That system consisted of breaker points, a condenser, and an ignition coil to store the current. Point timing had to tie in with spark timing via the distributor rotor indexing.

By David Freiburger If you're a follower of the "How It Works" series, you've been learning the principles of what makes a car run. You've boned up on the four- ...

Being an OLD car guy from years ago, I never heard of the new ignition system change. How does the distributor-less ignition system work and is there a way to check the coils? Why was the AWD ...

The contact-points ignition system has been used on the internal combustion engine since the early 1900s because it is simple and durable. Compared to the computer-controlled ignitions used in ...

However, after learning more about how an ignition system works, as well as the benefits provided by a multi-spark discharge setup, we were sold.

The purpose of the ignition system is to ignite, or fire, the spark plugs in order to generate power to run the engine.

The science pros at The King of Random explain how electric ignition systems really function. Gov. Newsom reacts to Bed Bath ...

Advancements have greatly reduced the need for ignition system service. Where distributor caps and rotors once needed replacement, electronic ignitions typically keep on firing.

The intermittent stalling problem was solved by replacing the distributor. This is the sequel to troubleshooting my ‘86 Dodge Aries that defied logic and baffled my mechanic. To be sure, electronic ...