Check the rotor cap.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: <zoboherald@aol.com>
To: <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 7:52 AM
Subject: [TR] Lucas ignition problem?
> OK, it's not Triumph, but presumably a "generic" LBC situation.
>
> A friend's '57 MGA died on the road yesterday and would not restart.
> He'd told me he was experiencing some rough running when the car was
> warmed up, and he also noted that the coil seemed quite warm to the
> touch.
>
> When I got there, there was no spark at the plugs and virtually no
> spark on the points, which were not opening much (if at all) and whose
> rubbing block showed some wear. Fuel delivery seemed fine.
>
> I changed the points (no easy feat roadside on the MGA's distributor)
> and got great spark there...but nowhere else. I then substituted a
> known good coil...and still got no spark at the plugs.
>
> Distributor cap, wires and rotor all seem good, with no telltale signs
> of damage, cracking or carbon tracking.
>
> At this point, I'm thinking condensor. Does that make sense? It was one
> thing that I just didn't even consider trying to change roadside, given
> the location and orientation of the MGA distributor, lack of good tools
> on hand, and darkness.
>
> --Andy Mace
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