Exploring the Origins of Distributor Caps A Foundation of Automotive Ignition Excellence

A bit of dampness, even just condensation, on the distributor cap may be enough. One of the reasons that modern cars use coil-on-plug setups ... The first spark plug was used in 1860, by Belgian engineer John Joseph Etienne Linnoir. He used the electric spark plug in a gas engine he ... Most ignition systems in automotive history have used a distributor to send electricity to the right cylinder at the right time. ... Originally, it was achieved ... With the distributor withdrawn from the engine and the cap removed, the points can be adjusted easily. On some cars, because of limited space, the only way of ... I had the same issue, although my caps were burning every year. Swapped in a good used ignition coil and things went back to the normal 3-5 ... The ignition spark from the coil comes into the top of the distributor cap and travels down to the rotating arm, which has a spring loaded metal ... 1 ... Disconnect the negative battery cable ... 2 ... Locate the cap, with help from the vehicle owner's manual or a repair manual, if needed ... 3. and on installing the rotor backwards: no doubt in my mind that at one point in motor vehicle history some idiot hammered the thing on because ... Originally posted by Amkeer: When this injector cleaning was done I mentioned the cap to the dealer and they said its only replaced when its ... Early cars used ignition magneto and trembler coil systems, which were superseded by Distributor-based systems (first used in 1912). Electronic ignition ...