1995 Range Rover Softdash Rover v8 35DLM8 Distributor issues 

Thank you 👍🍻

I do have a bench vice, not sure what is wrong with working on the bench though. Sand paper and machined surfaces is probably not the best idea though. I would prefer cleaning up the surfaces and establishing if they are worn due to lack of lubrication. The rotor is grounding under very high voltage, think in the region of 40k volts. Easier and a shed load less painful to swap the cap and rotor for known good items to isolate the faulty component. The issue I had here though is that the faulty part was supplied by a superb UK supplier and I hadn't had anything supplied by him fail in the past. It kind of surprised me. F word is part of my workshop and channel, I am not particularly foul mouthed and certainly not when in company. I like to think that I use it to comedic effect. Unprofessional? maybe so but thanks for watching .👍

Hotwire isn't so bad, the factory ROM covers quite a lot of the testing that you might need to do. The Lucas 35dlm8 is ok too but they will wear out and there isn't a lot you can do except replace the baseplate. The rest seems pretty hardy

Good spot, what you are seeing here is me repeating all the tests I had already done off camera and then making an episode from it. The rotor was faulty however 🤦‍♂️

It sounds like the top half of the shaft is binding against the main shaft that runs through the distributor. email me if you want to discuss further

Is the ignition coil red hot when it stops sparking? if so that would be over heating and then failing. Many other causes including cheap cap and rotor. Email me if you need more detail