John:
I had a very similar experience, except I was not 50 miles away
from home when it died. Look at the bright side, you had an occasion to
remember why you fell in love with the little woman. =:-)
In my case, I assumed that I had not fully seated the rotor when
I installed it, or that I had gotten the cap canted when I put it back
on. Any chance something like occurred?
Anyway, I have been using Intermotor with good success, but I
can't say that my experience is broad enough to rule out any brand as
"inferior". And you may indeed be correct, they are probably all being
made in the same factory.
Isn't Lucas now owned by TRW?
Sorry the trip ended unexpectedly,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of John Mitchell
Sent: August 06, 2006 7:44 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net; 6 Pack
Subject: Rotor Failure
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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