Bjorn the vario wouldn't start the other night, it turned over but didn't fire. I didn't think much of it, as it started fine in the afternoon, so just put it down to my bad choke control.
However, on cleaning him today, we discovered this:
Happily, the old (and perfectly functioning) distributor cap was still in the box in which the fairly recent replacement came, clearly a budget brand from Wilco!
Anyone else had this experience?
Bjorn cracked his dizzy cap
Bjorn cracked his dizzy cap
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Re: Bjorn cracked his dizzy cap
Nothing as brutal as that, but I know that some Ducelliers are quite particular with what rotor / cap combo they use. So assuming it was the right cap, was it the right rotor arm? Was it overtighten? Incorrectly located?S10NPH wrote:Anyone else had this experience?
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Re: Bjorn cracked his dizzy cap
Seen similar. Base not flat and then when tightened the tension causes the plastic to crack
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Re: Bjorn cracked his dizzy cap
Man....that is brutal.
I have never seen one crack like that.
We'll call that one "The Great Divide"
John
I have never seen one crack like that.
We'll call that one "The Great Divide"
John
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