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John S · 07-12-2019, 09:15 PM

We just got back from a 1000+ mile tour in Utah and Arizona and the only problem we had was a failed generator cut out. I keep a spare in my bag of tricks so this was no big deal to fix in the Bryce Canyon Lodge parking lot.

On a tour about 12 years ago I had a distributor fail in a weird sort of way. The upper bushing was so tight that heat from friction melted the rotor and burned the rubbing block off the points. I carry a spare distributor already timed to the engine so after everything cooled down I swapped it out on the side of a busy US highway and we were back on our way.

07-12-2019, 09:15 PM	#17
John S Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ellis County, Texas Posts: 337	Re: What roadside repairs have you made to keep your A going We just got back from a 1000+ mile tour in Utah and Arizona and the only problem we had was a failed generator cut out. I keep a spare in my bag of tricks so this was no big deal to fix in the Bryce Canyon Lodge parking lot. On a tour about 12 years ago I had a distributor fail in a weird sort of way. The upper bushing was so tight that heat from friction melted the rotor and burned the rubbing block off the points. I carry a spare distributor already timed to the engine so after everything cooled down I swapped it out on the side of a busy US highway and we were back on our way. __________________ John _________________________________ http://www.dmafc.com/ Last edited by John S; 07-15-2019 at 09:48 PM.