Ignition Problem or?, Bouncy Tach and Gen Light Flashes Options

[19144jt]

I have been restoring this car for a while (1975 1.8) so it sits from time to time without being started. I am ready to get it running good to start driving it and complete the restoration. Less than a year ago I could reach in from outside the car, turn the key and it would start right up. I just replaced the fuel pump with a new one because the old one quit. Now I have to keep the key turned for maybe 15 to 20 seconds or more before it will fire and then maybe another 10 seconds while it finally catches and starts. It seems to idle fine but if I rev it even slightly from idle the tach starts to bounce wildly and the Generator light flashes on and off steadily and continuously. After searching this site It sounded like I was dealing with a bad condenser so I popped the dist out and changed out the condenser with a spare I had. I also fileld the points to remove any pits etc. and gapped them correctly. Reinstalled the dizzy and no luck...still took a lot of cranking before it would start and as soon as I gave it a little gas above idle the light was back on and the tach bouncing. I am not sure if the long start time (showed up conspicuously after new fuel pump installation) and the light and tach aren't two independant problems. I want to test the cold start valve and switch but it has been too warm to get below the test temp. Any suggestions?

John

[19144jt]

OK, I cleaned up all of the terminals on the coil, changed the points and condenser and tried two other voltage regulators from my parts cars. Still have both problems: have to crank a long time before it fires over and as soon as I hit the accelerator and take it off idle the generator light starts flashing (as a turn signal would) on and off and the tach bounces like crazy. I still haven't found the flashing gen light in any other post on the forum. I am aslo convinced that the starting problem is independant of the gen light and bouncing tach. On the starting problem...could the two fuel hoses under the fuel tank being switched with each other (when I did the fuel pump) be causing the lag in firing off? I thought maybe the tube size was smaller for the return or somthing like that line of thought could cause a delay in fuel reaching the injection system. Anyway, somebody has to have heard of the flashing gen light problem right?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)

John