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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Pinkrover on April 11, 2006, 19:35:20

Title: help, 3.5 efi dizzy
Post by: Pinkrover on April 11, 2006, 19:35:20

Hi, took the dizy cap and rotor arm off the rangie to give it a clean  :) , but now it wont go back on  :cry: . the rotor arm seems to be sitting too high and the cap just rocks on the centre tit..... :?

anyone got any ideas ???? :oops:

Title: help, 3.5 efi dizzy
Post by: f503 on April 11, 2006, 21:18:06

Sorry if I'm trying to teach granny to suck eggs but have you checked to see if there is a lug under the rotor and if so is it lined up with the slot on the shaft.
Dave

Title: help, 3.5 efi dizzy
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 12, 2006, 01:39:58

I've got to hope Dave is right about that because the alternative is that the dizzy bust when you were removing the old rotor arm and has somehow collapsed inside.  Never had it happen but I've heard it does.
If it has then the dizzy is toast, so fingers crossed for you mate. :?

Title: help, 3.5 efi dizzy
Post by: Pinkrover on April 13, 2006, 07:04:53

Thxs guys, yep rotor is fully on the lug , I think it is approx 1/2 inch too high, checked a 3.9 efi yesterday and the rotor arm seemed lower, also there was some rotational free play that was spring loaded return, mine is just free no spring effect.......

sounds ominous  :cry:

Title: help, 3.5 efi dizzy
Post by: PoPrivit on April 13, 2006, 10:54:59

One of mine did this and the way i sorted it was to mark the position of the dizzy and then undo the clamp bolt and twist it advance / retard while rocking (Twist) the shaft with the arm on this allowed the shaft to drop back down.   If this dosent work for you i do have a spare of my now redundant V8 as i have fitted a 300 TDI.it's your for the cost of the postage and a few beers.

Title: help, 3.5 efi dizzy
Post by: f503 on April 13, 2006, 21:01:51

I seem to remember years ago that a distributor cap had the centre pin that contacts the rotor arm that was sprung and would retract. Could that be the problem?
dave

Title: help, 3.5 efi dizzy
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 14, 2006, 02:07:13

Quote from: "rich_h1"

One of mine did this and the way i sorted it was to mark the position of the dizzy and then undo the clamp bolt and twist it advance / retard while rocking (Twist) the shaft with the arm on this allowed the shaft to drop back down.   If this dosent work for you i do have a spare of my now redundant V8 as i have fitted a 300 TDI.it's your for the cost of the postage and a few beers.

If he doesn't have it, I will please.

Title: help, 3.5 efi dizzy
Post by: richard_sephton on April 16, 2006, 20:48:56

have you tryed aplying force eg a hammer
ithey usualy fix everything :D

Title: help, 3.5 efi dizzy
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 17, 2006, 01:59:51

Quote from: "richard_sephton"

a hammer
i:D

I've got to say, that's not the answer :roll: