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Re: Testing distrubtor rotors for burn-through
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 12/16/2006

If we suspect a rotor, we remove it, isolate it from any conductive source, and test it using a portable ignition system. We place the coil wire under the rotor, a test light to ground on top. The system generates a very hot spark, and you can tell very quickl... Login to read more.