New Restorer - Advice on DJ4 Dizzy Base

[Steve Jones]

Whilst my two cars used for competition have Bosch 009 type distributors, my SWB Saloon uses a DJ4 and I have a second one as a spare. I did have a third one but I lent it to someone and if only I could remember who that was I might be able to get it back! Both have damaged base plates repaired with traditional, slow setting, Araldite and work fine. As ever when using Araldite, cleanliness and the tightest joint possible are essential but as long as you can achieve that, it should work. The DJ4 is an excellent distributor as long as there is no play in the bushes, no up and down movement and the rotor arm is a tight fit on the spindle.  I've never found a rotor arm that wasn't a loose fit but a slip of paper between the two solves that problem instantly.

If you do, ever, find a source of replacement base plates, I'd more more than interested.

Steve