After re-torqueing the head and adjusting the valves, I put on a
new distributor cap(Lucas) and rotor(Standard in the red box). I then
took my wife for a drive in the Litchfield hills of Connecticut. I got
about 50 miles out when the engine completely died. I popped off the
distributor cap to find the rotor had come apart and also had broken the
center carbon terminal of the cap. Normally I carry an extra set of
everything, but I had given them to a friend at a shop working on a TR6
that needed them NOW. That was earlier this week. To make a long
story short, it apparently takes 5 hours to get a flat bed in Litchfield
on a Sunday afternoon. I haven't spent that much time with my wife in
years. Now, my question is what kind of rotor seems to be working
reliably? I had Standard, an Intermotor, and a Lucas brand, and they
all look pretty much the same. Are they all being made by one
company. Thanks for any help. John Mitchell 76 TR6
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