Technical Mk1 punto starting issue

[snakemad123]

hi , i have a mrk 1 60s, last year after a shoppin trip i drove home, and parked up realised we'd forgotten something so i nipped out to get in it and it wouldnt turn over properly, it was slow reving, and lumpy as hell to the point i couldnt even drive it, soon after i got another car and thought sod it. came back to it yesterday and checked all the vitals, compression, spark changed the plugs and leads, it turned breifly and ran lumpy for 30 seconds and now it wont start at all any advice would be great as i need it running asap thanks guys

 

[jon_gordon]

Running lumpy sounds like a symptom of dead/dying secondary coils!

 

[snakemad123]

where would i find this under the bonnet?

 

[jon_gordon]

They're attached to the right hand side of the engine.
They'll have two plugs on the left of them, 4 plugs on the right with leads going to the spark plugs at the back - you can't miss them!

Here's a picture of them removed

http://www.twenga.co.uk/offer/5804/8212944389105272879.html

You *may* have a cover over them, held down with a single bolt, IIRC.

 

[jon_gordon]

Here's a better picture, attached to the engine!

http://jon-gordon.co.uk/gallery/coils.jpg

 

[snakemad123]

i checked the spark last night and the spark was a strong blue also shocked my mate which was reasonably funny, we had one spark plug which was practically destroyed no gap at all , i have a feeling it might have something to do with a lack of fuel or water in the fuel? does anyone have a bit of time and a landline that they can have a chat about it with me?

 

[wansk503]

it could be a blocked fuel filter but it sounds to me as if the head gasket could be on its way out