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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7223 Location: Edinburgh

Hi Ashley,

Are sure the coil was the problem? You don't by any chance have a new black rotor arm?

http://www.jaguardriverforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=105

Peter
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Ashley · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos

I tried changing the rotor arm and the condenser, but it seems to be the coil and if I get stuck in a traffic jam and under bonnet temp goes sky high.

The distributor is a special Delco Remy and I'm using a GT6 rotor arm rather than the original.

Everything is new, which makes it more frustrating.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7223 Location: Edinburgh

It is new black rotor arms that become conductive when hot.

New red ones remain as insulators.

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Graham Clayton · Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:27 am Post subject:

Three car spottings from a nice Sunday late-winter afternoon.

1. Sky blue mid 1960's Sunbeam Tiger roadster
2. Early 1920's Morris Cowley tourer
3. Late 1920's Morris "Flatnose" Oxford
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bob2 · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta

This morning spotted a beaten up Austin A50 pickup fitted with a bmc diesel from what I could see or rather couldn't having to drive behind it!! Laughing

Ashley · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7223 Location: Edinburgh

The rivet doesn't help but my understanding is that the high carbon content in modern replacement arms is the cause of the problem.

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Ashley · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos

I changed th rotor arm and condenser without a result, but switching the coil got me going again.

I've made a bracket to hold the coil to the thermostat housing just behind the fan as they did on later cars.

At present they're bolted to the bulkhead over the exhaust manifold and down pipe in a black car with a 4257cc engine in a traffic jam on a hot day. Three coil failures (one on the Bristol) were caused by faulty Lucas coils. They leaked oil and they were 6 volt ones labelled 12 Volts. The last two were Commercial Itnition, so Powerepark this time.

loveoldclassics · Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:35 pm Post subject:

I saw these three in Battle today:

Now this is really is a beetle in disguise of a 1939 VW Steyr and if you google it you will get some better photos of it. Also it lives in Hastings I think.

Ashley · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos

I love them and it was in Nailsworth today!

kevin2306 · Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:26 pm Post subject:

seen this travelling south on the m6 (st helens area) this morning

then seen this at a local farm visitors center this afternoon

kev

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22864 Location: UK

Neat sightings there Kev, which farm visitor centre is that?

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loveoldclassics · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:08 pm Post subject:

I saw these four older cars in Hastings today:

D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

you're getting desperate now Crying or Very sad