Recently had the top of the engine rebuild after the head gasket went, bottom was not done at the same time as the cost was too much, I know you should really do the whole thing.
Also it has had a new ignition system as there were issues with starting as well as disappearing coolant, this included;
Distributor
Ignition leads
Plugs
Coil
The mechanic also mentioned an earth wire causing an issue, I can’t recall where this was but it was replaced.
When I had it back from the garage it was misfiring when cold but fine when it warmed up a bit. It then died whilst driving and would not restart. It’s went back to the garage, they said they took the main lead to the distributor off, put it against the engine and there was a spark when the key was turned. It was plugged back in and the engine fired up. They were unable to identify any other faults.
I took the car away, it was fine for about a week then would not start, I did what the garage did with the ignition lead, when I plugged it back in it fired up fine. A week or so later same problem but this time can’t get it going, there is a spark going to the distributor but it won’t fire.
Any advice is most welcome as it currently stuck in my work car park!
