rotor and dizzy cap
rotor and dizzy cap
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andy390se

Original Poster:

318 posts

252 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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anyone know the part no for rotor arm and cap for a 88 390se prefer lucas parts
thanks.

digga951

490 posts

304 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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I don't have a part number to hand, but RPI sell the original Lucas parts.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/V8-Engine-RPi-M

Personally, I normally use the pattern Halfords parts and don't notice any difference in quality or performance. If you really study them, then perhaps the contacts are a little bit less sturdy, but on an engine which isn't renound for its efficiency, I doubt its going to make much difference. I just buy the standard Rover SD1 parts.

Actually, after looking at your profile, I see you have a slightly later 390SE. The engine is probably Land Rover based, so a Discovery cap and arm should fit unless someone wants to correct me? Take your originals into the shop if in doubt!


Edited to add:-

Try these part numbers too

Dizzy cap - LUCAS GDC117 - www.rimmerbros.co.uk/cgi-bin/rimmer?findpart&PartID=GDC117&Page=rover/sd1/quickfinder
Rotor Arm - LUCAS GRA117 - www.rimmerbros.co.uk/cgi-bin/rimmer?findpart&PartID=GRA117&Page=rover/sd1/quickfinder

Just call them first to make sure they are genuine!

Dan.

Edited by digga951 on Thursday 18th January 14:38

350zwelgje

1,820 posts

290 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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Distributor cap and rotor need to match. And there are several different rotors available. Experienced this as new rotor was the same, except for that it could be pushed down far enough! Had a ridge on the inside I didn't spot. Someone was able to source OEM correct part, but at ridiculous price (like 20 pounds....), and started to order various cheap ones, and found the correct one costing the total sum of something like 3 pounds.

Happy rotor hunting (as the caps are not to difficult to source).

Rob

ed_crouch

1,169 posts

271 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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Has Missy the misfire pitched up on your drive then, Andy?

Ed.

andy390se

Original Poster:

318 posts

252 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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no just got nothing better to spend my money on!!!

ed_crouch

1,169 posts

271 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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Then you might want to spend 60 quid on an aluminium handbrake handle. Much better than the (probably split by now) rubber item the car came with.

Can be bought anodised black if bling isnt your thing!

www.leventechnology.co.uk

Sadly, they have stopped doing specifically wedge stuff, but the handbrake handles are all the same for Wedge/Griff/Chimaera

Ed.
P.S. Will get one myself when it becomes the weak part of the car. Some way to go yet...


Edited by ed_crouch on Friday 19th January 21:09

campbell

2,500 posts

312 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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ed_crouch said:
Then you might want to spend 60 quid on an aluminium handbrake handle. Much better than the (probably split by now) rubber item the car came with.

Can be bought anodised black if bling isnt your thing!

www.leventechnology.co.uk

Sadly, they have stopped doing specifically wedge stuff, but the handbrake handles are all the same for Wedge/Griff/Chimaera

Ed.
P.S. Will get one myself when it becomes the weak part of the car. Some way to go yet...


Edited by ed_crouch on Friday 19th January 21:09


Not for the SEAC though weeping

Mine looks like a umberela handle.

Cambelt

ed_crouch

1,169 posts

271 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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Ah yep. that's you fault for not having the handbrake in the right place!

Do they really not work on SEACs then?

Strange...

Ed.