Steve,
The distributor shaft does have some play I don't know
what is tolerable but I did replace the points with a
Pertronix ignitor for that reason.
I guess its time for distributor rebuild, any
recommendations?
Best Regards
Jorge
--- BJ8 Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello, Jorge -
> Part of the problem might be the quality of the
> rotors available now, but part of the problem could
> also be side play in the distributor shaft due to
> worn bushings. I imagine that there are a lot of
> 40+ year old distributors out there that problem.
>
> Back about 1990, my BJ8 started cracking and
> breaking rotors on a regular basis over a period of
> a several months. I occasionally found some brass
> powder under the distributor cap. After I finally
> figured out that the dizzy shaft had significant
> play when wiggled side to side, I concluded that the
> rotors were contacting the terminals inside the cap
> and that was what was cracking or breaking them. I
> opted to change my distributor for a Mallory
> dual-point and have never had a rotor problem since.
> My decision was prompted by realizing that it would
> be several more years before the internet took hold
> and the Healey list expertise was available, and at
> that time I had no clue who could rebuild a Lucas
> distributor. The Mallory was about half the cost of
> a new Lucas dizzy from Moss.
>
> Make sure your dizzy shaft is in good shape.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC
>
>
> ---- Jorge Garcia <fortee9er@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > A couple of days ago I finally found the cause of
> the
> > no start condition on my BJ8 - that damm rotor.
> This
> > is the second rotor failure I have experienced
> with my
> > Healey. The stop that locks the rotor to the
> > distributor shaft looked like it had been chewed
> off
> > from the rest of the rotor. BTW this last rotor
> was
> > stamped "Made in West Germany". I ordered a
> "premium
> > replacement from Moss that should be here in time
> to
> > allow me to take my Healey out this weekend for
> the
> > first time this year.
> > Is the quality of the rotors made for our cars of
> such
> > poor quality that I should keep a spare just in
> case
> > or is there something wrong with my distributor?
> > Jorge
> > 1965 BJ8
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