[Fot] Spitfire misfire

[Tony Drews]

Jack had a rotor fail in a Mallory dual point - cost him a race win 
(I won instead... :)  ).  Rotor looked perfect, but replacing allowed 
the car to run again.

Tony

At 09:24 AM 7/23/2012, Stutzmans wrote:
>The bad rotor issue is just with Lucas 25D and 22D dizzys.  If your 
>rotor has a rivot throw it away. And get a new red rotor or an old 
>one before rivots.
>Bruce
>----- Original Message ----- From: <robertten1 at aol.com>
>To: <fot at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2012 10:38 PM
>Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire misfire
>
>
>>Hi Bill,
>>
>>Unfortunately I fried the Pretronix in the Delco distributor so I can't try
>>anything with that set-up Though it did have a new good rotor in it 
>>along with
>>a new cap with brass contacts.  Right now I have the Mallory Points Unit and
>>set-up in And this did work fine before the rebuild.  I will try your
>>suggestion a replace the rotor and see if I have any luck.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Bob T
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: William Collins <bkolnz at sbcglobal.net>
>>To: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Sun, Jul 22, 2012 3:42 pm
>>Subject: [Fot] Spitfire misfire
>>
>>
>>Joe Hovey, with me helping, rebuilt the engine on the #8 before the Mitty.
>>When we fired it up for the first time, it had the same misfire you describe.
>>We went through all the steps you have, and when nothing worked, Joe popped
>>off the Pertronix cap and put a new blue rotor in.    It fired right up and
>>ran on all four like a dream.     Old rotor looked fine...   ?
>>
>>Blue spare  is in the track box and got one for the Dr.
>>
>>Bill Collins
>>'72  (1300) spit racer
>>DFW, TX.
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