Crash -
NOS = new old s__t. If it walks like a duck, etc., etc.
Regardless of the source (many third-world suppliers aspire to the Lucas
image), if the rotor shaft 'shaves' a little fiber off the inside of the
rotor, it's too tight. A little relief of the indexing lump in the rotor
usually solves the problem. Somehow the stress of running while (very
slightly) distorted causes internal micro cracks that are manifested as
electrical leakage paths. BTW, don't grind the rotor shaft notch wider;
you might find a rotor that would fit the original.
A respected local LBC wrench uses a piezioelectric-fired b-b-q starter. He
puts the rotor on the end of his pinky finger and touches the "zap-gun" to
the top. If he can feel anything, the insulating qualities of the phenolic
(?) has broken down and the rotor is useless. Recalling that the rotor
shaft is at ground, it makes sense that the spark will take the path of
least resistance (engineer joke).
regards,
Clay L.
'67 Sprite
At 10:40 PM 8/5/2002 -0700, David Ramsey wrote:
>"OLD LUCAS LORE" Does this still count with all the NEW Lucas parts that
>are now made by Ace in India, on the old factory tools that were worn out in
>the 70's? These parts are then shipped to the UK where somebody stamps them
>Lucas and they are packaged in Genuine Lucas boxes (unless Ace is doing this
>also) to be sold by your favorite suppler.
> NEW LUCAS LORE buy the cheap Ace parts as they are the same junk without
>the boxes and stickers at half the price , or get Standard Brand ignition
>parts (Blue Streak if you can get them).
> Crash
> >
> > Old Lucas lore.
> > Clay L.
> > '67 sprite
>.
> > >Lucas rotor on (replacing Lucas rotor with about 20 miles on it), fires
> > >right up. So, what brand of ignition parts do you use?
> > >
> > >Jim K.
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