At the begining of the week I went back to Mark who's broken the Sisley and managed to get another distributor complete with leads and coil for a fiver. So I popped it on the Panda and turned the key. No success, the engine would run really roughly then die. I kept trying different things all week, going out in the cold rain. Anyway, today after three days of chin scratching I sorted it. This distributor had to be put turned 30 degrees further round than the last one. The stalling was due to a blocked idle nozzle in the carburretor. So a quick spray of carb clean and the engine ran perfectly. All this and sun was shining.
Don't you just love sunny days?