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all iggy stuff is new.timming is sorted and just fitted a cold start timmer switch. its been fine all week then this morning it wouldnt start, so i left it on the front all day, went to work in the wifes car, got home this afternoon, tried the car and the little sh!t started first time. im sick of spending money on it. 
"king" lead that connects to the doil from the dizzy. This was the cause of my problems."king" lead that connects to the doil from the dizzy. This was the cause of my problems. It had dryed out in the afternoon. !!! 
. the leads are the only thing i havnt done.they look ok that was all. can you just by that one . . will have a look. yes its fine on a night,but next morning wont fire up, some mornings its ok. Be careful when you take it off the coil as it may have corroded due to moisture and will snap easily. Due to its location, water can easily run down the cable and collect at the coil connection. This was what caused me a major headache. Like you I changed everything else except the bloody leads.£100+ but I wouldnt bother, as you wont see any difference. I paid about £40 for mine, Ive had them for 3 years and they're still like new. If you change these I rekon it will be problem solved 
.......May be that the battery is discharging every night after you drive it??? Go to any motor factor and you will be able to get them there for around that price. starting fine but we havnt had a cold morning to put it to the test. ht leads cost £35. il let you"s know how i get on when its cold Bought a new dizzy cap and rotor arm and that was it, problem solved.(silver stuff) and tape around the area where the dizzy cap meets the distributor, also tape up any loose connections and to be doubly sure tape around the ht leads where they meet the plugs and where the leads connect onto the cap and coil. Ive done this and I havent had any problems (touch wood). Do this and I rekon youll have it sorted. simo1973 wrote:there is plenty of power in the battery,sometimes if i turn the key,and let it turn for about 20 secounds it can start, if i then rev it to burn of all the fuel,then turn it off, then it will fire up first time.
were did you get your 40 quid leads from.
The Toyota branded leads were quoted @ £119 from my local dealer! I ended up getting the Magnecor KV85 leads from http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/ for £75 delivered...and then it will start first time...have you checked the fuel supply? I'm not overly mechanical myself but could it be that you're not getting any fuel for a while - maybe by trying to start it in the morning and then leaving it the fuel is filtering through by the evening?- if it doesn't start leave it for say 10mins (long enough for the fuel to filter through) and then retry it? 
but it wouldn't cost anything to try. and i have tried to start it then left it then gone back with no luck. cheers It often took many attempts to start the car and I eventually had to buy a new battery I flattenend it so many times. The problem was most noticable after rain or during moist, cold weather. The rain would get into the engine via the vents, hit the ht leads and run down to the coil where it would collect the plug. My coil lead was so corroded from the moisture that it snapped off inside the coil whn I tried to take it off.