Unveiling the Era of Distributor Caps The Ignition System that Redefined Cars

Distribute the high-voltage or energy from the coil to the appropriate spark plug by the distributor cap and rotor arm. The critical function of ... Early cars used ignition magneto and trembler coil systems, which were superseded by Distributor-based systems (first used in 1912). Electronic ignition ... While torquey and fuel-efficient diesels have been popular in Europe, the spark-ignition engine has ruled elsewhere. First used by Étienne ... The original distributor on the early 240's used points, these were basically carbon metal contacts that would be separated by a hex head ... But all of my major dailies prior to this either used waste spark (my Subarus) or coil on plug. Three weeks ago I went to start my vehicle and it started ... Both of these distributors are of the "curved point" design originally, and use the same breaker point set, condenser, rotor, and cap as the ... On some vehicles, this control module was mounted inside the distributor where the points used to be mounted. On other designs, the control ... Depending on what type of ignition system your vehicle has, it may require a distributor cap. Most vehicles use either a distributor or a ... The exceptions were Corvettes, 348/409 cars and Pontiacs with dual point distributors, which used an old style no window cap thru 1961 and ... Just curious, what brand cap / rotor were used? The insulators are ... I am shortening the cycle of use of my cars of no less than 30 days.