XJ40 suddenly not starting

[Mike_Stone]

@Guerpillon

ordered a new rotor,

Guerpillon - if the new rotor doesn’t fix the problem try a new ignition relay.

1994 Jaguar VDP No Spark

Jag.Man, thanks for the kind words - I’m glad we were able to be of help and Mark (my brother), who was off work convalescing following knee surgery, was glad to have this challenge / learning experience to occupy his time. Through his perusal of the J-L forum whilst ‘boning up’ on the issue and researching potential problems, he was amazed at what a close community of like-minded folks we have here. Very special. The main takeaway for me from this experience is that although a relay may see…

The entire thread is VERY long (lots of good info there) but the end result was after much trouble-shooting and parts-swapping JagMan’s issue was a faulty relay.