Jack:
One of 3 things, the rotor isn't seated properly on the shaft, the rotor
is the wrong one or defective, or the distributor is worn out and
wobbling around,
Paul
On Monday, October 29, 2001, at 11:02 AM, McGaheyRx@aol.com wrote:
> In the course of chasing an illusive rough running problem on my 73
> TR6, i
> have
> installed a new Pertronix Ignitor electronic ignition. The car
> immediately
> runs
> better - maybe as a result of fixing a questionable connection at the
> coil
> found
> in the course of this installation - maybe not.
> Anyway, here's the new problem: loud clicking sound from distributor
> cap,
> feels
> like rotor is hitting cap while engine is running. I put white out on
> the
> rotor - this
> reveals the rotor is hitting one contact point in the dist. cap. -
> impact on
> 2 points
> on another cap i tried. BTW the white out on rotor idea came from
> Pertronix
> tech
> support - their only useful contribution.
> So here's the questions: anybody else experience this when putting an
> Ignitor
> on a TR6 ?
> thoughts or experiences on cause and remedy ?
> Stop me before I file matrerial off the bottom of the rotor to make it
> sit
> lower
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Jack Mc
> 73 TR6
> 2 69 GT6+s
> 70 GT6+
> "A gentleman does not motor about after dark" Joseph Lucas
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