Have you checked or changed the plugs! My brother did the same things to
his..even swapped dizzys, then he canged sparkplugs and VOILA!
Bruce Lowry
"Charles D. Sorkin" wrote:
> Dear list:
>
> Well, I finally have gotten (almost) my ignition system problem straightened
> out. I got the car running today. For about 5 seconds. (Hey, its an
> improvement over the previous condition). I think I have discovered the
> problem. Hopefully it is the only problem.
>
> Among the items that I have changed, I have had two different new Lucas
> rotors in the distributor. Since I'm getting spark at the points, but not
> at the plugs, and the wires and distributor cap are new, what else could be
> the problem?
>
> I went out and picked up a third Lucas rotor, installed it, and got the car
> to run for another five seconds. Took the distributor cap off, and sure
> enough, the rotor was loose, even though it is sitting exactly where it is
> supposed to be.
>
> How the hell could Lucas #(*&$ up a @#($*&ing rotor?!?!? Its just a piece
> of plastic that comes out of a mold! Does this mean that all Lucas rotors
> produced in the last batch are bad?
>
> A whole month of motoring wasted...
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles
> '74 Midget
> '68 Sprite
> cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> Bloomfield,NJ
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