HELP! Starting Problems with Blue 253

[HJRAY]

When u say it wont start on the key sometimes are you saying it wont turn over? Or it turnes over but wont start? If it turns over but wont fire you need to stick a spark plug on the end of a lead then crank it over then u will see if its sparking, if its not sparking then you need to trace the fault, eg points etc . One common problem is the car will start when cold then u drive it to the shops or some where then you jump back in it after five min and it wont start! After it cools down it starts staight away, this is commonly a coil fault , the windings are broken,
Try the spark plug trick first and make sure u ground the plug, (just place it on a metal surface making sure the electrod isnt touching any surface.

[Vombil]

When u say it wont start on the key sometimes are you saying it wont turn over? Or it turnes over but wont start? If it turns over but wont fire you need to stick a spark plug on the end of a lead then crank it over then u will see if its sparking, if its not sparking then you need to trace the fault, eg points etc . One common problem is the car will start when cold then u drive it to the shops or some where then you jump back in it after five min and it wont start! After it cools down it starts staight away, this is commonly a coil fault , the windings are broken,
Try the spark plug trick first and make sure u ground the plug, (just place it on a metal surface making sure the electrod isnt touching any surface.

yeah always cranks. always. just wont fire. Ill try for spark today too and report back

thanks everyone!