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Bob Miller
Guest
Sunday I decided to treat the Landy by fitting the new Distributor cap,
rotor arm, plugs, and leads. After getting plugs 6 and 8 the right way
round she stopped being lumpy and ran like a dream. This morning she
started up first turn (she normally takes two) and ran superbly until I
filled her up on the way home. As I pulled away she was lumpy as hell, and
had virtually no power. Fortunately it's only about 1/2 mile home and I
just about made it, having to rev the small round objects off her to get her
over the kerb. Leaving her for a while in case I was getting fuel
vaporisation, when I tried to restart her she would fire but not last long
enough to get to the front to see what was going on.
First thought was crap or water in the fuel blocking the filter, but the
filter was clean and the fuel was at the carbs. Next I checked the spark
from the coil and it was fine, the cap and arm looked OK, but the spark at
the plug was poor. Put the old cap on and no better, put the old arm back
on and it started OK, and I ended up with all the new parts but the old
rotor arm. She now runs OK, but only as well as before I started, and not
nearly as well as before I filled up.
I can see no difference between the rotors, other than the old one is
eroded, and measures about 0.7mm shorter from the centre to the tip. Any
thoughts before I risk putting another new arm on?
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MTIA
Bob Miller
1990 ex-RAF 110 3.5 V8 17KJ83
1967 3/4 ton Sankey 09ES17
rotor arm, plugs, and leads. After getting plugs 6 and 8 the right way
round she stopped being lumpy and ran like a dream. This morning she
started up first turn (she normally takes two) and ran superbly until I
filled her up on the way home. As I pulled away she was lumpy as hell, and
had virtually no power. Fortunately it's only about 1/2 mile home and I
just about made it, having to rev the small round objects off her to get her
over the kerb. Leaving her for a while in case I was getting fuel
vaporisation, when I tried to restart her she would fire but not last long
enough to get to the front to see what was going on.
First thought was crap or water in the fuel blocking the filter, but the
filter was clean and the fuel was at the carbs. Next I checked the spark
from the coil and it was fine, the cap and arm looked OK, but the spark at
the plug was poor. Put the old cap on and no better, put the old arm back
on and it started OK, and I ended up with all the new parts but the old
rotor arm. She now runs OK, but only as well as before I started, and not
nearly as well as before I filled up.
I can see no difference between the rotors, other than the old one is
eroded, and measures about 0.7mm shorter from the centre to the tip. Any
thoughts before I risk putting another new arm on?
--
MTIA
Bob Miller
1990 ex-RAF 110 3.5 V8 17KJ83
1967 3/4 ton Sankey 09ES17