XJ died on me

Check that little metal piece on the rotor, dam thing fell off.

you freakin rock. How long did that take to find? I hate ignition issues, I usually give up a few minutes before I figure it out.

RichP said:

Check that little metal piece on the rotor, dam thing fell off.

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What fell off.? . :dunno:

Sounds like the piece on the distributor rotor that carries the spark current from the distributor cap center post to the appropriate outer post for each cylinder.

msrorysddad said:

you freakin rock. How long did that take to find? I hate ignition issues, I usually give up a few minutes before I figure it out.

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I've had them wear out, but never fall off before not to mention it was only two years old. Got towed, it died on an exit ramp and I was not about to troubleshoot with my ass being passed 2" away by exiting traffic off a 4 lane hiway around rush hour...
The part that ticked me off was I have all the parts here at the house, but it's been constant thunderstorms blowing thru for the past 2 months. It's been tough enough just getting the grass cut. At least the tow was covered by insurance.

RichP said:

I've had them wear out, but never fall off before not to mention it was only two years old. Got towed, it died on an exit ramp and I was not about to troubleshoot with my ass being passed 2" away by exiting traffic off a 4 lane hiway around rush hour...

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Oh, A-freakin'-men. At least you managed to get off the lanes .

Any idea what brand that rotor was?

Yeah, that is bizarre! If had ignition points break, and seen cracked rotors, but never one that fell apart. At least we can try to blame it on the Chinese! LOL

ChiXJeff said:

Oh, A-freakin'-men. At least you managed to get off the lanes .

Any idea what brand that rotor was?

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I'm not sure, that was the rotor and cap that was on it when I got it back after getting the jasper engine put in. I want to say it was dealer/oem, it was blue but then so is the new set I got from the dealer/mopar. They all used to be black or gray. BUt the last 4 I bought for the 2 TJ's, XJ and ZJ were all blue.
That one could have come with the 'accessory' kit Jasper ships with their engines, I just can't remember.