Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - distributor cap and rotor for 93 plus8 3.9

Hello,

I would like to buy a new distributor cap and a distributor rotor for my 93 plus8 3.9 (Distributor Lucas 35DLM8), as the old parts are already over 30 years old (but they still work).

Original parts are no longer available from Rover. Aftermarket parts are often of very poor quality. The "original" Lucas indicator switch I bought (new!) had 4 (!) electrical faults and the fastening threads were bad, so I had to rework everything.

Now I'm asking which brand I should prefer for my distributor parts. Lucas in green boxes or Lucas in red boxes (what's the difference?) or others?. Do you have any experience?


Sorry for my bad English, but school's out for many years.

Greetings from Sauerland (Germany)

Günter

Even though your dizzy may work ok it will be very worn, including the bearings and advance springs, at that age. Rather than just add a cap and rotor arm I would recommend a Dutch made 123 electronic dizzy. These are not cheap but of the highest quality with a choice of advance curves.