[Don S]

I had trouble with the modern lower plate and upper combination. While on a tour all was well until The car would suddenly stop. This happened several times over the next couple of days . We got home and were on a club tour when it stopped and would not start. I had almost given up whe I moved the timing lever a small amount and the car started. Moved lever to driving position and engine quit again . Moved lever ,engine started ,drove home at lower speed. At home I checked the distributor and found the lower plate had grooves where the metal piece from the upper plate was touching. I changed back to original design with a longer lower wire, no troubles since. Don' t know why the groove happened but contact was not complete where most driving position was on the lower plate.