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1. [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:56:49 -0400; Do rotors really fail or does the contact point just get worn to where it no longer makes good contact? It looks like it just a metal strip embedded in a plastic housing that has to maintain contact; /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00380.html (7,970 bytes)
2. RE: [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:33:19 -0700; Rotors really do fail. The tip of the rotor doesn't even make contact with anything, although it does gradually get eroded by the spark jumping to the distributor terminal. I've never seen one so ba; /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00382.html (8,593 bytes)
3. Re: [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <foxtrapper@ispwest.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:01:54 -0400; Rotors don't wear out and need replacing nearly as often as parts manufacturers would have you believe. While I've had rotors fail mechanically, that is actually quite rare. You get a couple of thing; /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00383.html (9,098 bytes)
4. RE: [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:20:40 -0400; When you say dress the contact points, are you recommending that we use dielectric grease on the "contact" points (carbon button and 6 cap lugs) inside the distributor car? Thanks Bob Danielson 1975; /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00384.html (9,819 bytes)
5. Re: [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1): Author: "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:55:26 -0500; i had a rotor just fail for no particular reason; don't remember how old it was. took us 30 min of trouble shooting; as soon as we replaced the rotor it fired right up. == This list supported in part; /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00392.html (7,280 bytes)
6. Re: [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1): Author: MMoore8425@aol.com; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:16:52 EDT; Rotors don't wear out and need replacing nearly as often as parts manufacturers would have you believe. While I've had rotors fail mechanically, that is actually quite rare. You get a couple of thing; /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00394.html (9,221 bytes)
7. RE: [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1): Author: "rgt2" <rgt2@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:01:34 -0700; I have also had a rotor, not in a TR, fail. It would run great with no load, but as soon as a load was placed on the engine is would run just terrible. Once the rotor was replaced all was well. On in; /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00396.html (10,172 bytes)
8. RE: [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1): Author: "Rarebits" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:47:51 +0100; The quality of currently available rotor arms is certainly questionable. Before anyone suggests buying those from a specific manufacturer, they all come from the same source, irrespective of what la; /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00403.html (8,658 bytes)
9. Re: [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1): Author: "Nolan" <foxtrapper@ispwest.com>; Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:54:00 -0400; No. No dielectric grease! Just cleaning the end with a file. Dielectric grease on an arcing surface creates a burned surface quite rapidly. == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Regis; /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00485.html (7,716 bytes)

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