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The cheap £1 kneeling pads are quite good if you glue 2 or 3 together.

And those "Brand New Volvo Parts" are only parts for a Volvo, not made by them. I bought a windscreen washer pump and it was unbranded. Could have got one for £10 less.

If you're sure you've got a good spark at the right time and compression,that only leaves fuel and I'd be inclined to clean out the carb. You must have water in the carb if fuel is the reason your engine won't start. What make of carb have you got ? I don't recognise it.

If it had a ballast resistor it would fire up when cranking over and stop when the key was released ( I think) After an attempt at starting, are the plugs wet and do they smell of petrol? I suppose the distributor hasn't come loose in the block and the timing slipped?

These old Ford engines need to crank over at a fair speed to start if worn. What's your battery like?

His car will probably run out of petrol on the way to the garage....

How many bars has your gauge got? I'd have thought you'd have used at least 3 gallons. If in doubt refill your car and see how much it takes

Doubt you'll have a resistor on a Motorcraft rotor arm, we're not talking anything fancy here.

30 odd years since I last had my hands on a set of those points. Some of them were rubbish and needed a bit of bending to line the points up properly.

Yes, it's one of Ford's own dizzies. Motorcraft was the name they used, previously Autolite. 25 thou gap. I think the different rotations were between OHV and OHC (Pinto) engines.

Engine looks similar to a Ford pre cross flow and distributor is I think a Motorcraft, Ford's own make, There are 2 types of points , depending on which way the shaft turns . Condenser would be the same. Have a look on EBay for parts for Ford classic cars, Motorcraft points and condensers.

A spark at a plug in the open needs less power than a spark under compression. You'll need the right type condensor, probably Bosch although you could mount one externally. Coils are a bit easier ,depends if you have a ballast resistor or not. People do say modern condensors aren't much good so...

Are the plugs wet with unburnt fuel? Have you got points and condenser ignition? Sometimes a dodgy condenser can make the spark too weak to ignite the mixture under compression.

Former Bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball jailed for sex offences against young boys had the support of senior CofE officials and was very friendly with Prince Charles. How deep does the rot go?

How about water pump rattling, coolant escaping, engine overheating and cooling fan starting up? If I'm right, don't start the engine or the timing belt may slip.

Don't they believe sex is only for the purpose of creating children? And condoms are banned, furthering the spread of AIDS? Probably why a nice young boy is appealing to the clergy. Sick bastards.

Who was it who said God works in mysterious ways? There was a documentary on TV about the Vatican and it does seem corrupt.

We have a McCulloch strimmer made in 1994 at my mum's house, strimmer was acquired as a non runner and needed a carb rebuild kit. I have a Qualcast 2 stroke strimmer bought in 2011 , only needed a new plug and a bit of fuel line. Don't knock the cheap stuff! I'm wondering what these 52cc...

Is abuse of young boys by Catholic priests continuing or has action finally been taken by the church?

The priests aren't allowed to have sexual relations with women or men but if they feel a bit horny , no one says anything if they rape a few children.