The Chronological Unfolding of Distributor Caps A Story of Automotive Innovation

The classic distributor, identified with distributor cap, rotor, ignition points, condenser, and fed by an ignition coil, introduced in 1910 ... While torquey and fuel-efficient diesels have been popular in Europe, the spark-ignition engine has ruled elsewhere. First used by Étienne ... I checked the coil first but it was (and still is) ok. Next thing (because easy to do) was to remove the distributor cap. I found the little ... ... distributor cap. ... Even as they do, all three of these ignition system types are still well-suited to the vehicle era they were originally ... When the first Type 2 vehicles (Kombi etc.) came out (1954 I think), they used the 1200cc VW engine and needed reduction hubs so that the tiny engine could push ... interested as there are many cars where caps are not available , or you need to find in Europe ... Transparent distributor caps were available as ... 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 ... All unattended motor vehicles were supposed to be immobilised in order that they could not be used by the enemy: removing the distributor cap ... If you are new to classic cars, points ignition systems may seem really hard to understand. Here is how points ignition systems work. The original distributor on the early 240's used points, these were basically carbon metal contacts that would be separated by a hex head ...