Rubbing block on breaker points melting

meman124 · Post by **meman124** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:02 pm

Hi,
I have a problem on my 1800 cc Spider engine (double IDF40). On longer drives, it melts the rubbing block on the breaker points, complete messing up the gap...

Did anyone experience this? How do i solve it? Had it twice now.

I read somewhere that a wrong coil resistance can cause the points to run hot and can lead to the rubbing block melting (MGA forum). Is this possible. Any experience?

Thanks for helping,
Bart

azruss · Post by **azruss** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:35 pm

you need to clean and lube the dizzy cam

divace73 · Post by **divace73** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 7:28 pm

or convert it to electronic

meman124 · Post by **meman124** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:00 am

Cam had been cleaned and greased less than 200 km ago.

fiatfactory · Post by **fiatfactory** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:34 am

adrians · Post by **adrians** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:39 am

Condenser failure ?

fiatfactory · Post by **fiatfactory** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:56 am

meman124 · Post by **meman124** » Sun Sep 27, 2015 12:35 pm

Hi,
i have replaced condersor, points, HT leads, sparkplugs and the coil itself.
so everything.
the points are fine, it's the plastic rubbing block that dies, strangely.
How can i find out if i have the power lead to the coil on the wrong post?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z5astgiwgrfbf7m/coil.jpg

bradartigue · Post by **bradartigue** » Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:18 pm

I don't know what kind of coil that is. Power from the ignition switch goes to + or +B. The points are connected to the opposite post.

meman124 · Post by **meman124** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:38 pm

Ok, some more questions.
What coil do i need for a 1800cc engine?
How do i find out what is the plus side of the coil?

riverdadd · Post by **riverdadd** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:27 pm

coil should be marked with an + or - near terminals

bradartigue · Post by **bradartigue** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:05 pm

Call a vendor, order a Bosch Blue Coil. It will have +B on the positive side.

fiatfactory · Post by **fiatfactory** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:46 pm

meman124 · Post by **meman124** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 5:10 pm

meman124 · Post by **meman124** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 2:46 pm

any thoughts guys?

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