Rotor number 4 (no brass rivet) is fine, as are 1 and 2
The issue is the brass rivet - i.e. number 3
#4 is the original lucas part for the BJ8 40966 25D6 distributor
Best
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Seigrist Blue 100" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
To: "Martin Heim" <bn4@onlinehome.de>
Cc: "Healey list" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: Rotor differnces WAS: Rotor, Bosch follow up
> Martin -
>
> I have found that the original Lucas rotors to be quite good and long
> lasting, however they tend to wear a bit where they fit on the shaft,
> getting a bit wobbly over time... but it works without fail. These are
> good
> rotors if you can find them.
>
> #2 on your list is my favorite rotor and a brown version of this was sold
> by
> Bosch for many many years. This is a good rotor and will probably never
> fail you.
>
> #3 and #4 are both pieces of crap and should be tossed in the garbage.
> Maybe you can keep them as spares in your tool box, but I wouldn't even
> want
> to keep them as spares, because they can fail within minutes of
> installation. Yes #3 is the one with the bad rivet.
>
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '64 BJ8
>
>
> On 11/5/06, Martin Heim <bn4@onlinehome.de> wrote:
>>
>> As beeing again on the rotor thread I would like to ask the listers which
>> rotor is which - i.e. for which distributor. I'm still working on my
>> project
>> car BN4 and have not yet been able to run the motor, still accumulating
>> parts
>> to chose from. I now have four different rotors that are supposed to be
>> for
>> the Lucas DM6A dist.
>> I have put two pictures of the rotors side by side on my web site to show
>> the
>> differences and would like to know which is which. They all fit on the
>> distributor spindle.
>>
>> Is #3 the one with the famous rivet?
>>
>> Please have a look and comment on the different rotor types.
>>
>> http://www.hm-24.de/rotor/index.htm
>>
>> Thanks and regards from Germany!
>>
>> Martin
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