2nd Gen Collector Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Last month I tried starting my 1924 Buick and could not get any spark. I pulled the distributor cap and noticed the metal clip on top of the rotor had broken off. The rivet was worn out and let go. I tried repairing it by screwing it back on with no success. Does anyone know a good source for this part? Would it be interchangeable with any other automotive rotor? The picture show my rotor after attempting to screw the contact clip back onto the rotor body. Still no spark. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFDPete Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Bobs Automobilia - a Buick parts supplier in California has the rotor you need. 1 (805) 434-2963 BobsAutomobilia.com Hope you are up and running soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 The same from 1923 to 1927 Buick.Never seen any other car with that type of rotor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Heil Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, IFDPete said: Bobs Automobilia - a Buick parts supplier in California has the rotor you need. 1 (805) 434-2963 BobsAutomobilia.com Hope you are up and running soon. Inspect anything you get from Bob’s very carefully. I got some bad points from them recently. They admitted they knew of the problem when I informed them. Sadly they chose not to reimburse me after losing 4 afternoons to track down their known issue. I had repaired the issue and did not want to receive a replacement set that I would also have to repair. Very disappointing Edited July 20, 2023 by Brian_Heil (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Heil Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Check the plunger contact in your distributor cap and make sure the broken clip did not damage the plunger. PM me. I may have a used rotor for you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFDPete Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) Ok @Brian_Heil..looks like Bobs Automobilia has some issues I was not aware of - product issues and sounds like a complete disregard for their customers and customer service in your situation.😖 @2nd Gen Collector Here is an NOS rotor I found for you for sale right now on Ebay for less money than Bobs:😊 https://www.ebay.com/itm/133326541792?hash=item1f0ae193e0:g:1asAAOSwEFhePCfm&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0Odq6IcpqwLUUwyh13bT%2BHHZpZPXuyyLpprY9TdRb03X%2Fxj2bAcmWljm87UiICCpU5PrLQxR0Pwzskf7nJSLQGvkVos2hkw4yu4R7M5xBpCSRCsq6EJYEADX5hHLUUzMLQZ8Vau1l%2F%2Fn3biroPEoqd%2Bdv9w9dLPHSnTshZp6U8P6tzEDaS4XJGFr3ONRR7eOq7DjvxfXuOixkpEjyQvpWFxRdvGZqjSnnjaRaVNwNaWvqGBqHS2Be4uE6jUhSKOHEq%2B9nsV6ppUJEo3gXwMCmlE%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR4DnsdyuYg Good luck with everything 🍀 - Pete Edited July 21, 2023 by IFDPete Wording (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd Gen Collector Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 Thank you all for your helpfulness in getting my '24 Buick running again. I will be keep you all posted with my progress and will certainly have more issues to ask about in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly_John Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Yes, Karl...let us all know what your current starting problem turned out to be. You will probably wind up helping others here along the way. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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