Paul I had a MGB rotor new that the rivet holding it in place was loose and
it did not make good contact. It gave me headaches untill I swiched back to
the old rotor. TC
----- Original Message -----
From: "robert nanzig" <rnanzig@webtv.net>
To: "Paul and Susan Almjeld" <palmjeld@home.com>
Cc: <ian@sunbeamalpine.org>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: Sunbeam Invasion and rotor question
> Paul, Sorry to hear of your breakdown. I thought your car felt very
> solid as I rode navigator with you in the poker run.
> I too had a breakdown but not nearly as severe. I drove 740 miles
> during the weekend and with about 13 miles to go my engine quit. Under
> ominous skies and an impending storm I was able to determine there was
> no spark at the plugs so I tried a spare rotor and the engine roared
> back to life.
> Once home I cleaned up the failed rotor ( it only has 5000 miles on
> it ) but the car will still not run with it. It runs fine with the
> spare.
> What can possibly go wrong with a rotor?
>
> Rob Nanzig
> 67SV
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