Hi Charles,
One item should read Distributer CAP, not just distributer for spring
loaded carbon piece. Sorry for not proofreading!
Paul Asgeirsson
9123 N Clarendon Ave
Portland OR 97203-2750
503-978-1103
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Sun, 09 Jan 2000 15:55:30 EST Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
writes:
>Hi Charles,
>
>My experience in recent years with Lucas rotors and caps have been a
>whole lot less than sterling. Check to see if the spring loaded
>carbon piece in the distributer is still there. They pop out with
>alarming frequency. The cap may also be new but defective. Rotor may
>be rubbing its underside on something in the distributer, so look
>closely. And if you have splitfire plugs in the car, take them out and
>use them for fishing weights. Echlin from NAPA is a good replacement
>for Lucas.
>
>Paul
>PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>
>On Sat, 8 Jan 2000 22:30:23 -0500 "Charles D. Sorkin"
><cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com> writes:
>>Dear list:
>>
>>Well, I finally have gotten (almost) my ignition system problem
>>straightened
>>out. I got the car running today. For about 5 seconds. (Hey, its
>an
>>improvement over the previous condition). I think I have discovered
>>the
>>problem. Hopefully it is the only problem.
>>
>>Among the items that I have changed, I have had two different new
>>Lucas
>>rotors in the distributor. Since I'm getting spark at the points,
>but
>>not
>>at the plugs, and the wires and distributor cap are new, what else
>>could be
>>the problem?
>>
>>I went out and picked up a third Lucas rotor, installed it, and got
>>the car
>>to run for another five seconds. Took the distributor cap off, and
>>sure
>>enough, the rotor was loose, even though it is sitting exactly where
>>it is
>>supposed to be.
>>
>>How the hell could Lucas #(*&$ up a @#($*&ing rotor?!?!? Its just a
>>piece
>>of plastic that comes out of a mold! Does this mean that all Lucas
>>rotors
>>produced in the last batch are bad?
>>
>>A whole month of motoring wasted...
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Charles
>>'74 Midget
>>'68 Sprite
>>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>>Bloomfield,NJ
>>
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