----- Original Message -----
From: Randall Young <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
>
> I won't say it's common, but my first thought on rotor failure is "What
> caused this to fail ?". Any problem with the plug leads, connections or the
> plugs themselves puts extra strain on the rotor and is apt to make it fail,
> especially if you have something like a Lucas Sports coil or an electronic
> ignition.
Hi Randall,
All perfectly true - a recent conversation with a customer revealed that
he'd got through about 6 rotor arms on his GT6 before finding a problem with
one of his leads. That not withstanding, there are mechanical differences in
the design of the current rotor arms where the contact is held in place by a
single rivet, older ones were more positively fixed. A common failure mode is
for the arm proper to move on the insulating boss, sometimes causing the arm to
make contact with the contacts in the distributor cap,
Cheers,
Bill.
--
Rarebits4classics
.......just what you've been looking for
PO Box 1232
Calne
Wiltshire
SN11 8WA
United Kingdom
http://www.rarebits4classics.co.uk
|