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  1. 11th August 2009, 03:23 PM #1
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    dizzy rotor 94 V8

    Afternoon all, just a quick one.
    Today i changed my rotor button as it was slightly burnt on the edges, i dont think it was a genuine one , as the previous owner said so.
    I bought one from repco at for $10 which i thought was very cheap, it was a bosch make so i thought it would be ok, i fitted it and drove off, within 2k the disco was coughing like it was on its last legs, so i changed the rotor back and it run fine.

    What make rotor is recommended?
    And what would make this happen, dud rotor?

    Cheers
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  2. 11th August 2009, 03:54 PM #2
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    As rude as the jokes about Lucas electrics are, and normally not without just cause, the best IS the Lucas genuine.

    Non-genuine replacement rotor buttons are notoriously troublesome.

    Buy a new Lucas one, keep your old one as a spare in the car.
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  3. 11th August 2009, 07:30 PM #3
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    I had a similar problem with my old '89 Rangie, after going to 4 mechanics, it turned out that a "genuine" rotor fixed all the problems. It just cost 8 times as much as a bosch.
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  4. 11th August 2009, 07:57 PM #4
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    what about the rotors from
    four wheel drivers any good? there about 16.50 odd
    www.landrovers.com.au
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  5. 11th August 2009, 08:22 PM #5
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    Mac man is spot on - never, never, never use a non genuine rotor - they will fail within 2-3 months and cause all sorts of grief.

    On this occasion - go the Lucas product.

    I know from experience

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  6. 11th August 2009, 08:53 PM #6
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    The same with the others been down this road, pay the money and stay with Lucas. It costs a lot more in the long run not to.
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  7. 11th August 2009, 09:00 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by disco@stu View Post
    The same with the others been down this road, pay the money and stay with Lucas. It costs a lot more in the long run not to.
    Spend the $80 and get genuine..... dear but it should last many years and many kms. peace of mind
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  8. 12th August 2009, 07:43 AM #8
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    Of note, I had a discussion with Stuart at Rovacraft in VIC about rotor buttons, and he has assured me that the non genuine ones that they stock are OK. I bought one but have not installed it yet. If it is OK then they are cheap at about $20. If they're not, I'll be letting him know!

    No experience with the ones that the place in Blackburn road sell, but I did buy one from British Four Wheel Drive in Tassie before I knew any better. I chased my tail for hours looking for a misfire problem "assuming" that the new rotor was tickety-boo. It wasn't. When I finally got to it, the rivet holding the brass plate to the bakelite was loose.
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  9. 12th August 2009, 08:22 AM #9
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    I wonder why, in todays high tech world, and with a motor that's been in production for almost 50 years, no one else has ever managed to produce a rotor that can match (or even work like) the original Lucas item? I'm using a new old stock Lucas SD1 rotor in the Disco and it's fine; the Bosch one I tried failed miserably.
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  10. 12th August 2009, 10:10 AM #10
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    coz i can
    Quote Originally Posted by Traco View Post
    I wonder why, in todays high tech world, and with a motor that's been in production for almost 50 years, no one else has ever managed to produce a rotor that can match (or even work like) the original Lucas item? I'm using a new old stock Lucas SD1 rotor in the Disco and it's fine; the Bosch one I tried failed miserably.
    germans just dont like the poms?

    Ok before the fun police ban me to the fiery pits of hell I was joking
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