Defiantly I declared "Deploy the Multimeter". Having secured the device that is Kryptonite to Lucas's Prince of Darkness we whipped off the flywheel and I did some continuity testing whilst operating the points manually. And Lo it transpired that the points were most filthy and sore in need of cleansing. In fact they were good only for the bin, however they were all we had got. What they got was more than they bargained for in the form of a damm good filing that left them flat, clean and jolly thin.
The multimeter, however, confirmed that they were now capable of electrical continuity so thats one nil to the restoration party.
Back on with the flywheel, careful with the timing. Juggle with jump leads, alligator clips and the wiring all over the garage floor and as one of us holds the electrics together the other pedals like hell and mind the seat.
Finally, coughs, splutter and an imperceptible increase in rotational activity that heralds.....
MOTIVE POWER!!!!