Hmmm...
Max, you may be on to something. I took another serious look at the
cap and rotor after reading your mail. The metal rod that extends
into the cap and near the rotor was seriously grooved in one place.
It doesn't look like incidental contact, but you never know...
Now where is that old cap & rotor? I know it's in the boot
somewhere!
Michael S. Lishego
http://www.mgb.bc.ca/virtualgarage/
>Cold, rainy day... sudden "non-startness" after sitting
overnight... been
>there. In my case it was the distributor cap & rotor. How old is
it?
>Can't really tell much by looking at it. But my pal checked it out,
said
>"replace 'em", I did, and it started right up. He used to drive a
TR-4 up
>in Eugene, Oregon, so he knows about dampness issues.
>
>In my case I have an Allison unit, so no points, but if you are
running
>points, better check them as well. At any rate, I wouldn't think
it's
>anything seriously wrong, just one of those "find the weak link"
problems
>(which is the problem in itself). Good luck.
>
>Mike Lishego had this to say:
>
>>Hello all,
>> Well, I said I'd be back when I had problems, and here I am...
>>
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