Losing spark

[Pleco]

Hello Guys and Girls.

I am losing spark on my disco1 v8. The engine goes: Vrrrr bwu Vrrrrr bwu bwu Vrrrr, with a very noticeable click of spark jumping to earth somewhere around the distributor and plug wires in time with every Bwu.

I have looked at the wires in the dark, and some are leaking with very small sparks, but I cannot see the spark causing the loud "tick". I hope this is not inside the distributor somewhere.

First step will be replacing the wires tomorrow, and see if I get somewhere

Any ideas would help.

Regards

[Henris]

Cracked dizzy cap.

Replace the cap rotor and wires. Not worth the frustration.

[hbannink]

Sound advice Henris
Those "small" sparks rob you of big amounts of power and fuel. Dizzy cap wires and rotor is not so expensive and will make a big difference.

[Pleco]

Replaced the leads, and problem solved. Replaced the rotor and cap as a pre caution. Will keep the old rotor and cap as spare.