Posted by PeterH on February 29, 2008, 1:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Rotor button woes."
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You add a smiley by just clicking on the one you want at the bottom of the text window...(scroll down). Cheers, Pete. --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Well, I had my first breakdown ever in my : Range Rover yesterday : It has never let me down in 5 years of : ownership. : It began cutting out and then died, : felt alot like fuel starvation, : although I could still start it again : only to have it die again. : I checked fuel flow at the filter and : there was pressure there, so probably : not fuel pump. : I have recently replaced : plugs/leads/distributor cap/rotor all : with quality parts. : I just could not find the culprit, so : resorted to calling RACV, costing me : $188 for 12 months membership plus the : service call. : The guy tested spark at the coil first : and said it was belting out of there. : Then he tested spark at the plugs and : no joy. : I just happened to have my old rotor : button with me, so put that in and hey : presto! : It started and ran perfectly. : Until that point I was not aware they : could develop problems like that. : I would never have suspected the rotor : could cause such a dramatic problem. : I remember reading Phillip A's advice : about using genuine rotor buttons, as : after market ones can cause hard to : trace missing or rough idle problems. : I went straight to my parts supplier : and bought myself a genuine L/R rotor. : I know they are expensive for what they : are, (nearly $70), but if it fixes the : problem and does the job it is meant to : I'm happy paying that rather than risk : another breakdown. : Hope this helps someone out there! : Cheers, Pete. : : Hi Pete : Only last friday I spent several hours : looking for that very same problem on my 87, : spark on mine showed fine at the coil and : plug on initial testing, went tracing for : fuel problem, gas, after much frustration : back to spark, none at the plug, fitted old : genuine rotor and right as rain : Jhonno : How do you add a smiley? :