Jeff at Advanced Distributors will restore and recurve your distributor at a
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---- BJ8 Healeys <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello, Jorge -
> Part of the problem might be the quality of the rotors available now, but
>part of the problem could also be side play in the distributor shaft due to
>worn bushings. I imagine that there are a lot of 40+ year old distributors
>out there that problem.
>
> Back about 1990, my BJ8 started cracking and breaking rotors on a regular
>basis over a period of a several months. I occasionally found some brass
>powder under the distributor cap. After I finally figured out that the dizzy
>shaft had significant play when wiggled side to side, I concluded that the
>rotors were contacting the terminals inside the cap and that was what was
>cracking or breaking them. I opted to change my distributor for a Mallory
>dual-point and have never had a rotor problem since. My decision was prompted
>by realizing that it would be several more years before the internet took hold
>and the Healey list expertise was available, and at that time I had no clue
>who could rebuild a Lucas distributor. The Mallory was about half the cost of
>a new Lucas dizzy from Moss.
>
> Make sure your dizzy shaft is in good shape.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC
>
>
> ---- Jorge Garcia <fortee9er@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > A couple of days ago I finally found the cause of the
> > no start condition on my BJ8 - that damm rotor. This
> > is the second rotor failure I have experienced with my
> > Healey. The stop that locks the rotor to the
> > distributor shaft looked like it had been chewed off
> > from the rest of the rotor. BTW this last rotor was
> > stamped "Made in West Germany". I ordered a "premium
> > replacement from Moss that should be here in time to
> > allow me to take my Healey out this weekend for the
> > first time this year.
> > Is the quality of the rotors made for our cars of such
> > poor quality that I should keep a spare just in case
> > or is there something wrong with my distributor?
> > Jorge
> > 1965 BJ8
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