Vehicle engine Ignition System information
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Classic car Spark Plug Service
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow to do a Car Spark Plug Service Removal, Inspection and Refit Spark plugs are among the most vital parts of the ignition system. Their condition and adjustment affect both ...
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Contact breaker
Technical GuidesCar Contact breaker explained A contact breaker (or "points") is a type of electrical switch, and the term typically refers to the switching device found in the distributor of ...
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Distributor explaned
RegisteredTechnical GuidesDistributor explaned A distributor is a device in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the spark plugs in the ...
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High tension (HT) leads
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHigh tension (HT) leads High tension leads or high tension cables or spark plug wires or spark plug cables are the wires that connect a distributor, ignition coil, or magneto to ...
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Ignition coil explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesIgnition coil An ignition coil (also called a spark coil) is an induction coil in an automobile's ignition system which transforms the battery's low voltage to the thousands of ...
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Ignition Delco system
RegisteredTechnical GuidesDelco ignition system The Delco ignition system, also known as the Kettering ignition system, was invented by Charles F. Kettering. It was first sold commercially on the 1910 ...
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Ignition Direct & distributorless
RegisteredTechnical GuidesDirect & distributorless Ignition Modern engine designs have abandoned the high-voltage distributor and coil, instead performing the distribution function in the primary circuit ...
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Ignition High energy (H.E.I.)
RegisteredTechnical GuidesH.E.I. High energy ignition High energy ignition, also known as H.E.I., is an electronic ignition system designed by Delco-Remy Division of General Motors and introduced by ...
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Ignition Inductive discharge
RegisteredTechnical GuidesIgnition Inductive discharge Inductive discharge ignition systems were developed in the 19th century as a means to ignite the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber of ...
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Ignition magneto
RegisteredTechnical GuidesIgnition magneto An ignition magneto is a magneto that provides current for the ignition system of a spark-ignition engine, such as a petrol engine. It produces pulses of high ...
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Ignition Switch Stuck Wont Turn
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Ignition Switch Stuck Wont Turn An ignition switch is designed to utilize a key that controls the main electrical switch in your car This switch controls the engine starter, ...
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Ignition System Test
RegisteredTechnical GuidesIgnition System Test The ignition system in your car ignites the fuel inside the engine's combustion chamber at the optimal time in the piston stroke to produce the most power ...
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Ignition System works
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow a Car Ignition System Works The ignition system in your car ignites the fuel inside the engine's combustion chamber at the optimal time in the piston stroke to produce the ...
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Ignition timing
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow A Basic Car ignition timing Works Here we show you how a conventional system works .Note all modern cars timing is still a crucial part of the system .but is now controlled ...
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Ignition Timing Adjust Classis cars
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCar Ignition Timing Adjust for carburettor Classic cars Engine timing is to be set at a specific degree in relation to the crankshaft of the engine. If this timing becomes ...
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ignitor Hot tube
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHot-tube ignitor A hot-tube ignitor was an early device that fit onto the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine, used to ignite the compressed fuel/air mixture by means ...
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Spark plug explained
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow a spark plug works Car Spark Plug Split Diagram The main feature of a spark plug is a cerarmic Insulator inside a threaded metal shank Through the middle of the cerarmic body ...
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Spark plug History
Technical GuidesSpark plug History A spark plug (sometimes in British English a sparking plug, colloquially a plug) is a device for delivering electric current from an ignition system to the ...
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