I have fond the problem. Bad earth lead, as I guessed myself. It is true taht most 2CV problems are electric (appart from rust), but the distributor is never faulty... because there *is* no distributor. They saved some cost by having all spark-plugs fire at the same time. (Even if they are not needed).

I have alse heard about the 4 wheel drive version. I have never seen one, but would love to. The idea of puting another engine there to power the stereo is excelent :-)

But, alas, mye Empeg is not as well as it used to be. My dog ate it. Or, actually, he pulled it down from the table while still in its bag, and carried it over to the couch, and had chewed half-way through the bag when I discovered him. I'm pretty sure the fill-.nipple has broken, although I havent¨t opened it to check.
(but I aløso have a RioCar as a spare!)
Marius (Escort Cab + 2CV)