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Re: BTW points

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Subject: Re: BTW points
From: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:33:40 +0200
Leon :

Are you shure?
I always thought that Lucas belongs to TRW Automotive.
TRW bought Lucas in 1999 as far I remember.

Regards
Chris
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Guyots3@wmconnect.com
  To: fot@autox.team.net
  Cc: triumph_marx@freenet.de
  Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 6:52 PM
  Subject: Re: BTW points


  In a message dated 7/12/2005 3:42:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
owner-fot-digest@autox.team.net writes:



    Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:52:03 +0200
    From: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>
    Subject: Re: Another Nomination as well (message from jay)

    BTW points:

    For the race on the Nurburgring track I installed new Lucas points. During
the practise session the engine had misfire above 4500rpm and no power.
    After a lot of test without any result I installed old BOSCH points and
the engine was running again. I found out that the Lucas points has a lot
weaker leave spring than the Bosch one. So maybe at hight revs the points
didn't follow the cam correctly.

    Chris


  Ironically, a lot of Lucas stuff is being remanufactured by Bosch, including
Lucas Alternators, distributor caps etc, but the quality is certainly marginal
at best, and is way below what I would have expected from a German company, so
perhaps they are doing it under sufferance, so if you are not allowed to use a
Mallory Distributor, then you should stock up with a good supply of Bosch
points etc before they become unobtainable. the way that stuff for our cars do
- don't use them but treat themas your reserve supply.

  Best Regards

  Leon F Guyot

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