Since 1914 auto makers have used the Kettering or inductive ignition system: a battery, transformer (coil), a cam-driven mechanical switch (breaker points), a distributor and spark plugs. The system ...

What’s the fastest way to a mental breakdown in your garage, and why is it an ignition issue? No doubt, that stress headache comes on strong when your car was running a minute ago, whereas now it’s ...

Drag racers are constantly searching for ways to either go faster down the quarter-mile or to make those quarter-mile blasts become more consistent. There are plenty of ways to make more horsepower ...

For electricity to flow, everything needs to be connected in a big ring. It’s called a circuit. For example, the lights in most houses and flats are part of a circuit controlled by the consumer unit, ...

Heat initiates the internal combustion process. Diesel engines utilize the temperature buildup from extremely high compression (pressure) to ignite the air/fuel mixture, with a little help from glow ...

The electronic analogue of the push-button switcher allows you to selectively turn on one or another load from several possible ones, while simultaneously disabling the previously turned on load of ...

The ignition control module is a crucial component of a vehicle's ignition system. It is a control unit responsible for regulating the ignition timing and generating sparks to ignite the fuel-air ...

Have you ever wondered how a small key in your hand is able to start a car engine and keep it running until you turn it off? This, will be the subject of discussion at the Car Clinic this Saturday at ...

At 7,000 rpm, a spark plug ignites the air/fuel mixture nearly 60 times per second. Any one of those 60 sparks going amiss can at best be mildly annoying, and at worst cost you a race or an engine.