Too bad, you could borrow my lucas launcher--or I could send you the
plans for it, it's an arbalest catapult that will throw a lucas
distributor at least 300 yards. I don't have a lucas distributor
handy to look at (most of mine are at least 300 yards from my house)
but is it possible to sleeve this part?
On Oct 23, 2006, at 6:25 AM, Geoffrey Byrne wrote:
> Friends
> I have recently experienced a number of distributor rotor button
> failures in
> my TR6 causing frustrating DNF ie I have been "beaten by equipment"
> I purchased a number of the basic tune up kits from the Roadster
> Factory for
> my TR6 which include points, condensor and rotor button. I have had
> a number
> of problems with the rotor button failing due to it shorting
> through the
> plastic to the shaft . The problem relates to the small steel
> spring plate
> inside the rotor button which holds the button tight on the shaft.
> The plastic
> is very thin where this piece of steel is clipped into the
> plastic . Not sure
> if these buttons just will not take constant high revs
> In examining an original Lucas rotor button the plastic is much
> thicker at
> this point.
> From comments by others it seems to be common problem and I wonder
> If you guys
> in the States are having the same problem and if so whats the fix ??
>
> My last two buttons have only lasted minutes of running at high revs .
>
> Is there a source of original design Lucas buttons
>
> Our Regs do not allow us to run non standard Dissies or I'd throw
> the Lucas
> stuff out!!
>
> Geoff Byrne
> Sydney Australia
>
>
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