block, and nothing).

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